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Overnight News Digest March 9, 2025 [1]
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Date: 2025-03-09
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BBC
North Korean hackers cash out hundreds of millions from $1.5bn ByBit hack
Hackers thought to be working for the North Korean regime have successfully cashed out at least $300m (£232m) of their record-breaking $1.5bn crypto heist. The criminals, known as Lazarus Group, swiped the huge haul of digital tokens in a hack on crypto exchange ByBit two weeks ago. Since then, it's been a cat-and-mouse game to track and block the hackers from successfully converting the crypto into usable cash. Experts say the infamous hacking team is working nearly 24 hours a day - potentially funnelling the money into the regime's military development. "Every minute matters for the hackers who are trying to confuse the money trail and they are extremely sophisticated in what they're doing," says Dr Tom Robinson, co-founder of crypto investigators Elliptic. Out of all the criminal actors involved in crypto currency, North Korea is the best at laundering crypto, Dr Robinson says.
BBC Canada's next PM Mark Carney vows to win trade war with trump Mark Carney has won the race to succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada's next prime minister, vowing to win the trade war against US President Donald Trump. The former governor of Canada and the UK's central banks beat three rivals in the Liberal leadership contest in a landslide. In much of his victory speech, Carney, 59, attacked Trump, who has imposed tariffs on Canada and said he wants to make the country the 51st US state. "Americans should make no mistake," he said. "In trade, as in hockey, Canada will win." Carney is expected to be sworn in as PM in the coming days and will lead the Liberals in the next general election, which is expected to be called in the coming weeks. Carney, who will lead a minority government in parliament, could either call a snap general election himself or the opposition parties could force one with a no-confidence vote later this month.
CNN
Secret Service shot armed man in confrontation near White House
CNN — An armed adult man was shot by US Secret Service personnel on Sunday morning outside the White House, the agency announced shortly after the incident. President Donald Trump was not at the White House Sunday morning. According to Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi, USSS received information about a “suicidal individual” who was traveling to DC from Indiana. Guglielmi said in a statement that USSS members saw a person matching the description near the White House and found their parked car. “As officers approached, the individual brandished a firearm and an armed confrontation ensued, during which shots were fired by our personnel,” Guglielmi said. The person was taken to the hospital, and his condition remains unknown. The US Secret Service said there were no injuries to members of their personnel.
NPR
More than 1,300 Syrians killed in 72 hours amid clashes and acts of revenge
More than 1,300 people in Syria have been killed — many believed to be civilians — in the span of three days amid intense fighting between forces associated with Syria's new government and those loyal to the deposed dictator Bashar al-Assad, according to a human rights group. The conflict is considered the country's worst violence since insurgents toppled the Assad regime back in December. It's also the biggest test for Syria's new government since it has assumed power. On Sunday, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that 830 civilians have been killed, along with 231 Syrian security forces and 250 Alawite militants. The figures could not be independently verified. The Observatory characterized many of the killings as executions and massacres, carried out in revenge against the Alawite community, which made up Assad's traditional base of support. The human rights group also reported burning of homes and forced displacement, worsened by the absence of international intervention.
The Guardian
Germany to reach out to France and UK over sharing of nuclear weapons Germany’s chancellor-to-be, Friedrich Merz, has said he will reach out to France and Britain to discuss the sharing of nuclear weapons, but cautioned that such a move could not be a replacement for the US’s existing protective shield over Europe. “The sharing of nuclear weapons is an issue we need to talk about,” Merz said in a wide-ranging interview on Sunday with the broadcaster Deutschlandfunk (DLF). “We have to be stronger together in nuclear deterrence.” Merz, an erstwhile passionate transatlanticist who has spoken out in recent weeks on Donald Trump and Europe’s need to be “independent”, said he hoped the US nuclear shield would remain in place, and that a European shield should be viewed as a “complement” to it. “We should talk with both countries [France and Britain] always, and in addition, from the perspective of supplementing the American nuclear shield, which we of course want to see maintained,” he said. In a guarded reference to Trump, Merz said: “The changed global security situation now necessitates that we Europeans discuss this matter together.”
The Guardian
Israel to cut off electricity in Gaza in apparent effort to force hand of Hamas
Israel is to cut off any remaining electricity supplies to Gaza in an apparent attempt to ramp up pressure on Hamas amid increasingly chaotic multi-track negotiations over the fragile ceasefire in the territory. The potential consequences of the Israeli decision for the 2.3 million residents of the devastated Palestinian territory are unclear, as most rely on diesel-fuelled generators for power. But humanitarian officials in Gaza contacted on Sunday afternoon said they thought the two functioning desalination plants would be forced to shut down, reducing the already meagre supply of clean water. Others have suggested the remaining sewage treatment plant could be affected. In a video announcing the directive, Eli Cohen, Israel’s energy minister, saidthat Israel would use “all means available … to ensure the return of all Israeli hostages” and that Hamas would not remain in Gaza after the war.
