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…
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…
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,…
Iran appoints ambassador to United Arab Emirates (UAE) after 8 years. Iran’s newly appointed ambassador to the UAE, Reza Amiri, has served as the Director General of the Office of Iranian Expatriates in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2016, after the tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates took a cold…
WFP estimates that more than 345 million people worldwide face crisis levels of food insecurity this year, an increase of almost 200 million since early 2020. Of these, 43 million are just one step away from famine. Ration cuts warning “Ration cuts are coming if we don’t have the money to get food to those…
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…
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…
In statements on Wednesday, Secretary-General António Guterres was joined by deputy chief Amina Mohammed, in describing the latest escalation of the de facto authorities’ suppression of women, as a violation of their inalienable fundamental human rights. “It also violates Afghanistan’s obligations under international human rights law, and infringes on the principle of non-discrimination, which is a core tenet…
“Somalia teetered on the brink of famine in recent months due to an historic drought characterized by five consecutive poor rainy seasons,” Mr. Abdelmoula said in Geneva. “The crisis is far from over – needs remain high and urgent. Some of the most affected areas continue to face the risk of famine.” In March, seasonal rains…
Special Rapporteur Margaret Satterthwaite expressed grave concern over interference in the investigation, including threats against Judge Tarek Bitar, who has been leading the process since February 2021. “Judges should never be threatened or subjected to criminal or disciplinary action simply for doing their job,” she said. Justice delayed More than 200 people died as a…
