After North Korea party congress, Kim gifts rifles to officials, daughter
Increasingly prominent appearances stoke speculation Kim is grooming his daughter as a future leader.
Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon’s al-Tuffah region, Markaba: Reports
The Israeli military says it is attacking Hezbollah sites but civilians and infrastructure are repeatedly targeted.
Russia may interfere in Danish election, exploiting chaos sown by US, spies warn
US threats to seize Greenland have created ‘new international fault lines’ that can be used to spread disinformation, Danish intelligence agencies say
Denmark’s intelligence services have warned that a foreign power may try to sway the general election on 24 March, saying the main threat was from Russia over support for Ukraine but also citing the chaos caused by US efforts to seize Greenland.
The PET police intelligence service and FE military intelligence said in a joint statement the election campaign could be marked by disinformation and cyberattacks “to sow division, influence the public debate or to target candidates, parties or specific political programmes”.
Continue reading...Colander-wearing Pastafarian strains the rules with Queensland driver’s licence photo
Syaban Shadikillah told to get new driver’s licence after being issued one using photo of him with colander on his head
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A “Pastafarian” in rural Queensland has vowed to fight to keep his driver’s licence featuring a photo of him wearing a colander on his head, arguing it’s a matter of freedom of religion.
But the state government has told him he must hand it in and get a new one, as it was issued “in error”.
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,465
These are the key developments from day 1,465 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Canada’s Leader Heads to Asia and Australia to Build ‘Middle Power’ Bonds – The New York Times
- Canada’s Leader Heads to Asia and Australia to Build ‘Middle Power’ Bonds The New York Times
- A 'delicate' balance for Canada and a 'win-win' for Modi as Carney visits India BBC
- Prime Minister Carney to travel to India, Australia and Japan to diversify Canada trade away from US AP News
- ‘No longer a threat’: How Canada U-turned on India ahead of Carney visit Al Jazeera
- Energy-hungry India tells Carney 'we are willing to buy whatever Canada is offering' CBC
‘You can’t hide from the invisible’: why Bangkok police make arrests in disguise
Critics claim the operations are geared at social media, but police say they have enabled real arrests
Police officers from Bangkok’s metropolitan bureau had less than 24 hours to prepare for their latest undercover operation. They would be starring as performers of a lion dance at a temple fair held for the lunar new year. Their mission: track down and arrest a suspected thief who had a history of evading officers.
“The dance was spontaneous. We just did what we did,” said the police captain Lertvarit Lertvorapreecha, adding that nobody had time to practise. In his haste, he accidentally picked up his colleague’s male mask, which he wore with a red silk dress, trousers and tactical shoes.
Continue reading...Ramadan in Yemen’s Aden: Optimism dimmed by tensions and shortages
Yemeni government makes strides stabilising Aden, yet shortages and clashes reveal continued fragility during Ramadan.
US backs Pakistan’s ‘right to defend itself’ against Taliban after strikes on Afghanistan
Taliban offer to resolve dispute via dialogue after Pakistan bombed cities in Afghanistan in latest escalation with its neighbour
Washington endorsed Pakistan’s “right to defend itself” after it bombed major cities across Afghanistan amid heightened tensions between the two hostile neighbours.
The Taliban government in Kabul stressed it was ready to negotiate on Friday as violence intensified between the two countries.
Continue reading...Peace ‘within reach’ as Iran agrees no nuclear material stockpile: Oman FM
Oman's Foreign Minister says most recent indirect talks between US, Iran 'really advanced, substantially'.
Trump orders government to stop using Anthropic in battle over AI use
The move announced on social media comes after a standoff between Anthropic's boss and the US Department of Defense.
Trump orders government to stop using Anthropic in battle over AI use
The move announced on social media comes after a standoff between Anthropic's boss and the US Department of Defense.
Bill Clinton asked about hot tub photo and testifies he knew ‘nothing’ of Epstein crimes
The former president told the committee that he would never have flown on Epstein's plane if he "had any inkling of what he was doing".
Bill Clinton asked about hot tub photo and testifies he knew ‘nothing’ of Epstein crimes
The former president told the committee that he would never have flown on Epstein's plane if he "had any inkling of what he was doing".
At least 20 killed as cash-laden military cargo plane crashes in Bolivia
Riot police use teargas to disperse people gathering around wreckage of plane loaded with money from central bank
At least 20 people have died and dozens have been injured after a military cargo plane carrying banknotes crashed while landing near Bolivia’s capital on Friday, damaging about a dozen vehicles on a highway and scattering bills on the ground, an official has said.
Footage from local media showed people rushing to collect banknotes while police in riot gear tried to disperse them using teargas. Authorities were later seen setting the money alight in a bonfire at the scene of the crash.
Continue reading...Flight logs and hot tub photo among key moments from Bill Clinton’s deposition
The former US president, who is featured in photographs within the Epstein files, denies having any knowledge of the convicted sex offender's crimes.
DOJ charges 30 more people in Minnesota anti-ICE church protest
Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon was one of the original nine defendants arrested last month
DOJ charges 30 more people in Minnesota anti-ICE church protest
Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon was one of the original nine defendants arrested last month
Renee Good’s family says Trump hasn’t contacted them after her death
Neither president nor anyone in administration has reached out after Good was killed by immigration officer, says family
The family of Renee Good, an unarmed US citizen and mother who was killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis last month, said in an interview with NBC News that neither Donald Trump nor anyone in his administration has contacted them since her death.
“There’s a reason that we hired our own investigators – to make sure that the truth is transparent and available, to make sure that this is really taken seriously, and to make sure that we know what occurred,” Brent Ganger, Good’s brother, told NBC News.
Continue reading...Trump administration charges 30 more people for Minnesota church protest
The expanded indictment targets protesters who rallied at Cities Church in St Paul against Trump's immigration surge.