Pakistan election panel seeks change in law guiding its powers
In letter to parliament, ECP says ‘judicial overbearing’ has ‘diluted writ’ of panel in holding free and fair elections.
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Hundreds flee from wildfire in South Korean seaside city
Hundreds of South Koreans were forced to flee a wildfire fueled by strong winds that burned parts of an eastern coastal city Tuesday, destroying dozens of homes before being slowed by rain.
Insitu develops hybrid drone concept
Insitu, a Boeing subsidiary, has developed a hybrid drone concept, combining a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle and copter, enabling vertical takeoff and landing capabilities. According to the company, the Integrator Vertical Take-off and Landing (VT…
US allies seek censorship of Pentagon leak – Politico
Politico sources describe disarray among US allies after alleged classified Pentagon documents were leaked online
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Emmanuel Macron demands his own ‘frank’ comments about Taiwan be deleted from website
Comments by French President Emmanuel Macron over Europe’s priorities on Taiwan have raised questions over the EU’s relationship with both the US and China.
Outcry over lengthy jail terms handed to China human rights lawyers
UN rights chief voices concern over sentencing of Ding Jiaxi and Xu ZhiyongThe UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, has said he is “very concerned” after China sentenced two prominent human rights lawyers to more than a decade each in jail.Xu Zhiyong an…
Pay $20k and infect Android devices via Google Play store
This comes after Kaspersky studied nine dark-web markets between 2019 and 2023, and found a slew of code and services for sale to infect and hijack the phones and tablets of Google Play users.
Russia volcano eruption smothers villages and triggers aviation alert
Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka region has spewed out ash cloud over area of 108,000 sq kmOne of Russia’s most active volcanoes has erupted, shooting a vast cloud of ash far up into the sky and smothering villages in drifts of grey volcanic dust, trigge…
Italian Coast Guard escorting 1,200 migrants on boats in Mediterranean Sea
The Italian Coast Guard is escorting a boat carrying 400 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, according to the volunteer-run service Alarm Phone, which received the boat’s distress call on Sunday.