(Reuters) SEOUL, Jan 30 – The defence ministers of South Korea and Japan agreed on Friday to upgrade defence cooperation and plan to work together in incorporating artificial intelligence and unmanned weapon systems, South Korea’s Defence Ministry said. Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his South Korean counterpart Ahn Gyu-back held talks in Yokosuka, Japan, […]
BBC: US President Donald Trump and his two sons have filed a billion-dollar lawsuit against the federal government over leaks of their business and personal tax returns. The civil complaint, filed in Miami federal court, seeks $10bn (£7.25bn) in damages. The Trump family accuses the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) – the US-wide tax body – […]
BBC: Suspected jihadists have launched an attack on the international airport outside Niger’s capital Niamey. Niger’s defence ministry said four military personnel were injured and 20 attackers were killed, with state television saying that a French national was among them. There were 11 arrests over the incident at Diori Hamani International Airport overnight from Wednesday […]
BBC: Israeli media report that a senior security source has said the military accepts that more than 70,000 Palestinians have been killed during the war in Gaza. Israel has previously cast doubt on figures from the Hamas-run health ministry. But their figures have been deemed reliable by the UN and other human rights groups and […]
(Reuters) NEW DELHI, Jan 29 – India’s chief economic adviser called on the government to set age-based limits on access to social media apps to counter “digital addiction”, cautioning against use of platforms by children in the largest user market for Meta and YouTube. A shift in India would align with a growing global trend. Australia […]
BBC: Sustained heavy gunfire and loud explosions have been heard in Niger near the international airport outside the capital, Niamey. Multiple eyewitness accounts and videos showed air defence systems apparently engaging unidentified projectiles in the early hours of Thursday. The situation later calmed down, reports say, with an official reportedly saying the situation was now […]
(Reuters) KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan, Jan 29 – Taiwan’s military on Thursday simulated repelling a Chinese assault from the sea, integrating shore-launched missiles and drones with fast patrol boats to stop an attempted invasion. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has never renounced the use of force to bring the island under its […]
BBC: Heartbroken fans of renowned Indian singer Arijit Singh have been paying tribute to him after he announced he would no longer take on new playback assignments, marking the end of a defining chapter in contemporary Bollywood music. Some described his voice as “the sound of our heartbreaks and celebrations”, while others called it “a […]
BBC: At least five people have died after Storm Kristin tore through central and northern Portugal, causing flooding, landslides and widespread damage. The storm, which the government described as an “extreme climactic event”, left schools shuttered, buildings damaged and travel severely disrupted. In the coastal city of Figueira da Foz, a Ferris wheel overturned and […]
BBC: The wife of South Korea’s ousted former president has been sentenced to 20 months in jail for accepting bribes from the controversial Unification Church. However, the court cleared 52-year-old Kim Keon Hee on charges of stock price manipulation and receiving free opinion polls from a political broker before the 2022 presidential election, which her […]