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Federal regulators want banks to follow better cyber security practices that include the most sophisticated anti-hacking tools on the market. Jeanne Yurman reports.
Russia and China veto a US-backed draft resolution at the Security Council on a ceasefire in Gaza, with Moscow accusing Washington of a "hypocritical spectacle" that does not pressure Israel. IMAGES
The US says it is "alarmed" after Hong Kong legislators fast-tracked a new national security law that introduces penalties such as life imprisonment for crimes related to treason and insurrection, and up to 20 years in jail for the theft of state secrets. "We believe that these kinds of actions have the potential to accelerate the closing of Hong Kong’s once open society," US Department of State deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel tells reporters during a press briefing. SOUNDBITE
Hong Kong's largest-ever national security trial begins final arguments Wednesday, more than 1,000 days after the case against 47 democracy activists under the Beijing-imposed law began. IMAGES
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says in a speech delivered at Johns Hopkins University in Washington that the US seeks "a constructive and fair economic relationship with China," even as Washington holds firm in defending the country's national security. SOUNDBITE