Month: February 2024
Ukraine forces are struggling on land
As outgunned Ukrainian soldiers struggle to hold back bloody Russian assaults on land, Ukraine said on Wednesday that its forces had struck yet another powerful blow against the Russians at sea, sinking a large Russian landing ship off the coast of Crimea before dawn. However, the Ukrainian claims could not be immediately confirmed, but when
AI girlfriends and boyfriends
Fueling much of this is widespread social isolation already declared a public health threat in the U.S and abroad and an increasing number of startups aiming to draw in users through tantalizing online advertisements and promises of virtual characters who provide unconditional acceptance. On online messaging forums devoted to such apps, many users say they’ve
Myanmar conscription law in Myanmar activated
The conscription law’s activation has created fear, anxiety and defiance among young people and their parents, according to postings on social media and private conversations. Evading conscription is punishable by three to five years in prison and a fine. Members of religious orders are exempt, while civil servants and students can be granted temporary deferments.
British troops stattioned in Saudi Arabia to fight Houthis
The US, UK and a number of Western states are engaged in prolonged military action against the Iranian-backed Houthis who have been targeting commercial shipping in the Gulf in retaliation for the Israeli offensive in Gaza which, according to the Hamas affiliated Palestinian health authority, has claimed 28,000 lives so far. Britain has troops stationed
Mapping methane from space
The data captured by the satellites will be processed by the tech giant’s artificial intelligence tools and used to generate a methane map aimed at identifying methane leaks on oil and gas infrastructure around the world. Tech giant Google is backing a satellite project due to launch in March which will collect data about methane
Romania hit by Ransomware
Over a hundred Romanian healthcare facilities have been been affected by a ransomware attack, the attack largely unfolded overnight on Monday, according to a statement from the Romanian Ministry of Health and had targeted a widely used medical information system. The cyber extortionists demanded 3.5 Bitcoin, worth over £130,000, to unlock vital files which they
Netanyahu justify Rafah strikes Netanyahu
The Israeli threat to launch a ground offensive against Rafah, where more than 1.3 million displaced Palestinians are sheltering in a city with a prewar population of about 300,000. With almost 30,000 Palestinians killed since the campaign began after the 7 October Hamas attacks, mounting international anger with Netanyahu is boiling into the open. Benjamin
Middle East crisis
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank have warned that Israel’s war in Gaza and the related attacks on shipping through the Red Sea pose threats to the global economy.The four-month-old war has hit the Middle East and north Africa region’s economy, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell made a thinly veiled call
Pakistan’s final poll count
Khan’s PTI party had threatened to hold nationwide peaceful demonstrations on Sunday if the vote tally was not released overnight. While a large-scale protest was called off, a police source and motorists said hundreds of PTI supporters had blocked traffic in the northern city of Peshawar. The final results of Pakistan’s national election put independents,
The United Kingdom has sanctioned Israel nationals
The sanctions will impose financial and travel restrictions in a bid to tackle continued settler violence which threatens West Bank stability. The government notice said those sanctioned have used “physical aggression, threatened families at gunpoint, and destroyed property as part of a targeted and calculated effort to displace Palestinian communities”. Britain has imposed sanctions on