Thu 15 June 2023: Many people were shocked by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s request for assistance from Ukraine, given his prior aggressive rhetoric and threats against Ukraine. According to reports, Kadyrov’s cousin and close ally, Adam Delimkhanov, was injured in an alleged Ukrainian-led attack. Delimkhanov’s exact location and condition are unknown. In his plea, Kadyrov […]
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Thu 15 June 2023: On the occasion of “Day of Russia,” Russian President Vladimir Putin (70) paid tribute to wounded servicemen during a visit to a military hospital. However, footage obtained by Russian media shows an apparent tension between Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (68), one of his closest allies. Putin appears to disregard […]
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Wed 14 June 2023: One of the greatest such disasters this year occurred when a fishing boat carrying refugees and migrants collapsed and sank off the southern coast of Greece, killing at least 78 people and leaving many more missing. The ship sank in international waters, 47 nautical miles (87 km) southwest of Pylos, off […]
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Wed 14 June 2023: The Turkish-made combat aircraft KAAN, developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ), is nearing its first flight, thanks to the intensive work of Turkish engineers and pilots in the engineering development simulator. The simulator, built with domestic facilities, allows for the development of KAAN according to the project schedule and cost-effectively. Gökhan Bayramoğlu, the test […]
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Wed 14 June 2023: French Senate has adopted a draft law about testing public facial recognition technologies, local media reported. The draft law was adopted on Monday with 226 votes in favor, while 117 left-wing senators rejected it, the daily Le Monde said. It aims to create a legal framework to test, for three years, […]
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A ceremony to hand over Māori and Moriori artefacts held at the Linden Museum in Stuttgart, Germany. Photograph: Leif Piechowski/Leif Piechowski / Lichtgut Stuttgart.[Twitter] Wed 14 June 2023: 95 Indigenous New Zealanders’ remains, as well as artifacts and cultural treasures, have been returned to New Zealand from museums and colleges in Germany. The 95 Maori […]
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Wed 14 June 2023: Over 60,000 Android apps have silently and covertly loaded adware on mobile devices over the past six months while remaining unnoticed. The antivirus company Bitdefender claims to have found 60,000 distinct samples (unique apps) harboring the adware to yet and estimates there are many more out there in the wild, according […]
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Tue 13 June 2023: Former US President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 37 felony counts related to wilfully mishandling sensitive information when he left the White House and lying to officials attempting to collect them, according to Reuters. “We most certainly enter a plea of not guilty,” Trump’s attorney, Todd Blanche, told the […]
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Tue 13 June 2023: France accused Russia on Tuesday of leading a disinformation campaign against the country, claiming that manipulation would have no effect on its support for Ukraine, Anadolu Agency reported. French Foreign Ministry spokesperson Anne-Claire Legendre said at a news conference that “fake internet pages impersonating [French] media outlets and government websites, as […]
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Tue 13 June 2023: India, Nigeria and Turkey had threatened to shut Twitter down unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts, co-founder Jack Dorsey has alleged. Dorsey, who quit as Twitter CEO in 2021, said on Monday that India threatened the company with a shutdown and raids on employees if it did not comply […]
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