October 6, 2021

Weekly World News Update

The Trouble With Facebook; Pandora Papers Leaked; Chinese Provocations in Taiwan; The Two Koreas Reopen Hotline; ISIS Bombing at Kabul Mosque; Saudi Arabia-Iran Talks

The Trouble With Facebook

“'Terrifying': Facebook Whistleblower Cites Violence in Myanmar and Ethiopia, Spying by China and Iran" Caitlin Hu -- CNN, October 6, 2021 “Facebook Whistleblower Says Company Engaged in 'Betrayal of Democracy'” Mychael Schnell -- The Hill, October 3, 2021 “Outage and Whistleblower Testimony Renew Focus on Dangers of Facebook's Global Reach" Adam Taylor -- Washington Post, October 6, 2021 "Facebook, WhatsApp Outage an Annoyance for U.S., But a Big Deal in the Rest of the World" Yuliya Talmazan -- NBC News, October 5, 2021 Photo by Alex Brandon/AP and Story by NPR

Pandora Papers Leaked

"Offshore Havens and Hidden Riches of World Leaders and Billionaires Exposed in Unprecedented Leak" International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, October 3, 2021 "Governments Launch Investigations After Pandora Papers Show How Elite Shield Riches" Aaron Gregg; Isabelle Khurshudyan; Maria Luisa Paul; Jennifer Hassan; Sammy Westfall; Adam Taylor -- The Washington Post, October 4, 2021 "What's in the Pandora Papers? And Why Does South Dakota Feature So Heavily?" Beverly Moran -- The Conversation, October 5, 2021 "A Look at World Leaders Named in the Pandora Papers" Associated Press, October 5, 2021

Chinese Provocations in Taiwan

"China-Taiwan Military Tensions 'Worst in 40 Years'" BBC News, October 6, 2021 "U.S. Condemns China for ‘Provocative’ Aircraft Sorties into Taiwan Defense Zone" Helen Davidson -- Guardian, October 3, 2021 "What Do Taiwanese Think of China's Record-Setting Incursions Into Taiwan ADIZ?" Brian Hioe -- The Diplomat, October 6, 2021 "U.S.-China Politics Collide Over Taiwan Airspace" Michael Swaine -- Responsible Statecraft, October 6, 2021 "Joe Biden's Taiwan Agreement' with Xi Jinping Causes Confusion" John Feng -- Newsweek, October 6, 2021 Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters and Backgrounder by Council on Foreign Relations

The Two Koreas Reopen Hotline

"North Korea Reopens Communication and Military Hotline with South" Jake Kwon and Maija Ehlinger -- New York Post, October 4, 2021 "South Korea Looks to Germany for Reunification Pointers" Julian Ryall -- Deutsche Welle, October 3, 2021 "North Korea Hints It’s Ready to Talk, Just Not With the US" William Gallo -- VOA News, October 5, 2021

ISIS Bombing at Kabul Mosque

"Bomb Attack Targets Kabul Mosque, Kills Civilians" France 24, October 3, 2021 "Terrorists Behind Afghanistan Mosque Blast Caught, ISIS-K Cell Wiped Out: Taliban" Hollie McKay and Lee Brown -- New York Post, October 4, 2021 "Afghanistan's Instability Highlighted by Deadly Kabul Mosque Attack" CBC News, October 5, 2021 "Afghanistan Isn't Good Terrorist Real Estate" Paul Pillar -- Foreign Policy, October 3, 2021 Photo and Story by Reuters

Saudi Arabia-Iran Talks

"Opinion: How Regional Realignments Are Helping Depressurize the Middle East" David Ignatius -- Washington Post, October 5, 2021 “No White Smoke in Iran-Saudi Talks” Salah Nasrawi -- Ahram Online, October 1, 2021 “Iran Won’t Forget Friends After Sanctions Era, MP Says” Tehran Times, October 2, 2021