Singapore’s Wong retains power as ruling People’s Action Party boosts vote share in landslide victory
The PAP bagged 87 seats in the 97-seat parliament, while the main opposition Workers Party held on to its 10 seats.
Day: May 4, 2025
A Chinese Helicopter “Violated” Japan’s Airspace. Then Tokyo Did This
Tokyo has lodged a protest against Beijing after a Chinese helicopter “violated” Japan’s airspace and four vessles entered its territorial waters around disputed islands.
After New Delhi’s Strong Move, Pakistan Shuts Ports For Indian Ships
Tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated sharply following the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22, 2025, which claimed the lives of 26 people, mostly tourists. In response, both countries have enacted sweeping punitive measures, effectively severing remaining maritime and trade ties.India’s MeasuresIndia, citing national security and public policy, imposed
Threat Actors Attacking U.S. Citizens Via Social Engineering Attack
As Tax Day on April 15 approaches, a alarming cybersecurity threat has emerged targeting U.S. citizens, according to a detailed report from Seqrite Labs. Security researchers have uncovered a malicious campaign exploiting the tax season through sophist…
EV sales up nearly 200% for VW while Tesla’s fascist branding misfires
European EV sales are really taking off with booming sales. BYD’s sales grew 94 percent to 4,436, Polestar was up 84 percent to 2,405, and newcomer XPeng logged 1,034 sales, representing an increase of 259 percent from February 2024. The best-performin…
Ukraine Destroys Two Russian Warplanes in 24 Hours, Including First-Ever Naval Drone Strike (Updated) – Kyiv Post
Ukraine Destroys Two Russian Warplanes in 24 Hours, Including First-Ever Naval Drone Strike (Updated) Kyiv PostUkraine claims it destroyed Russian fighter jet using seaborne drone for the first time CNNFirst Image Of Ukraine’s Sid…
Polygon Labs spinout Miden, a zero-knowledge proof-based blockchain project focused on high scalability, raised a $25M seed led by a16z Crypto, 1kx, and Hack VC (Zoltan Vardai/Cointelegraph)
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Polygon Labs spinout Miden, a zero-knowledge proof-based blockchain project focused on high scalability, raised a $25M seed led by a16z Crypto, 1kx, and Hack VC — A16z Crypto led a $25 million investme…
Seven killed in South Sudan hospital and market bombing, charity says – BBC
Seven killed in South Sudan hospital and market bombing, charity says BBCAt least seven killed, 20 injured in bombings in South Sudan, MSF says ReutersAt least 7 dead after Doctors Without Borders facility in South Sudan targeted …
NYC-based Blooming Health, an online coordination network for social service agencies and aging care providers, raised a $26M Series A led by Insight Partners (Aaron Weitzman/Axios)
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NYC-based Blooming Health, an online coordination network for social service agencies and aging care providers, raised a $26M Series A led by Insight Partners — Blooming Health, a social services and health c…
Sudan’s RSF carries out drone attack near Port Sudan airport: Army
The army says an airbase, cargo warehouse and some civilian facilities were targeted in Port Sudan.