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Multi-sided Yemen war grinds on

Mountains in northern Yemen. Many Yemenis find themselves trapped on Yemen's long and complicated civil war. The Washington Post reports that the "conflict holds enormous stakes for Washington and its allies. Yemen, the Middle East’s poorest nation, straddles vital...

Facebook wins Belgian privacy case

  Facebook has  overturned a decision that blocked the social network from using its "datr'' cookies to track the Internet activity of logged-out users in Belgium. This is the latest  in the long-running case that started with the Belgian Privacy Commission (BPC)...

E.U. leaders harden hearts against the U.K.

  Leaders of the European Union seem united in their disinclination to make concessions that would enable the post-Brexit United Kingdom to have many of the benefits of E.U. membership without having to accede to such requirements as free movement in and out of...

China names tough new Internet czar

Chinese President Xi Jinping has named Xu Lin to become the government's new head Internet regulator,  succeeding Lu Wei. Mr. Xu has  vowed to maintain the ruling Communist Party's tight grip over cyberspace, which is overseen by the Cyberspace Administration of...