On May 31, North Korea attempted to launch its first military spy satellite in seven years. Unfortunately, the Chollima-1 rocket carrying the Malligyong-1 satellite failed to deploy and suffered an anomaly around the time of first stage separation, resulting in the rocket crashing into the sea off the coast of South Korea.[0] Debris from the […]
Continue reading Moscow came under attack early on Tuesday morning as at least eight drones flew over the city in what has been the most intense campaign of Russian drone strikes on Ukraine since the start of the war. The Kremlin has claimed that air-defence crews shot down or electronically jammed all the drones and that the […]
Continue reading Ukraine has reported that it shot down more than 37 cruise Russian missiles and 30 drones overnight, with more explosions heard across the nation’s capital on Monday morning. Missiles were launched by Russia’s strategic bombers from a location far behind their border near the Caspian Sea, while drones made by Iran were launched from both […]
Continue reading In Sunday’s runoff vote, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan emerged victorious in Turkey’s presidential election, beating his opponent Kemal Kilicdaroglu and extending his reign to a third decade.[0] Erdogan is now set to become Turkey’s long-serving leader, and his reelection will have profound implications for Turkey — and the rest of the world.[1] Erdogan has tried […]
Continue reading On May 22, the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Freedom of Russia Legion announced that they had crossed the border into Russia’s Belgorod region and were “liberating” settlements from the current Russian regime.[0] The groups claimed responsibility for an attack in which dozens of Russian soldiers were killed, and they say they will continue to […]
Continue reading Chinese state-sponsored hackers have compromised critical U.S. cyber infrastructure across numerous industries with a focus on gathering intelligence, according to a warning issued by Microsoft and the Five Eyes intelligence alliance. The group, known as Volt Typhoon, has been active since mid-2021 and targeted critical infrastructure organizations in the US territory of Guam and in […]
Continue reading Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner mercenary group, has claimed that around 20,000 of his fighters have been killed in the months-long battle for Ukraine’s Bakhmut.[0] He also warned of the possibility of a revolution in Russia if its leadership does not improve its handling of the war, and argued that Ukraine now had […]
Continue reading The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that it will withdraw the Rs 2,000 currency note from circulation, effective immediately. The decision is in line with the bank’s ‘Clean Note Policy’, which aims to ensure the availability of good quality banknotes for the public.[0] The Rs 2,000 banknotes were introduced to meet the currency […]
Continue reading Russia has claimed control of Bakhmut, a city in Eastern Ukraine that has been the site of a prolonged and brutal battle during the Ukraine war. Moscow has declared it a major victory, but it comes at an astounding cost.[0] The capture of Bakhmut is a symbolic victory for Russia, but the exact implications for […]
Continue reading Russia has claimed to have fully captured the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, with President Vladimir Putin congratulating his troops and the mercenary Wagner Group for taking the largely levelled eastern city.[0] However, Kyiv says it still controls part of the city.[1] Ukraine has heavily fortified the areas around the city of Bakhmut, and its forces […]
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