Thursday, July 20, 2023

'Chinese hackers breach US ambassador's emails' July 20, 2023 at 05:27PM

Beijing-linked hackers compromised the email account of America's ambassador to China and the assistant secretary of State for East Asia in a recently-disclosed large-scale espionage operation. Hundreds of thousands of US government emails are thought to have been targeted.

Russia and Ukraine threaten to target ships in Black Sea July 20, 2023 at 04:18PM

Rishi Sunak's special envoy raises Manipur violence in House of Commons July 20, 2023 at 08:49AM

As the violence in Manipur continues to rage, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak’s special envoy for freedom of religion or belief (FROB), MP Fiona Bruce, raised concerns about “the ongoing major violence in Manipur” in the main chamber of the House of Commons on Thursday as the BBC came under fire for not reporting on the violence.

'Imran could be jailed for life if guilty of jeopardising national security' July 20, 2023 at 08:00AM

Ready to hold Pak election within stipulated time: Poll panel July 20, 2023 at 07:52AM

As Pakistan slowly moved towards general elections, the country's top election body on Thursday announced that it was ready to hold polls within the stipulated constitutional period. The National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, would complete its five-year term on August 12 and would be dissolved, making it mandatory to organise elections within the next 60 days.

Russia's Wagner mercenaries launch joint training with Belarusian military near Polish border July 20, 2023 at 02:28AM

Mercenaries from Russia's military company Wagner on Thursday launched joint drills with the Belarusian military near the border with Poland following their relocation to Belarus after their short-lived rebellion, a move that prompted Warsaw to redeploy its troops.

Iraq threatens to sever ties with Sweden if Quran burnt July 19, 2023 at 11:52PM