Body says it will withhold support ‘beyond life-saving assistance’ in internally displaced persons camps The United Nations in Myanmar has warned it will withdraw support in Rakhine state to avoid complicity in a government “policy of apartheid” for Rohingya Muslims. A letter seen by the Guardian, sent from UN ... Read More »
Trump administration escalates cyber-attacks on Russian power grid as warning to Putin
Aggressive strategy leaves US better poised to attack in case of major conflict but carries significant risk of escalating digital Cold War and cementing power grids as legitimate targets The United States is stepping up digital incursions into Russia’s electric power grid in a warning to President Vladimir Putin and ... Read More »
Trump and Polish President sign new defense agreement
President Donald Trump and Polish President Andrzej Duda inked a new defense agreement at the White House on Wednesday that will station an additional 1,000 US troops in Poland on a rotational basis Trump marked the signing and Duda’s visit with a rare military display: a flyover of an F-35 ... Read More »
Japan’s Abe warns of armed conflict amid soaring U.S.-Iran tension
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned of unintended clashes in the crisis-hit Middle East after meeting the Iranian president in Tehran on Wednesday, amid a brewing confrontation between Iran and the United States. As a U.S. ally that also has good diplomatic relations with Iran, Japan could be in a ... Read More »
Mediterranean will be ‘sea of blood’ without rescue boats, UN warns
Refugee agency says risk of people dying attempting crossing is at its highest The risk of migrants and refugees becoming shipwrecked in the Mediterranean and dying at sea is the highest it has ever been due to a lack of NGO rescue ships and the conflict in Libya hastening ... Read More »
Clashes in Hong Kong after vast protest against extradition law
Critics say law will allow China to pursue political opponents and legitimise abductions Riot police have clashed with protesters in Hong Kong after hundreds of thousands of people marched through the streets in a massive demonstration against a proposed extradition law. Critics say the proposed law will allow mainland ... Read More »
Xbox Project Scarlett: Microsoft reveals next gen console to rival PS5 at E3 2019
As with new version of PlayStation, Xbox is promising to do away with loading screens Microsoft has revealed its new Xbox, codenamed Project Scarlett. The console features a huge array of improved specs that will allow games to do away with loading times as well as giving vast performance leaps, ... Read More »
Climate change could make frozen Siberia habitable within decades, scientists reveal
Temperatures could rise by as much as 9.1C while mass-melting would see size of permafrost drop by quarter Climate change could make large swathes of Siberia habitable before the end of this century, a new study suggests. Winter temperatures could rise by as much as 9.1C while mass-melting would see the ... Read More »
Sudan: gunfire heard as security forces move in on Khartoum protesters
Security forces are attempting to disperse a long-running sit-in outside the defence ministry Sudanese security forces have used live ammunition in a major operation to disperse a protest camp in central Khartoum, witnesses and Arab television stations reported. A medical association affiliated to protesters said at least two people ... Read More »
China and U.S. clash again on trade and regional security
China and the United States clashed again this weekend on trade and security, accusing each other of destabilizing the region and potentially the world. Speaking on Sunday at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Asia’s premier defense summit, China’s Defence Minister Wei Fenghe warned the United States not to meddle in ... Read More »