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Prince Andrew's royal titles are being phased out amid allegations linked to Jeffrey Epstein, with reports of internal family tensions and new revelations about his connections. Meanwhile, concerns over Chinese espionage in London persist, and England's women's football coach is set to receive an honorary damehood.
Leaked documents from a Chinese security contractor, I-Soon, reveal extensive hacking activities and tools used by Chinese authorities to spy on both Chinese citizens and foreigners, including ethnic minorities and dissidents. The leaked files detail methods for surveilling dissidents overseas, hacking networks across Asia, and promoting pro-Beijing narratives on social media. The documents also indicate ties to the Ministry of Public Security and China's military, with targets including governments, telecommunications firms, and online gambling companies. Western governments have taken steps to block Chinese state surveillance and harassment of government critics overseas, while Chinese officials have accused the United States of similar activities.
US officials tracked workers from Chinese telecom companies Huawei and ZTE entering and exiting suspected Chinese spy facilities in Cuba, according to sources. While neither company is known to make the sophisticated tools governments would use for eavesdropping, both specialize in the technology needed to facilitate such an operation. The US has been engaged in a yearslong campaign to persuade allies to shut Huawei in particular out of their next-generation telecommunications networks.
Montana's GOP legislature has given final approval to a bill banning TikTok from operating in the state, making it the first state with a total ban on the app. The move is bound to face legal challenges but also serve as a testing ground for the TikTok-free America many national lawmakers envision due to concerns over potential Chinese spying. TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese tech company ByteDance, has been under intense scrutiny over worries it could hand over user data to the Chinese government.