Theresa May to launch wide-ranging internet regulation and security changes despite not winning majority
The plans were a central part of the Conservative campaign, which failed to decisively win the backing of the electorate.
independent.co.uk
Theresa May's top 2 aides quit
Prime Minister Theresa May's two closest advisers have quit after the Conservatives failed to win a majority of MPs in the general election.
bbc.com
Trump Says He'd Testify That Comey Lied About Loyalty Demand
President Donald Trump said fired FBI Director James Comey lied in his Senate testimony and that he would be willing to testify under oath that he didn’t demand a pledge of personal loyalty from Comey.
bloomberg.com
The Internet needs paid fast lanes, anti-net neutrality senator says
This week, the head of the Federal Communications Commission and a Republican US senator each called net neutrality a "slogan" that solves no real problems, with the senator also arguing that the Internet should have paid fast lanes.
arstechnica.com
Tory chief whip in Belfast talks with DUP
The Conservative Party's chief whip is meeting with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in Belfast as talks over forming a government continue.
bbc.com
Erdogan pledges ’full support to Qatari brothers’ amid Gulf crisis
The Turkish President has promised to continue supporting Qatar after Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt severed ties with tiny but resource-rich emirate, accusing Doha of funding terrorist organizations.
rt.com
‘Enlightenment values’: Austria enacts anti-burqa & compulsory integration law
A controversial integration law that will fine women for wearing face-concealing Islamic dress from October, and deprive of benefits migrants who fail to take language lessons has officially been enacted, after being rubberstamped by the President.
rt.com
U.S. joins battle as Philippines takes losses in besieged city
U.S. special forces have joined the battle to crush Islamist militants holed up in a southern Philippines town, officials said on Saturday, as government forces struggled to make headway and 13 marines were killed in intense urban fighting.
reuters.com
Journalist indicted on felony rioting at Trump inauguration faces 75 years in prison
A journalist has been indicted by a grand jury on felony charges that he participated in a riot while covering the protests on Inauguration day in Washington, DC. He faces 75 years in prison if convicted.
rt.com