A TSMC chip fabrication facility in Taiwan Taiwan has imposed restrictions on semiconductor exports to South Africa, citing national security concerns and Pretoria’s alignment with Beijing, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. The move underscores the geopolitical weight of Taiwan’s chip sector, which dominates global supply of advanced semiconductors through advanced chip foundry TSMC. According to…
The Trump administration has told Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadoran man at the centre of a long-running immigration row, he could be deported to the southern African kingdom of Eswatini. In an email to his lawyers seen by the BBC’s US partner CBS, an immigration officer said they were changing last month’s decision to send…
More than two dozen foreign heads of state and government are set to attend a military parade in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2025, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Lintao Zhang | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that the world was…
Globally, fraud is escalating. Rates have nearly doubled from 0.70% in 2023 to 1.39% in early 2025, with 82.9% of surveyed operators reporting a rise in fraud. But the picture varies sharply by region, where Latin America’s fraud rate surged by nearly 32%, while mature markets like Europe and North America also saw increases, though…
KnowBe4, the world-renowned cybersecurity platform that comprehensively addresses human risk management, has released its latest research paper “Financial Sector Threats Report,” uncovering critical insights into the escalating cybersecurity crisis facing the global financial sector. The report shows that financial institutions face a perfect storm of AI-enhanced attacks, credential theft and supply chain vulnerabilities that pose…
An oil and gas rig. PHOTO/AEC By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT [email protected] Shell’s plans to explore for oil and gas in South Africa’s Orange Basin, recently granted environmental authorization to drill up to five deepwater wells, now faces a court appeal from environmental groups and coastal communities. While legal challenges are a natural part of democratic governance,…
Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, blamed Hamas when asked about starvation in Gaza, saying, “Hamas has not allowed the food to get to the people who are hungry.” Huckabee also addressed questions over the controversial aid sites. CBS News’ Debora Patta reports.
Fans hoping for the next instalment of the BioShock franchise may have to wait even longer. According to a Bloomberg report, the game being developed by Cloud Chamber has failed a review with 2K Games executives, primarily due to concerns with its narrative. As a result, the story will be “revamped in the coming months,”…
Patrick Pleul/Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday that US government cuts in support for electric vehicle makers could lead to a “few rough quarters” for the company before a wave of revenue from self-driving software and services begins late next year. Shares fell nearly 5% after Musk responded on a quarterly results conference…
Prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi is due in court on accusations of “facilitation of terrorist acts” during last month’s deadly anti-government protests in which at least 19 people died. On Sunday, investigators said they had seized phones, a laptop, and notebooks from Mr Mwangi’s Lukenya home on the outskirts of the capital, Nairobi, and hard…
