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The influential Washington Post newspaper, owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, announced Friday it will endorse neither Democrat Kamala Harris nor Republican Donald Trump in the US presidential election. CEO William Lewis said this was a return “to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates.” However, the Post editorial board has endorsed candidates for much of the last four decades — all of them Democrats — before deciding to stay on the sidelines in one of the most polarizing elections in US history. Newspaper editorials have little of their once-powerful political heft. But the Post — whose slogan is “Democracy dies in darkness” — is one traditional media outlet that retains influence among Washington’s elite.… Read More »Washington Post Says Will Not Endorse Kamala Harris Or Trump In election

The Israeli military said early on Saturday it is conducting “precise strikes” on military targets in Iran in response to what it called “the continuous attacks from the regime in Iran against Israel”.

Chinese hackers have targeted phones used by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance, US media reported Friday. The New York Times, quoting people familiar with the matter, said the hacking attempt appeared to be part of a wide-ranging intelligence collection effort by Chinese hackers. The newspaper said it involved the infiltration of Verizon phone systems and investigators were seeking to determine whether any communications data was taken. A person familiar with the matter said the campaign of Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz was also targeted. Rich Young, a spokesman for Verizon, told AFP: “We are aware that a highly sophisticated nation-state actor has reportedly targeted… Read More »Chinese Hackers Targeted Phones Of Trump And His Mate JD Vance: Report

<p>Washington, Oct 26 (PTI): The United States, Japan and S Korea on Friday announced the launch of a new framework that furthers their collaboration with the Indian private sector to support digital infrastructure in India.</p><p> An announcement in this regard was made by the US International Development Finance Corporation, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), and the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank).</p><p> DFC CEO Scott Nathan, JBIC Governor Nobumitsu Hayashi, and Korea Eximbank Chairman and CEO Hee-sung Yoon signed the Digital Infrastructure Growth Initiative for India Framework (DiGi Framework) to support projects in the information and communications technology sector such as 5G, Open RAN, submarine cables, optical fiber networks, telecom towers, data centres,… Read More »US, Japan and S Korea join hands to support digital infrastructure in India

<p>Washington, Oct 26 (PTI): India’s economic policies are rooted in inclusive growth and social empowerment, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Friday, telling the global financial leaders that India is committed to global collaboration even as it pursues its long-term vision of becoming a high-income economy by 2047.</p><p>“As India pursues its long-term vision of becoming a high-income economy by 2047, it remains committed to global collaboration. The government is working toward USD one trillion in merchandise exports by 2030, leveraging improved logistics, trade reforms, and deeper integration into global value chains,” Sitharaman said in her remarks to the Development Committee of the World Bank here.</p><p>With synchronised efforts across sectors, India will continue to strengthen its… Read More »India’s economic policies rooted in inclusive growth and social empowerment, says Sitharaman