The uptick of tensions between France and Russia come as French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to visit Kyiv in the coming weeks. On Friday, a spokesperson for the foreign ministry also condemned “an intensification of Russian malevolent activities” against France. “Russia is multiplying disinformation operations, whether it’s the question of [so-called] mercenaries in Ukraine, … Read more
KRAKÓW, Poland — Elon Musk has upped his war on woke by saying that diverse hiring policies are “fundamentally antisemitic” and discriminatory, shortly after a private visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi concentration camp. The controversial tech billionaire was speaking at a European Jewish Association (EJA) conference in the Polish city of Kraków, amid rising criticism that his social … Read more
TAIPEI — Forget Xi Jinping or Joe Biden for a second. Meet Taiwan’s next President William Lai, upon whom the fate of U.S.-China relations — and global security over the coming few years — is now thrust. The 64-year-old, currently Taiwan’s vice president, has led the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to a historic third term … Read more
The World Economic Forum (WEF) sounded a resounding alarm regarding the perilous impact of artificial intelligence-driven misinformation and disinformation on the impending crucial elections, highlighting its potential to significantly disrupt the global economy. In a starkly pessimistic evaluation, the WEF, ahead of its annual congregation in Davos, expressed profound apprehension over the looming spectre of … Read more
PARIS — France’s far-right National Rally says a new report on Russian interference in French democracy is part of a “cabal” against the movement, after a Washington Post investigation revealed Moscow’s efforts to promote “political discord” in France and undermine support for Ukraine through “political figures and social media accounts.” “Let’s be serious, this is … Read more
TAIPEI — 2024 will be a bumper year of elections around the world, but one of the first votes on the calendar will also be one of the most hotly contested and consequential: Taiwan, where there are vital strategic interests at play for both the U.S. and China on January 13. If the campaign started … Read more
