A RUSSIA-BASED HACKING RAMPAGE HITS US AGENCIES AND EXPOSES MILLIONS US cybersecurity officials on Friday, have revealed that a "small number" of government agencies have been victims of a widespread hacking campaign, likely carried out by the Russian ransomware group known as Clop. Ex
PH, JAPAN, US CONFIRM IMPORTANCE OF TAIWAN STRAIT PEACE Japan, the United States and the Philippines agreed Friday on the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, amid China's increasing military assertiveness there and other parts of the Indo-Pacific region. T
NO LIVES LOST AFTER BIPARJOY LANDFALL IN GUJARAT: NDRF No lives were lost after Cyclone Biparjoy made a landfall in Gujarat, however, 23 people were injured and electricity supply was disrupted in about 1,000 villages in the state, National Disaster Response Force Director General (DG) Atul
BOJO MISLED HOUSE OVER ‘PARTYGATE’, SAYS PROBE PANEL Former British prime minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled the UK parliament over COVID-19 lockdown parties, a parliamentary committee said in a damning report on Thursday. Mr Johnson said it was a lie to say he del
MARCOS LAUNCHES PLANS TO BOOST 'LAGGING' EXPORT SECTOR MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday launched his administration's plans for the Philippine export sector in the next six years, saying the industry was still lagging behind the country's Asian neighbors.
INDIA TO GET 30 US ARMED DRONES In a strategic move, India has okayed a proposal to procure 30 armed drones, called MQ9B Guardian, from the US. Once done, it will be the biggest military deal in dollar terms between the two countries. The deal is expected to be worth Rs 32,000 crore (nearly
NO NATO ENTRY FOR SWEDEN UNLESS ANTI-TURKISH PROTESTS STOP: ERDOGAN ANKARA: Sweden should not expect a green light from Ankara on its NATO membership bid at the Western alliance's summit next month unless it prevents anti-Turkey protests in Stockholm, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was qu
‘MORE VIGOROUS’ ERUPTION LIKELY–PHIVOLCS Mayon Volcano could have a “violent or more vigorous” eruption that can build up in just a matter of hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Wednesday. More than 37,000 residen
DOVAL, SULLIVAN TAKE FORWARD TALKS ON AI, DEFENCE, TELECOM As part of the US two-pronged strategy to isolate Russia by seeking to improve ties with both India and China, US National Security Adviser (NSA) Jake Sullivan met Ajit Doval in new Delhi yesterday. The delegation-level talks cover
CHINA MAY MATCH US IN NUCLEAR WEAPONS LEVEL BY 2030: REPORT The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook 2023 released on Monday says China’s nuclear arsenal increased in the last year and it could potentially have at least as many intercontinental b
