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8:08pm, 24th October, 2018

China listens to Trump cellphone calls, tries to sway policy: NYTimes

Chinese spies often eavesdrop on President Donald Trump when he uses his unsecure cellphone to gossip with old friends, and Beijing uses what it learns to try to sway U.S. policy, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing current and former U....

China trying to sway U.S. vote, poses threat: officials

3:50am, 11th October, 2018

Politics

China trying to sway U.S. vote, poses threat: officials

China is waging an unprecedented campaign to influence American public opinion ahead of November congressional elections and presents the greatest long-term counterintelligence threat to the United States, U.S. security officials said on Wednesday.

Brexit could sway Scottish voters towards independence from UK - poll

5:36pm, 2nd September, 2018

UK

Brexit could sway Scottish voters towards independence from UK - poll

Britain's exit from the European Union could tip public opinion in Scotland in favour of seeking independence, an opinion poll showed on Sunday.

Iran parliament censures Rouhani in sign pragmatists losing sway

6:04am, 28th August, 2018

World

Iran parliament censures Rouhani in sign pragmatists losing sway

Iran's parliament voted on Tuesday to reject President Hassan Rouhani's explanations for economic hardship after a dramatic grilling on live TV, a sign his pragmatic faction is losing sway to hardline rivals as new U.S. sanctions begin to b...