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Egriselda Aracely González López (centre of photo), Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations, addresses the informal meeting of the General Assembly plenary on the implementation of the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. At right is Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed.

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President Trump Meets with Mark ZuckerbergPresident Donald J. Trump welcomes Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. USA - Sept. 19, 2019.
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A fragmented ransomware ecosystem may be more threatening than we recognise

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From left, pharmaceutical executive Nathalie Dompé, venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya, White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and President Donald Trump at a White House dinner, 4 September 2025. Photo: White House/Andrea Hanks
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China is using cyber attribution to pressure Taiwan

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G7 leaders at the June 2024 Apulia Summit. Photo: Adam Schultz/The White House

Sowing the seeds of enhanced cybersecurity cooperation within the G7

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State-backed ransomware at the intersection of espionage, sabotage, and cybercrime

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Provincial governments play an underappreciated role in China’s cyber operations

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