Exclusive: Decision comes after it emerged an Italian investigative journalist and two activists targeted by Paragon Solutions spyware Paragon Solutions, whose military-grade hacking software was allegedly used to target 90 journalists and members of civil society in two dozen countries, has terminated its client relationship with Italy, according a person familiar with the matter. The…

Exclusive: Appointment of ex-Amazon UK boss prompts group letter to chancellor airing fears over approach to big tech The appointment of the former boss of Amazon UK to lead the competition watchdog poses a threat to its independence and pledge to hold big tech to account, according to a group including tech companies and the…

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A Ukrainian delegation to the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington will make the case that Russia threatens the religious freedom of Christians who don’t follow the Russian Orthodox Church.

Recent research claims young people are attracted to authoritarianism, populist politics and ‘strong man’ leaders They have been dismissed as idealistic and over-sensitive snowflakes, obsessed with healthy living and social media. But generation Z – those born between the mid-to-late 1990s and the early 2000s – has recently been accused of something far more sinister….

Hokkaido and the Japan Sea coast have been hardest hit, forcing domestic airlines to cancel flights between cities in the region and Tokyo Large parts of Japan have been blanketed with snow, as the lowest temperatures this winter disrupted rail and air travel, amid warnings that more heavy snowfall was expected through the weekend. Residents…