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The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 56 countries that are mostly former colonies. The group's biennial heads of government meeting in Samoa ended on Saturday. Members signed a communique and adopted it on the closing day. The statement said they are committed to supporting small states, particularly Small Island Developing States or SIDS, and to making efforts to tackle global warming and other issues. The document also said the nations agreed that the time has come for conversation on Britain's role in the slave trade since the late 16th century. The UK is said to have transported about three million people, mainly from Western Africa, to colonies in the Caribbean and Americas as laborers to grow tobacco, cotton and sugar. Such products are believed to have helped enrich Britain and enabled it to push ahead with the Industrial Revolution.
I understand from listening to people across the Commonwealth how the most painful aspects of our past continue to resonate. In the two days we've been here, none of the discussions have been about money. Our position is very, very clear in relation to that.
His remark is seen as suggesting that Britain is seeking options for reparations other than immense cash payments.
The Washington Post has reported that Chinese hackers tried to get inside the phones of former U.S. President Donald Trump and others involved in the American presidential race. The FBI and the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency on Friday issued a statement saying an investigation is underway into the cyber attacks by actors affiliated with China.
The Washington Post on the same day reported that a Chinese hacking group dubbed Salt Typhoon. Carried out the cyber attack, citing sources close to the matter. The report quoted officials as saying the group is connected to Beijing's main spy agency, the Ministry of State Security. The paper said phones used by Trump, his running mate JD Vance and Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign staff were also targeted by the group. The paper said it was not immediately clear if the attempts were successful. It also quoted officials as saying they did not consider the latest attempts to be election interference, A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in the US told NHK on Saturday that its staff members were not aware of the specific situation, but the spokesperson accused the US of spreading disinformation about the so-called Chinese hacking threats and said such allegations are full of malicious speculations against China.
The Washington Post has reported that Elon Musk was working illegally in the United States when he launched his business career. Musk was born in South Africa. The paper says he arrived in Palo Alto, CA in 1995 for a graduate degree program at Stanford University. But according to former associates, court records and company documents, he never enrolled in courses, working instead on his startup.
Legal experts say that according to U.S. laws at the time, Musk would have had to leave the country and would not have been allowed to work. The paper says when a venture capital firm investing in Musk's company made his work status an issue, one of Musk's colleagues said, We don't want our founder being deported. Musk didn't respond to a request from the Washington Post for comment. The paper says Musk's actions are at odds. With his recent focus on undocumented immigrants and US border security that have led him to back Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Iran says four Iranian soldiers were killed in the recent Israeli airstrike. However, Tehran is taking a cautious stance over whether to launch a counterattack. The Israeli military carried out the airstrikes early Saturday. It says the attack hit missile manufacturing facilities and surface-to-air missile systems. Iran's foreign ministry has called the airstrikes a violation of Iran's sovereignty. The Iranian military said Tehran reserves the legitimate right to respond appropriately at the right time, but reiterates the importance of a sustained ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon.
Israel says the air offensive was in retaliation for a large-scale missile attack Iran carried out earlier this month. An Israeli military spokesperson said if Iran makes the mistake of beginning a new round of escalation, Israel will be obliged to respond.
It looks like they didn't hit anything other than military targets. My hope is this is the end.
Biden has been calling on Israel to refrain from attacking Iranian nuclear or oil producing facilities while acknowledging its right to respond to Iranian attacks. Analysts say Washington does not want the conflict in the Middle East to escalate further. Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi said in a statement. His country is deeply concerned about the exchange of attacks between Israel and Iran. He urged all parties concerned to exercise maximum restraint and to calm the situation.
Ukrainian defense intelligence officials say they have intercepted conversations of Russian soldiers discussing preparations for receiving North Korean troops. In a recording released on Friday, soldiers believed to be in Russia's Western Kirks region refer to North Korean troops as belonging to Battalion K. The radio intercept indicates one interpreter and three Russian soldiers are assigned for every 30 North Korean troops. One Russian soldier, referring to how orders should be interpreted, says with a laugh that the interpretershould tell the Koreans to go ahead and kill everyone. The conversation suggests one of the Russian soldiers does not know how to deal with the North Koreans. Another is unhappy about an order to provide them with armored vehicles. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky predicted on Friday that North Korean troops into Russia will enter combat zones as early as Sunday.
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