If it is up to the parliament in Kyiv, residents of Ukraine are allowed to carry weapons to defend themselves against a possible invasion by Russia. The delegates have approved a bill to that effect. According to the drafters, the law is necessary given “existing threats and dangers to […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan finds it “unacceptable” that Russia has officially recognised two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine. The Turkish head of state is calling on all parties to abide by international law and use common sense, Turkey’s Anadolu news agency said. NATO member Turkey shares a maritime […]
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake rocked New Zealand on Monday. The New Zealand Herald reports this on the authority of the seismic monitoring agency. The quake was mainly felt on the South Island. The national geological monitoring system GeoNet reports a 5.6 earthquake that occurred 35 kilometres southwest of the […]
IBM spin-off Kyndryl and network maker Nokia will collaborate on business networks based on LTE and private 5G. Kyndryl and Nokia want to focus on, among other things, the digitization of factories using machine learning, AI and robotics. Networks are, of course, also needed to connect that technology, and […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged Hong Kong to do “everything necessary” to contain a severe corona outbreak in the semi-autonomous city-state. Xi says in Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing press that aid would be coming from the Chinese capital. Deputy Prime Minister Han Zheng, who heads the Communist Party’s internal […]
Russia has begun withdrawing troops from the south and west of the country. The first soldiers should return to their permanent bases as early as Tuesday, the Defense Ministry spokesman said. In the midst of the conflict with Ukraine, Russia says it has begun withdrawing troops from the south […]
All internet traffic in Cambodia will go through a mandatory government gateway as of this week. The measure gives the regime in the country more options for censorship and surveillance. The gateway was already announced last year but will go into effect this week. In addition, all operators are […]
Russia is willing to continue talks with three countries about the conflict in eastern Ukraine if the Ukrainian government wants to start talks with the separatists there. The French government has announced this after a new round of the so-called Normandy talks. The consultations that Germany, France, Ukraine and […]
The United Kingdom has a thousand soldiers ready to leave for Eastern Europe if a humanitarian crisis arises there. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this during a press conference with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg. It was dominated by the tension that had been built up by the Russian […]
According to state media, Iran has unveiled a new missile with a range of 1450 kilometres. The presentation comes a day after negotiations on restoring the 2015 nuclear deal resumed in the Austrian capital Vienna. Iranian state media reported that the Iranian-made missile has high accuracy and can penetrate […]
