US strikes Venezuela Maduro after months of escalating tensions between Washington and Caracas. Former US President Donald Trump claimed that the United States had successfully captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife during a series of military strikes. However, no independent confirmation has been provided by US authorities or international organizations. ALSO READ: US promises…
Russian technology companies that develop air defense systems, sensitive electronics, and other military technologies recently faced a cyber espionage campaign that used AI-generated decoy documents, cybersecurity researchers say. Cybersecurity firm Intezer uncovered the activity and showed how attackers can adapt artificial intelligence tools for complex and high-risk cyber operations. Senior security researcher Nicole Fishbein said…
President Félix Tshisekedi has suspended the spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), Général-Major Sylvain Ekenge, after he made public statements accused of spreading hate speech and genocidal ideology, particularly targeting women of Tutsi ethnicity. According to the Congolese Press Agency (ACP) and several media outlets in Kinshasa, General Ekenge…
A Moscow court has sentenced a former Russian diplomat to 12 years in a maximum-security prison after convicting him of spying for the United States, according to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). ALSO READ: Somalia condemns Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, citing Gaza displacement fears FSB Details Treason Charges The FSB said Arseniy Konovalov, a former…
Earlier this month, LandSpace made history by becoming the first Chinese company to conduct a full reusable rocket test. Its Zhuque-3 rocket lifted off on its maiden flight from a remote site in northwest China, drawing comparisons with SpaceX’s Falcon 9. Although the mission did not achieve the final goal of landing and recovering the…
The criticism came after Russia’s communications watchdog repeated its warning that WhatsApp could be fully blocked unless it complies with Russian laws governing digital services.Roskomnadzor, the regulator, told state media that WhatsApp continues to violate national legislation, claiming the platform is being used to organize terrorist activities, recruit perpetrators, and carry out fraud and other…
North Korea on Sunday strongly criticized Japan after reports emerged that a senior official in Tokyo suggested the country should acquire nuclear weapons. Pyongyang warned that any move by Japan toward nuclear armament must be stopped “at any cost.” The reaction followed a Kyodo News report from Thursday quoting an unnamed official from Japan’s Prime…
Pope Leo on Thursday criticized political leaders who use religion to legitimize war or promote nationalist agendas, describing such actions as blasphemy — a grave offense that dishonors God. Although the first U.S.-born pope did not mention any leaders by name, his message ahead of the Catholic Church’s World Day of Peace on Jan. 1…
Many people believe that a computer becomes slow because the processor or RAM is weak. In reality, most performance problems come from how the computer is used, not from its core design. The way storage, memory, heat, and background processes behave has a much bigger impact on speed than most users realize. ALSO READ: Airtel…
EU regulators have opened a WhatsApp EU antitrust investigation to examine the messaging platform’s AI policy. The European Commission announced the formal probe after raising concerns that Meta may be restricting access for rival AI providers. WhatsApp, owned by Meta, launched its AI chatbot in the EU in March. According to the Commission, the new…