Chicago Tribune
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem taps new immigration enforcement leaders and moves to identify leakers
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday announced new leadership at the agency tasked with immigration enforcement as she also pledged to step up lie detector tests on employees to identify those who may be leaking information about operations to the media. “The authorities that I have under the Department of Homeland Security are broad and extensive and I plan to use every single one of them to make sure that we’re following the law, that we are following the procedures in place to keep people safe and that we’re making sure we’re following through on what President Trump has promised,” Noem told CBS’ “Face the Nation.” While these polygraph exams are typically not admissible in court proceedings, they are frequently used by federal law enforcement agencies and for national security clearances. White House officials have previously expressed frustration with the pace of deportations, blaming it in part on recent leaks revealing cities where authorities planned to conduct operations.
Al Jazeera
US ends sanctions waiver for Iraq to buy electricity from Iran
The United States has ended a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy electricityfrom neighbouring Iran, in line with US President Donald Trump’s policy of exerting “maximum pressure” on Tehran. In a statement released on Sunday, the US Department of State said the decision not to renew the waiver was made to “ensure we do not allow Iran any degree of economic or financial relief.” Such a waiver was introduced in 2018, when Washington reimposed sanctions on Tehran after Trump abandoned a nuclear deal with Iran negotiated under US President Barack Obama. Back then, Trump imposed sweeping US sanctions on any other country buying Iran’s oil. The waiver was extended to Iraq as a “key partner” of the US. Since returning to the White House for a second term as US president in January, Trump has reinstated his policy of exerting “maximum pressure” against Iran.
Deutsche Welle
US increases dominance as world's biggest arms exporter
The United States remains the biggest exporter of weapons worldwide and delivered to a total of 107 countries between 2020 and 2024. "The US is in a unique position when it comes to arms exports. At 43%, its share of global arms exports is more than four times as much as the next-largest exporter, France," said Mathew George. Russia, on the other hand, exported 63% fewer weapons between 2015 and 2024, and in 2021 and 2022 the total volume was the lowest in the past two decades. No wonder: apparently the country was already arming itself in preparation for war rather than selling weapons elsewhere. "The war against Ukraine has further accelerated the drop in Russia's arms exports because more weapons are needed on the battlefield, trade sanctions make it harder for Russia to produce and sell its weapons, and the US and its allies pressure states not to buy Russian arms," Wezeman said. If the country was still selling weapons, it was mainly to China and India.
Deutsche Welle
Greenland elections to be closely watched by the world
In normal times, this election probably wouldn't be of too much interest to the rest of the world. Around 40,000 voters will choose just 31 parliamentarians, and it will all take place on an island that isn't even fully autonomous. But these are not normal times and this election is in Greenland on March 11, which means it could prove a starting point for further geopolitical upheaval in the Northern Hemisphere. Firstly, because supporters of independence for Greenland hope the ballot may result in a strong mandate for Greenland's complete separation from Denmark. Currently Greenland, a former Danish colony, is a self-governing territory of the latter. And secondly, and probably most importantly, because US President Donald Trump has been talking about making Greenland part of the US ever since he was elected last November. Trump has frequently spoken of how it would be in the interests of US security to control Greenland. Since the 1950s, the US has run the Pituffik Space Base, in the northwest of Greenland. Since the beginning of the year, there have been a number of controversies around Greenland's upcoming elections. Reports suggest that influencers from Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement distributed $100 bills in Greenland's capital, Nuuk.
USA Today
Plane carrying 5 people crashes near Pennsylvania airport; FAA opens investigation
Five people on board a small airplane that crashed into the parking lot of a retirement community in southern Pennsylvania on Sunday survived and were taken to hospitals, authorities said. The plane went down at about 3:18 p.m. in the parking lot of Brethren Village, a retirement community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, about 70 miles east of Philadelphia, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and local officials. The FAA confirmed that five people were on the plane, a Beechcraft Bonanza, when it crashed. The five people survived the incident and were transported to local hospitals, Manheim Township Fire Chief Scott Little said at a news conference. He did not provide details on the condition of the pilot and passengers.
Washington Post
Md. confirms measles case; Dulles Airport travelers may have been exposed
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