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Turkey’s jailed Kurdish leader calls for militants to disarm
Abdullah Öcalan urges PKK to lay down weapons after he meets opposition politicians in prisonFinancial Times - Feb. 27 -
Pakistan security forces kill 6 militants in a raid in the northwest
Pakistan's military says troops acting on intelligence have raided a militant hideout in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the country's northwestABC News - Feb. 21 -
Forgotten by the west, Syria’s IS prisons are under threat as militant group mobilises
Kurdish officials warn that Islamic State threat is greater than ever in the vacuum left from Syrian regime’s collapse. With each gust of wind came a wave of body odour, the stench of two-dozen men ...The Guardian - Feb. 25 -
Imprisoned Kurdish leader calls for dissolution of his PKK militant group
Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his PKK militant group to lay down arms and dissolve as part of a new bid to end its conflict with Turkey.NBC News - Feb. 27 -
West Bank Operation Tests Palestinian Leaders’ Ability to Root Out Militants
The Palestinian Authority wants to prove it can handle security in Gaza, even if it means working in parallel with a destructive Israeli campaign that has displaced tens of thousands.The New York Times - 6d -
Kurdish militants declare ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey
Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire, two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarmABC News - 5d -
Erdoğan crackdown spans Turkey’s mayors and an astrologer
President’s most prominent rival, journalists and a talent agent among scores swept up in prosecutionsFinancial Times - Feb. 24 -
Trump’s New Crackdown on China Is Just Beginning
The administration is positioning itself to clamp down on Chinese investment and access to technology. But the wild card may be the president himself.The New York Times - Feb. 26 -
Under Trump, U.S. Dismantles Crypto Crackdown
Going case by case, regulators have halted investigations and withdrawn or paused lawsuits against top crypto companies and their executives.The New York Times - 6d -
Trump Threats and Mexico’s Crackdown Hit Mexican Cartel
Several cartel operatives said that for the first time in years, they genuinely feared arrest or death at the hands of the authorities.The New York Times - 4d -
Australia’s opposition vows work from home crackdown
Liberal party accused of Trump ‘copycat’ move to force government employees back to officesFinancial Times - 2d -
Trump touts sweeping immigration crackdown in address to Congress
President Trump celebrated his administration's swift changes to border policy Tuesday night during his remarks to Congress. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.CBS News - 1d -
Iraq's displaced Kurds hope to return home after Turkey's Kurdish militants declare a ceasefire
The mountains of northern Iraq have for years been a sanctuary for Kurdish militants fighting a decades-long insurgency against the government in neighboring TurkeyABC News - 4d -
Turkey says 26 PKK militants were killed in military operations despite peace efforts
Turkey's defense ministry says security forces have killed 26 Kurdish militants in the past weekABC News - 11h -
Israel's West Bank crackdown triggers a wave of displacement unseen in decades
Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled home following recent Israeli military operations across the northern West BankABC News - Feb. 19 -
Cruise stocks tumble after Commerce Secretary Lutnick signals tax crackdown
Royal Caribbean was the hardest hit.CNBC - Feb. 20 -
UK to name and shame tech firms in online misogyny crackdown
Regulator Ofcom publishing plan intended to reduce abuse of women on social media platformsFinancial Times - Feb. 25 -
Apple shareholders vote against ending DEI program amid Trump crackdown
Vote vindicates tech company’s decision to uphold diversity initiatives as other firms give into pressure from president. Apple shareholders voted down an attempt to pressure the technology ...The Guardian - Feb. 25 -
Ice contractor plans for surveillance boom under Trump migrant crackdown
Geo Group, an Ice partner, is moving at ‘unprecedented speed’ to build out its monitoring, executive chair says. The Geo Group, the largest single private contractor to US Immigration and Customs ...The Guardian - Feb. 27 -
Illegal border crossings plunge to levels not seen in decades amid Trump crackdown
Over the past 25 years, the only time monthly apprehensions came close to the level recorded in February was in April 2017.CBS News - 5d -
Vance headed to U.S.-Mexico border after Trump touts immigration crackdown
Vice President JD Vance is visiting Eagle Pass, Texas, to tour facilities connected to President Trump's immigration crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.CBS News - 1d -
State Department unveils visa restrictions on foreign officials in immigration crackdown
The State Department unveiled visa restrictions on foreign government officials who are thought to be responsible for aiding illegal immigration into the U.S., part of a wider effort by President ...The Hill - 1d -
JD Vance touts Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration in Texas
Vice President JD Vance traveled to the southern border on Wednesday to tout the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. He met with law enforcement officials in Eagle Pass, Texas, ...CBS News - 1d -
Justice Department begins crackdown on Chinese hacking network Silk Typhoon
The Justice Department began a crackdown on a Chinese hacking network known as Silk Typhoon. A newly unsealed indictment charges 12 Chinese nationals with a number of attacks on the U.S., including ...CBS News - 1d -
‘I’m collaborating’: how New York City’s mayor gave in to Trump’s migrant crackdown
Eric Adams, mayor of the US’s largest city, is caught up in a swirl of indictments, immigrants, Rikers and Donald Trump. This Valentine’s Day, a new political power couple said their vows on the ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Over 7,000 workers from scam centers in Myanmar are awaiting repatriation after a regional crackdown
A new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriationABC News - Feb. 26 -
Over 7,000 workers from scam centers in Myanmar are awaiting repatriation after a regional crackdown
A new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriations.NBC News - Feb. 27 -
Netflix subscriber boom that followed password-sharing crackdown should slow soon, analyst says
Subscriber numbers continued to shoot up in the second half of last year, but Netflix hasn’t significantly expanded its user base, Moffett Nathanson said.MarketWatch - 11h