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Kim Jong Un with what North Korean state media says are tactical nuclear weapons
North Korea asserts first evidence of tactical nuclear weapons
SINGAPORE — North Korea has revealed small nuclear warheads, which it says can be fitted on to short-range missiles.The North has long claimed it has tactical nuclear weapons, capable of hitting targets in South Korea.But the photos published in its state newspaper on Tuesday are the first time it has provided evidence.However, it is impossible to verify whether they are the real deal. Until North Korea tests one of these devices, we are left guessing.Pyongyang has spent the past fortnight firing a barrage of what it says are nuclear-capable weapons, while simulating nuclear attacks on Seoul.Admittedly it is hard to keep track of North Korea's missile launches these days. The tests in isolation no longer generate the headlines they used to, but if we look at them all together there...
March 28, 2023

North Korea asserts first evidence of tactical nuclear weapons

The Hungarian Parliament
Hungary's Parliament ratifies Finland's Nato membership
BUDAPEST — Hungary’s parliament has approved Finland’s bid to join NATO.The measure, passed with 182 votes for and six against, came after Hungary’s government had for months frustrated allies in NATO and the European Union by repeatedly postponing the vote after nearly all other alliance members ratified Finland’s bid.While Hungary’s approval was greeted with relief in Helsinki and elsewhere, NATO accession for Sweden remained up in the air as members of Hungary’s governing party insisted they will wait for Stockholm to clear up lingering disagreements before they go to a vote. Finland and Sweden jointly applied for membership following Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.Adding to the uncertainty over Sweden’s bid are Turkey’s own objections, amid accusations...
March 28, 2023

Hungary's Parliament ratifies Finland's Nato membership

A Leopard 2 tank is seen in action at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023
Ukraine gets its first Western heavy tanks
KYIV — The first British and German heavy tanks have arrived in Ukraine, a welcome boost for the country's armed forces.Long sort-after by Kyiv, Challenger and Leopard tanks were received just in time for a spring offensive planned by the Ukrainian army.Whether or not to supply Ukraine with heavy battle tanks was subject to a long debate, with some countries fearing it would escalate the conflict with Russia.Britain was the first major ally to agree, with Germany eventually giving in.The announcement comes after a Euronews investigation debunked false claims circulating on social media that Leopard 2 tanks were getting stuck in the mud.In a Facebook post, Ukrainian Defense Minister Olesksiy Reznikov announced "British Challengers, American Strykers and Cougars and German...
March 28, 2023

Ukraine gets its first Western heavy tanks

Harry bumps into photographer outside court
Prince Harry and Elton John go to court in high-profile fight against Daily Mail
LONDON — The Duke of Sussex unexpectedly appeared at the High Court as legal proceedings began over alleged phone-tapping and other breaches of privacy.Prince Harry, who is one of those suing Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail, was joined in the court room by singer Sir Elton John.The duke claims "suspicion and paranoia" were caused by Associated's publication of some articles.The publisher "vigorously denies" all the claims against it.Prince Harry arrived at the High Court on Monday morning, while Sir Elton, who is also involved in the legal proceedings, joined proceedings at lunchtime.The pair, along with actresses Sadie Frost and Liz Hurley, are among the individuals who allege unlawful information gathering by the company, which also...
March 28, 2023

Prince Harry and Elton John go to court in high-profile fight against Daily Mail

The rock was found in a Victorian region famous for gold
Amateur Australian gold digger finds massive nugget
SYDNEY — An Australian man armed with a budget metal detector has hit the jackpot, finding a 4.6kg rock containing gold worth A$240,000 (£130,000; $160,000).The man, who doesn't want to be named, made the discovery in Victoria's goldfields - which were the heart of Australia's gold rush in the 1800s.Darren Kamp, who valued and bought the specimen, said it is the biggest he's seen in his 43-year career."I was just gobsmacked... It's a once in a lifetime find," he told the BBC.Kamp hadn't thought too much of it when a man wearing a large backpack walked into his prospecting store in Geelong, about an hour south-west of Melbourne. Normally people come in with fools gold or other rocks that look like gold, Kamp says."But he pulled this rock out and as...
March 28, 2023

