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10:35am, 1st August, 2019

Facebook says it dismantles covert influence campaign tied to Saudi government

People connected to the government of Saudi Arabia have run a network of fake accounts and pages on Facebook to promote state propaganda and attack regional rivals, the social media giant said on Thursday.

U.S. aid agency plans 'framework' to counteract Russia influence globally

9:54am, 9th April, 2019

Politics

U.S. aid agency plans 'framework' to counteract Russia influence globally

The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development said on Tuesday the agency would soon unveil an effort to try to use U.S. assistance to counteract Russian influence around the world.

House Democrat says Trump appeared to influence Whitaker in Cohen case

10:22pm, 19th March, 2019

Politics

House Democrat says Trump appeared to influence Whitaker in Cohen case

A leading House Democrat said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump appears to have influenced former acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to raise doubts about the campaign finance case against Trump's former lawyer.

China's boulevard to nowhere: The battle for influence in APEC's Pacific host

9:16pm, 3rd November, 2018

World

China's boulevard to nowhere: The battle for influence in APEC's Pacific host

Workers are putting the finishing touches on a Beijing-funded boulevard designed to showcase Papua New Guinea's (PNG) capital to visiting world leaders at this month's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.

Khashoggi fiancee hits at Trump response, warns of 'money' influence

12:43am, 30th October, 2018

World

Khashoggi fiancee hits at Trump response, warns of 'money' influence

The fiancée of Jamal Khashoggi on Monday criticized President Donald Trump's response to his killing, urging him to set aside U.S. trade interests in the push for truth, and demanded Riyadh disclose more details to bring those who ordered it to...

China exerting 'unprecedented' influence campaign in U.S.: official

8:56am, 10th October, 2018

Politics

China exerting 'unprecedented' influence campaign in U.S.: official

China is waging an unprecedented campaign to influence American public opinion as November congressional elections approach, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen said on Wednesday.

China's Liaoning vows to eradicate 'bad influence' of Bo Xilai

10:18pm, 21st September, 2018

World

China's Liaoning vows to eradicate 'bad influence' of Bo Xilai

China's northeastern province of Liaoning has drawn up new guidelines aimed at "completely eradicating" the bad influence of its disgraced former governor Bo Xilai, who was jailed in 2013 for corruption and abuse of power.

Exclusive: Iran-based political influence operation - bigger, persistent, global

7:30pm, 28th August, 2018

World

Exclusive: Iran-based political influence operation - bigger, persistent, global

An apparent Iranian influence operation targeting internet users worldwide is significantly bigger than previously identified, Reuters has found, encompassing a sprawling network of anonymous websites and social media accounts in 11 different languag...

Facebook scraps accounts trying to influence November's U.S. elections

1:35pm, 31st July, 2018

US

Facebook scraps accounts trying to influence November's U.S. elections

Facebook Inc has identified a coordinated political influence campaign ahead of November's U.S. congressional elections and taken down dozens of fake accounts on its site, the company said on Tuesday.

U.S. moves to defend elections, thwart influence campaigns: Mattis

10:03am, 27th July, 2018

Politics

U.S. moves to defend elections, thwart influence campaigns: Mattis

The United States is taking steps to defend its upcoming elections and to thwart efforts by foreign actors to influence the American people, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday, without detailing what those efforts were.