Can families returning after centuries solve S Korea’s population crisis?
Ethnic Koreans, whose ancestors migrated to Russia, are returning, but the move can be difficult.
Japanese fighter jets fire flares at Russian aircraft for first time in airspace violation – The Guardian
- Japanese fighter jets fire flares at Russian aircraft for first time in airspace violation The Guardian
- Japan fires flares against Russian military aircraft incursion for the first time Semafor
- Japan Warns Russia Over Violating Airspace, Fires Flares for First Time The Wall Street Journal
- Japan says Russian patrol aircraft violated its airspace NBC News
- In a First, Japan Fires Flares Against Russian Military Aircraft Bloomberg
Biden administration designates UAE ‘major defence partner’ in rare move
US-UAE boost military cooperation as Middle East tensions over war in Gaza surge and despite friction over Sudan war.
Myanmar anti-coup forces target Mandalay in struggle to oust military
Trained and guided by ethnic armed groups, Myanmar's volunteer fighting forces are challenging the generals' grip.
CrowdStrike: Company to face questions over global IT outage
Cancer delays, holidays ruined, businesses out of pocket - the CrowdStrike outage examined.
Tigers and crocs make mangrove preservation tough work
To help preserve mangrove forests researchers have to take on demanding field work.
Tennessee man testifies that he and another man killed rapper Young Dolph
Cornelius Smith said he and Justin Johnson shot Young Dolph after brother of rival rapper Yo Gotti put a hit on him
A Memphis man testified on Monday that he and a second person shot and killed rapper Young Dolph after Big Jook, the brother of rapper Yo Gotti, put a hit on him.
Cornelius Smith identified himself and Justin Johnson as the two people seen on a 17 November 2021, surveillance video exiting a white Mercedes outside a Memphis, Tennessee, cookie store about 30 seconds after Young Dolph entered the store and then opening fire in broad daylight.
Continue reading...Kerry gives scathing rating on climate action: ‘Is there a letter underneath Z?’
Former secretary of state accuses oil and gas companies of ‘business as usual’ at major climate summit in New York
Countries are ignoring commitments they made less than a year ago to shift away from fossil fuels and to provide aid to those most vulnerable to the climate crisis, a host of leading figures have admitted during a gloomy start to a major climate summit in New York.
Al Gore, the former US vice-president, and John Kerry, the former US secretary of state and climate envoy, have led the condemnation of the largest greenhouse gas emitters, led by China and the US, for failing to follow a UN pact signed in Dubai by nearly 200 countries in December to “transition away” from oil, coal and gas.
Continue reading...What to know about Hezbollah and the current conflict with Israel, as mounting clashes on Lebanese border spark fears of wider war – Yahoo! Voices
- What to know about Hezbollah and the current conflict with Israel, as mounting clashes on Lebanese border spark fears of wider war Yahoo! Voices
- The Vast Hezbollah Arsenal Awaiting Israel in Lebanon The Wall Street Journal
- 'Israel is not hitting Hezbllah's long-range precision guided missiles' FRANCE 24 English
- Will Hezbollah Choose to Keep Its Word—or Its Arsenal? Foreign Policy
- Hezbollah has been provoked like never before by Israel and may be tempted to unleash its firepower Sky News
FBI confirms US murders declined in 2023, contrary to Republican claims
Murder dropped by more than 11% in largest single-year decline in decades while rape and other crimes also fell
Murder dropped by more than 11% from 2022 to 2023, the largest single-year decline in two decades, according to FBI data released on Monday.
Meanwhile, the broader category of violent crime nationwide decreased about 3%, said the data, which is audited and confirms earlier reporting from unaudited statistics.
Continue reading...Telegram will now provide some user data to authorities
CEO Pavel Durov said the change should "discourage criminals" who have given Telegram a bad image.
Telegram’s Pavel Durov announces new crackdown on illegal content after arrest
Platform with millions of subscribers discloses a more proactive approach to reporting infringers to authorities
Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov said Monday that the messaging platform had removed more “problematic content” and would take a more proactive approach to complying with government requests. The announcement comes weeks after his arrest in France on charges of failing to act against criminals using the app.
Telegram’s search feature “has been abused by people who violated our terms of service to sell illegal goods”, Durov told the 13 million subscribers of his personal messaging channel.
Continue reading...Russia’s new Sarmat ballistic missile ‘blows up during test launch’
Analysis of satellite images show 60-metre crater at silo suggesting a ‘catastrophic failure’ after ignition
Russia’s Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile – known in the west as Satan II – appears to have suffered a “catastrophic failure” during a test launch, according to analysis of satellite images.
The images captured by Maxar on 21 September show a crater about 60 metres (200 feet) wide at the launch silo at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. They reveal extensive damage that was not visible in pictures taken earlier in the month.
Continue reading...India anger over alleged sexual assault on woman inside police station
A video of the woman, detailing her alleged abuse by police, has gone viral and led to an outcry in India.
Hurricane John poised to slam Mexico’s Pacific coast with 100mph winds
Chiapas, Oaxaca and Guerrero brace for impact as ‘life-threatening’ category 2 storm to make landfall Tuesday
Mexico’s southern coast was bracing for flash floods and storm surges as Hurricane John quickly intensified into a category 2 storm on Monday afternoon.
Originally forecast as a tropical storm, Hurricane John “rapidly strengthened” into a category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100mph (160kmh), according to the US National Hurricane Center, which warned of “damaging hurricane-force winds, life-threatening storm surge and flash flooding”.
Continue reading...Gunman who killed 10 in Colorado grocery store found guilty of murder
Jury rejects defence plea that Ahmad Alissa was insane and hearing voices prior to 2021 shooting.
Senegal migrants: Boat with 30 decomposing bodies found in Atlantic Ocean – BBC.com
Space crew returns to Earth after longest stay on ISS
Two Russian cosmonauts, who spent 374 days in space, were aboard the Soyuz capsule.
After CEO’s arrest, Telegram says it will now turn some bad actors’ data over to law enforcement – CNN
- After CEO’s arrest, Telegram says it will now turn some bad actors’ data over to law enforcement CNN
- Paris trial linked to trafficking of child pornography images on Telegram opens Le Monde
- Telegram Agrees to Share User Data With Authorities for Criminal Investigations The Hacker News
- Telegram CEO Durov Says App to Provide More Data to Governments Bloomberg
- Telegram Founder Ignored Warnings About App’s Content The Wall Street Journal
Russia’s test launch of ICBM known as Satan II appears to have failed – CBS News
- Russia's test launch of ICBM known as Satan II appears to have failed CBS News
- Satellite footage suggests Russia ICBM launch test was a disaster The Washington Post
- ‘World’s deadliest weapon’ explodes during testing in Russia The Telegraph
- It looks like a Russian ICBM test ended in disaster, hinting at new missile problems as Ukraine war pressures mount, analysts say Business Insider
- Latest Russian ICBM Test May Have Failed, Satellite Images Suggest Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty