US FED Hikes Interest Rate for Tenth Time in a Row

The US Federal Reserve (US FED) has hiked interest rates for the tenth time in a row, bringing the key lending rate to its highest level since 2007. However, the US FED signalled it could pause further rate hikes, as inflation eases and turmoil continues to spread across the American banking sector.
Exclusive: U.S. lawmakers call for sanctions against Israel’s NSO, spyware firms

A group of U.S. lawmakers is asking the Treasury Department and State Department to sanction Israeli spyware firm NSO Group and three other foreign surveillance companies they say helped authoritarian governments commit human rights abuses.