Month: June 2024
North Korea Nuclear Arsenal
North Korea is increasing both the size and capability of its ballistic missile force, which consists of indigenously produced missile systems with ranges from a few hundred kilometers to more than 12,000 km.The institute estimated that North Korea is focusing on developing an arsenal of tactical nuclear weapons, which could be used early in a
Canadian ships in Cuba
Canada has traditionally been one of Cuba’s closest Western allies and maintained ties after the 1959 Cuban revolution. Relations though tend to be better under Liberal governments, since the official opposition right-of-center Conservatives are more staunchly anti-Communist. The Canadian navy patrol ship sailed into the harbor early on Friday, two days after the arrival of
North Korea weapon supply to Russia
The United States first accused North Korea of selling artillery to Russia as far back as September 2022, seven months after the war started. The war in Ukraine is a war of attrition, with Russia and Ukraine trying to outgun each other, firing thousands of artillery shells, missiles and rockets every day. That means that
Israel’s War Cabinet dissolved
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved the influential War Cabinet tasked with steering the war in Gaza. The move was widely expected following the departure of Benny Gantz, a centrist former military chief, earlier this month. Gantz’s absence from the government increases Netanyahu’s dependence on his ultranationalist allies, who oppose a cease-fire. This could pose
Age Verification for Sensitive contents in Utah
Pornhub disabled access to its website for people in Utah on Monday to protest the state’s new age verification law, which requires websites with adult content to confirm users are 18 years of age or older. The company also argued that the law puts children and user privacy at risk by driving them to other
Redesigning apple products
There’s no word on when the thinner versions of the MacBook Pro and Apple Watch will hit the market. The big takeaway here, though, is that the M4 iPad Pro is apparently the start of the next-generation Apple design language.Apple has plans to give the rest of its product lineups a similar treatment, making the
A peace conference over Ukraine
Delayed five times, it was finally scheduled for June 15th and 16th, respectively days 843 and 844 of the conflict. Now, with flags ready to be hoisted in the Swiss resort of Bürgenstock, the worry is that the guest-list is not long or high-level enough. It was meant to be a big show, a historic
China’s cyber campaign against America
China, in turn, has spent decades stealing vast quantities of intellectual property from American firms. In recent years this dynamic has changed. Chinese cyber-espionage has continued, but its operations have also grown more ambitious and aggressive. Russia, too, has intensified its cyber-activities in Ukraine, with Russia-linked groups also targeting water facilities in Europe. These campaigns
America fight against Huawei
Huawei has been under attack from America for over a decade. In 2012 the American authorities began claiming that China might use the firm for espionage. Another broadside was the indictment of the firm’s cfo (and Mr Ren’s daughter) in 2018 for violating sanctions on Iran. With most American firms barred from doing business with
Pause to daytime fighting in southern Gaza
Israel’s military announced on Sunday that it would pause fighting during daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries for desperate Palestinians enduring a humanitarian crisis sparked by the war. The pause is aimed at allowing aid trucks to reach the nearby Israel-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing,