HACKER GROUP IN CHINA MAY DISRUPT U.S. SATELLITES, CYBERSECURITY FIRM WARNS

A cyber-espionage group operating from computers inside China is currently targeting U.S. satellite communications and defense sectors as part of a “wide-ranging” operation. They may soon seek to disrupt critical systems, according to Symantec’s Security Response Attack Investigation Team.

Trump, U.S. Republicans to meet amid furor over immigrant children

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, facing a blast of criticism for the detention of children separated from their immigrant parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, was slated to meet with Republican lawmakers on Tuesday ahead of votes on immigration legislation.

Security on alert as ISIS threatens to attack at the World Cup

Whether you’re into soccer or not, you will no doubt be aware that the FIFA World Cup kicked off in Russia yesterday.

Senate confirms Trump Homeland Security cyber pick

The Senate confirmed President Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security’s cyber and infrastructure protection unit on Tuesday evening.

DHS denies separating families seeking asylum

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen denied on Sunday multiple published reports that federal authorities have been separating immigrant children from their parents seeking asylum when apprehended at the border.

Parisians queue for cannabis as drug laws relaxed

Paris’s first “coffee shops” selling legal cannabis have attracted long queues of customers eager to try a low-strength version of the drug now permitted under French law.

‘A ticking time bomb’: MS-13 threatens a middle school, warn teachers, parents, students

The boys had once been friends before MS-13 began recruiting one of them. Now, as other students streamed to class one April morning at William Wirt Middle School in Riverdale, Md., the two teens squared off in the third-story bathroom — a fight captured by another student on his cellphone.

U.S. hits five Russian firms with sanctions, citing cyberattacks

The Treasury Department said it was imposing sanctions on five Russian firms and three of their executives under legislation passed last year and an executive order aimed at punishing efforts to hack into U.S. computer systems.

Trump-Kim Singapore summit: All the latest updates

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are set to meet in Singapore on Tuesday for a highly anticipated summit.

Here are all the latest developments:

Afghan president announces temporary ceasefire with Taliban

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani announced on Thursday a temporary ceasefire with Taliban until June 20, though it was not immediately clear if the armed group had agreed.