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
Production of long range drones in 2024 in Ukraine
Since the first year of the full-scale war, Russia has used thousands of Iranian “Shahed” drones that fly towards their target and detonate on impact for long-range strikes. Ukraine’s production levels and deliveries increased more than 120 times in 2023, In contrast with Russia where drone production is dominated by the state, the vast majority
News drones ttack over Kyiv
As Kyiv is hoping for a new start in its war with Russia as it nears its two years of fighting, lawmakers are still working out legislation to approve more aid to Ukraine. The Senate voted Friday to advance a $95.3 billion package funding Ukraine, Israel and other national security priorities in the upper chamber.
Israel scorns America’s Israel peace plan
Arab states have made clear they will not send peacekeepers to Gaza if and when the Israelis leave; nor will they pay to rebuild it unless there is an Israeli commitment to Palestinian statehood. Nevertheless, they seem to understand that they must take greater charge of settling the question of Palestine, or risk Iran and
The violence in Balochistan
Instability in Balochistan makes it harder for both governments to exploit the region’s resources, which include natural gas, oil and large reserves of copper and gold. Militants have often attacked gas infrastructure, delaying the construction of a big Iran-Pakistan pipeline that will pass through the region. And they have vigorously opposed the construction of a
Singapore fights Chinese Influence
Chinese interference, as Singapore’s ruling party sees it, poses a threat to the very idea of Singapore because it challenges that multiracial compact. No surprise, then, that the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, which contains a cornucopia of interactive exhibits, emphasises both the uniquely local dimensions of Chinese culture and the paramount importance of loyalty to