Amateur Australian gold digger finds massive nugget

Matiullah Wesa is a prominent advocate for girls' right to study
Taliban arrest Afghan girls' education activist
KABUL — A prominent Afghan campaigner for female education has been arrested by the Taliban, even as teenage girls and women remain barred from classrooms.Matiullah Wesa, 30, who has traveled to remote parts of the country trying to improve access to education for all children, has often received threats.The Taliban has not said why Wesa was taken into custody.His arrest comes amid the detention of a number of activists who have been campaigning for women's education.In February Prof Ismail Mashal, an outspoken critic of the ban on education for women, was arrested in Kabul while handing out free books. He was freed on 5 March but has not spoken out since then.Wesa has been campaigning for girls' right to study since the Taliban barred female education in 2021.His last tweet - on...
March 28, 2023

Taliban arrest Afghan girls' education activist

Tesla CEO Elon Musk leaves the Phillip Burton Federal Building in San Francisco, California
Twitter boss announces blue tick shake-up
WASHINGTON — Twitter boss Elon Musk has announced a shake-up of the social media platform's paid Twitter Blue feature.From 15 April only verified subscribers will have posts recommended to other users and be allowed to vote in polls.Under the policy, posts from non-paying accounts will not be included in the "For you" stream of recommended tweets.Last week, the firm said it would remove the verified status of some "legacy" accounts, which date from before Musk bought the firm.Users currently pay $7 (£5.70) a month for blue-tick verification, which also allows access to additional features.Musk said the changes were "the only realistic way to address advanced AI bot swarms taking over. It is otherwise a hopeless losing battle.""Voting in polls will...
March 28, 2023

Twitter boss announces blue tick shake-up

Drone footage shows Israel protesters turning out into the streets against judicial reforms.
Netanyahu postpones vote on controversial judicial reforms for ‘further dialogue’
TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ‘paused’ his controversial plans to reform Israel’s judiciary. The embattled leader blamed an “extremist minority” for the protests and that he is “not ready to divide Israel into pieces.” Netanyahu also said he is “taking time for further dialogue.”The overhaul, which has sparked widespread protests and international condemnation, will not now be discussed in parliament until next month, said coalition member party Jewish Power earlier.The announcement comes after Netanyahu’s national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Monday that the government’s plan to overhaul the judiciary was being put on hold until the parliament’s summer session, which begins on April 30.Tens of thousands of people have...
March 27, 2023

Netanyahu postpones vote on controversial judicial reforms for ‘further dialogue’

Chamber at Hungarian Parliament. — courtesy  Denes Erdos/ The AP
Hungarian Parliament ratifies Finland’s NATO membership
BUDAPEST — Hungary’s parliament has approved Finland’s bid to join NATO.The measure, passed with 182 votes for and six against, came after Hungary’s government had for months frustrated allies in NATO and the European Union by repeatedly postponing the vote after nearly all other alliance members ratified Finland’s bid.While Hungary’s approval was greeted with relief in Helsinki and elsewhere, NATO accession for Sweden remained up in the air as members of Hungary’s governing party insisted they will wait for Stockholm to clear up lingering disagreements before they go to a vote.Finland and Sweden jointly applied for membership following Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.Adding to the uncertainty over Sweden’s bid are Turkey’s own objections, amid accusations...
March 27, 2023

Hungarian Parliament ratifies Finland’s NATO membership

Humza Yousaf, the new SNP leaders, is seen making a point.
Humza Yousaf is new SNP leader and Scotland’s next first minister
EDINBURGH — Humza Yousaf has been elected to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and Scotland’s next first minister. He was widely seen as being the preferred candidate of the SNP establishment — including Sturgeon herself.The health secretary was endorsed by far more MSPs and MPs than his two rivals, with Deputy First Minister John Swinney predicting that Yousaf would “complete our journey to independence”.He is undoubtedly the most experienced of the three leadership contenders, having served in government since 2012 in roles including justice secretary and transport minister.The 37-year-old son of South Asian immigrants is set to become the first person of color to serve as Scotland’s first minister, the first Muslim, and the youngest person to hold the office.Yousaf,...
March 27, 2023

Humza Yousaf is new SNP leader and Scotland’s next first minister

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