The United Statesu>< should not be sent to the United States to face espionage charges, promising that the WikiLeaks founder would be able to serve any prison sentence he receives in his native Australia. In January, a lower court judge refused an American request to extradite Assange on spying charges …
Read More »Iran's president says cyberattack that paralyzed gas stations was meant to create disorder
conflicts president said Wednesday that a cyberattack that paralyzed every gas station in the Islamic Republic was designed to get “people angry by creating disorder and disruption,” as long lines still snaked around the pumps a day after the incident began. Ebrahim Raisi’s remarks stopped short of assigning blame for …
Read More »China satellite launch sparks fears over potential space weapons
world-regions’s recent satellite launch is sparking fears from some experts who say it can be used as a weapon capable of grabbing hold of and crushing American satellites. The satellite named Shijian-21, after the Chinese word “practice,” was propelled into space Saturday atop of Long March 3B rocket launched from …
Read More »Rare security lapse results in man slapping Iranian governor
An angry man slapped the new governor of an conflicts province in an unusual conflicts” target=”_blank”>security< “I do not know him of course, but you should that, although I did not want to say it, when I was in Syria I would get whipped by the enemy 10 times a …
Read More »Nepal floods and mudslides kill over 100 people, dozens still missing
Nepalese authorities on Friday searched for dozens of people missing in this week’s heavy rainsu>< The downpour subsided in some parts and the weather is expected to improve across the Himalayan nation over the weekend. Heavy rains also caused havoc in neighboring India this week, killing at least 88 people …
Read More »UN report says world needs to cut coal, oil and gas production by half to save planet
The world needs to cut half its production of energy” target=”_blank”>fossil fuels< food. A U.N. Environment Program report found that governments have made ambitious pledges but continue to encourage the “production gap,” in which they increase production while setting bold climate goals. A construction worker specializing in pipe-laying sandblasts a …
Read More »Former Pentagon official 'not surprised' by Chinese launch, says US is running out of time in AI race
The former chief software officer for the U.S. Air Force was “not surprised” by China’s nuclear-capable rocket launch and warned that the U.S. “is running out of time” to catch up in the artificial intelligence race against China. “AI is so important to what’s coming next in terms of innovation, but …
Read More »Russia, China back aid for Afghans in Taliban talks, say US should 'shoulder' costs
The Taliban won the backing from top U.S. adversaries in the call for international humanitarian aid to assist conflicts, as concerns of economic collapse grow. Russia, world-regions, Iran, Pakistan, India and five formerly Soviet nations issued a joint statement Wednesday following talks with the Taliban in Moscow, and pointedly called …
Read More »Taliban to reward suicide bombers' families with cash, land
The conflicts have promised plots of land to the family members of suicide bombers who targeted U.S. and Afghan forces, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry tweeted Tuesday. The tweet, posted in English, echoed an announcement made the previous day by acting interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, who offered clothes and …
Read More »British mother drives SUV into climate protesters blocking road: 'I'm not joking'
A tense video has emerged appearing to show a world-regions woman driving into a pair of climate protesters after pleading with them to stop blocking a road because her 11-year-old son “needs to get to school.” The footage was posted Sunday on the Twitter account of Insulate Britain, a group …
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