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20 December 2023 Security News

Colorado Court Bars Trump from Presidential Primary VOA 20 Dec 2023 -- Former U.S. President Donald Trump will not appear on the primary ballot in the state of Colorado, the state's top court ruled Tuesday in a decision closely watched amid similar efforts in other states to disqualify him from a re-election bid.

Justice Department Announces Terrorism Charges Against High-Ranking Hezbollah Member Who Helped Plan 1994 Bombing in Buenos Aires, Argentina US Dept. of Justice 20 Dec 2023 -- A Manhattan federal court today unsealed terrorism charges against Samuel Salman El Reda, aka Samuel Salman El Reda El Reda, Salman Raouf Salman, Sulayman Rammal, Salman Ramal, Salman Raouf Salman, and Hajj, 58, a dual Colombian-Lebanese citizen and member of Hezbollah's Islamic Jihad Organization (IJO), in connection with El Reda's alleged role leading decades of terrorist activity on behalf of Hezbollah and the IJO.

ADF strengthens cyber security Australia DOD 20 Dec 2023 -- ADF cyber experts joined with US and international counterparts in a worldwide search for malware, aiming to improve processes, readiness and coordination between countries involved.

Fourteen Members of Major Drug Organization That Trafficked Hundreds of Kilograms of Cocaine and Fentanyl Sentenced US Dept. of Justice 20 Dec 2023 -- Fourteen members of a major drug organization that trafficked hundreds of kilograms of cocaine and fentanyl in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area and illegally possessed firearms in support of that operation, were sentenced today, following a two-year investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

UK and partners form The Tallinn Mechanism for cyber security UK FCDO 20 Dec 2023 -- UK and partners join together to establish The Tallinn Mechanism to bolster Ukraine's cyber security
Canada joins Tallinn Mechanism to support Ukraine in cyberspace Canada 20 Dec 2023
Estonia and allies establish the Tallinn Mechanism to provide cyber assistance to Ukraine Estonia MFA 20 Dec 2023 -- Today 20 December, the Tallinn Mechanism is launched, created by Estonia and its allies to amplify the cyber support of donor countries to Ukraine in the civilian domain.
MFA statement on the announcement of the establishment of the Tallinn Mechanism Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 Dec 2023 -- As endorsed by the Foreign Ministries of Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States on 20 December 2023, the Tallinn Mechanism officially formalized.

COVID-19: WHO designates JN.1 'variant of interest' amid sharp rise in global spread UN News 20 Dec 2023 -- The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is continuously monitoring the global spread of JN.1, a COVID-19 variant of interest, adding that current vaccines continue to offer protection against severe disease and death from this and other variants in circulation.

Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya reviews COVID-19 Situation and Preparedness of public health system for Surveillance, Containment and Management in view of rising COVID-19 Cases in some parts of the country India PIB 20 Dec 2023 -- Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare today chaired a high-level meeting to review the COVID-19 situation in India and preparedness of public health system for surveillance, containment and management of COVID-19 in view of the recent spike in cases of COVID-19 in some states.

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