‘Digital isolation’: Will Iran’s internet shutdown become permanent?
Joe Tidy,BBC cybersecurity correspondentand Farshad Bayan,BBC Persian NurPhoto via Getty Images Iran is 10 days into one of the most extreme internet shutdowns in history, with 92 million citizens cut off from all internet services and even disruption to phone and text messaging. The Iranian government cut off services on 8 January, apparently to stifle…
Uganda election: Police deny Bobi Wine abduction claims as Yoweri Museveni heads for victory
Anita Nkonge,BBC Africaand Lucy Fleming Getty Images Bobi Wine, President Museveni’s main rival, has questioned the credibility of the results Police in Uganda have denied allegations that presidential candidate Bobi Wine was abducted on Friday evening as vote counting continues in the East African nation amid an internet blackout. Wine’s party said a helicopter landed…
Trump threatens new tariffs on countries opposed to Greenland takeover as US lawmakers visit Denmark to ease tensions
Daniel Bush,Washington correspondentand Paulin Kola Watch: Why is there so much international interest in Greenland? US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to place tariffs on nations that do not go along with his ambitions to annex Greenland. Trump said at a White House meeting that he “may put a tariff on countries if they…
South Africa floods: Kruger National Park shuts to tourists
Flooding in South Africa’s northern provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga has forced the famed Kruger National Park to suspend visits and evacuate some guests and staff by helicopter. At least 19 people are now believed to have died in recent weeks in South Africa due to floods caused by torrential rain. Among those killed was…
Pritam Singh: Singapore’s leader of opposition stripped of title after lying conviction
Tessa WongAsia Digital Reporter, Singapore Getty Images Singh was the first person to hold the title of Leader of the Opposition Singapore’s Leader of the Opposition in parliament, Pritam Singh, has been stripped of his title by the prime minister following a vote by lawmakers. The vote took place on Wednesday in parliament, which is…
