Japan's announcement of financial assistance to friendly countries for defense purposes

Japan’s announcement of financial assistance to friendly countries for defense purposes

Japan’s air defense systems, file photo Japan has announced a financial assistance plan to strengthen the defense of friendly countries. Japan’s Overseas Security Assistance (OSA) program will provide funds for defense purposes in friendly countries. On the other hand, the decades-long Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) program will continue to provide money for roads, dams and…

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International police operation shuts down notorious cybercrime website

International police operation shuts down notorious cybercrime website

International police have shut down a notorious cybercrime website, one of the world’s largest online criminal markets. The operation against the website was dubbed “Operation Cookie Monster”. According to British media, the website was used by online fraudsters to buy passwords. The website sold login details, IP addresses and data that created digital fingerprints of…

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Israeli attack in Al-Aqsa Mosque, Arab League calls for an emergency meeting

Israeli attack in Al-Aqsa Mosque, Arab League calls for an emergency meeting

Trump calls for cuts to Justice Department, FBI funding Former US President Trump has asked Republicans in Congress to cut funding for the Department of Justice and the FBI after he was indicted for 34 serious crimes. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’); fbq(‘init’, ‘836181349842357’); fbq(‘track’, ‘PageView’); }, 6000); /*setTimeout(function(){ (function (d,…

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Guterres calls for world ‘united in peace’ as Ramadan, Easter, Passover coincide

Guterres calls for world ‘united in peace’ as Ramadan, Easter, Passover coincide

Secretary-General António Guterres issued his plea for peace acknowledging that it is “dramatically lacking” in many parts of the world, during an interview with UN News’s Arabic service, ahead of what has now become an annual visit for him, to a Muslim country beset by challenges, during the holy month of Ramadan. “I think this is the moment…

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‘Green industrial age’ can be sustainable development breakthrough

‘Green industrial age’ can be sustainable development breakthrough

Amid growing food and energy crises stoked by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, an uncertain global economic outlook, and the escalating impacts of climate change, the 2023 Financing for Sustainable Development Report: Financing Sustainable Transformations, says that “urgent, massive investment” is needed to accelerate positive transformation of the electricity supply industry, farming, transportation and construction. There are signs of…

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Israel-Palestine: UN calls for restraint following violence at Al-Aqsa mosque

Israel-Palestine: UN calls for restraint following violence at Al-Aqsa mosque

Israeli forces stormed Al-Aqsa mosque, also commonly known as al-Qibli mosque, overnight, arresting more than 350 people, according to media reports.    The raids continued into Wednesday morning. In response, Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired rockets at Israel.  Appalling violence  Mr. Wennesland issued a statement saying he was appalled by the images of…

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