Snap presidential vote under way in Uzbekistan
Incumbent Shavkat Mirziyoyev is set to win by a landslide.
Day: July 9, 2023
‘A massive hole’: Aussie mum’s grief over son’s volcano death
A WorkSafe New Zealand trial over the tragic 2019 Whakaari-White Island volcanic eruption that claimed the lives of 22 people and injured 25 gets underway in Auckland this week.
Ukraine reportedly gets Polish Mi-24 attack helicopters
Poland has donated about 10 Soviet-era Mi-24 attack helicopters to Ukraine, according to Wall Street Journal. The WSJ has reported that Poland secretly sent Mi-24 attack helicopters to Ukraine. According to pictures and videos on social media, Polish h…
France imposes national fireworks ban ahead of Bastille Day
The French authorities have moved to ban the sale, possession and transport of fireworks ahead of the July 14 national holiday on Friday, following serious recent unrest in response to the police shooting of a youth. The ban, imposed on Sunday, is set…
Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including prelates based in Hong Kong and Jerusalem
Pope Francis on Sunday announced he has chosen 21 new cardinals as he continues to leave his mark on the body of churchmen who will select his successor.
The US and China are talking again, but what happens next?
After years of deepening economic and military mistrust between the superpowers, they were finally back in a room togetherWhen Janet Yellen left Beijing on Sunday after four days of talks, the US treasury secretary in effect admitted that the delegatio…
Is there a possible way to use a router to act as ”man in the middle"?
Consider device A that connects by RJ45 cable to network B. Now, you have no clue about the addresses or network topology, the idea though, is to put router/switch C between them so that traffic can be intercepted. Is there a way to program the router/…
Iowa Republicans to hold 2024 caucus on Martin Luther King Jr holiday
Move to 15 January puts first votes of GOP primary a little more than six months awayIowa Republicans announced on Saturday that their presidential caucuses will be held on 15 January – the federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr.The move puts t…
Former MP: Iran’s foreign policy plagued by taboos
A former Iranian MP says Iran’s foreign policy is plagued by various taboos, including refusal to negotiate with the US and claiming cultural guidance of the whole world.