Pakistan launches strikes inside Iran against militant targets
Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Pakistan conducted strikes inside Iran on Thursday, targeting separatist Balochi militants, the Pakistani foreign ministry said, two days after Tehran said it attacked the bases of another group within Pakistani territory. The neighbours have had rocky ties in the past, but the strikes are the highest-profile cross-border intrusion in recent years, for […]
US in new strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen
Washington DC, US Reuters The US military said on Wednesday its forces conducted strikes on 14 Houthi missiles that were loaded to be fired from Yemen, in the fourth day of US strikes in less than a week. In a statement on social media platform X, US Central Command said the Houthi missiles presented an […]
Britain’s cyber spies mark 80th anniversary of secret code-breaking computer
London, UK Reuters Britain’s GCHQ spy agency celebrated the 80th anniversary of Colossus on Thursday, putting the spotlight on a code-breaking computer which helped defeat Hitler’s Germany and was so significant it was kept secret for decades. In 1944, Colossus, the world’s first digital computer, decoded German messages which convinced Allied forces their year-long plan […]
Helpdesk: What is credential stuffing and how can I protect myself? A cybersecurity researcher explains
In an article first published on The Conversation, DAVID TUFFLEY, a senior lecturer in applied ethics and cybersecurity at Australia’s Griffith University, explains…
China’s population drops for second year, with record low birth rate
Hong Kong, China Reuters China’s population fell for a second consecutive year in 2023, as a record low birth rate and a wave of COVID-19 deaths when strict lockdowns ended accelerated a downturn that will have profound long-term effects on the economy’s growth potential. The National Bureau of Statistics said the total number of people […]
Moldova says latest talks with separatists “difficult”
Chisinau, Moldova Reuters A senior official of Moldova’s pro-European government said on Wednesday that his latest talks with the pro-Russian separatist Transdniestria region had been “quite difficult” as tension rises in the three-decade-old standoff. The region split from Moldova before the collapse of Soviet rule and fought a brief war against the newly independent state […]
Brazil will need to resettle those hit by climate disasters, minister says
Davos, Switzerland Reuters Brazil will need to relocate citizens in areas that have been hit repeatedly by storms and other disasters supercharged by climate change, the country’s Environment Minister Marina Silva told Reuters in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday. Climate change globally is expected to make certain areas unlivable and drive the migration of hundreds of […]
Organised crime prosecutor in Ecuador’s Guayas killed – AG’s office
Quito, Ecuador Reuters Ecuadorean prosecutor Cesar Suarez, who focused on pursuing organised trans-national crime in Guayas province, one of the country’s most violent areas and the site of an on-air attack on a television station last week, has been killed, the Attorney General said on Wednesday. Ecuador has suffered a recent burst of violence, including […]
Weakened UK PM Sunak survives Conservative asylum law rebellion
London, UK Reuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defeated a Conservative rebellion on Wednesday over his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, winning a costly victory that weakens his authority and deepens divisions in his party. Sunak faced down the rebellion by right-wingers in his Conservative Party by offering token compromises to those who […]
Climate impacts: Kashmir’s snow shortage leaves ski resort facing bleak winter
As snowfall decreases due to climate change and El Niño, workers in India’s winter tourism industry in Gulmarg count the cost. MEHRAN FIRDOUS, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…