Mercenaries have been a fixture in Africa since the second half of the 20th century. They have been used to protect incumbent leaders or install new ones in conflict zones. Their offering – guns for hire – has remained essentially the same for decades. However, they’ve recently undergone an evolution that forces countries to look […]Continue Reading
A prequel to the 2019 film Wandering Earth, the Chinese blockbuster hit Wandering Earth II opens on a futuristic dystopia where the dying Sun is about to explode and engulf Earth. A survival strategy is proposed: the Wandering Earth Project will build giant engines and use them to propel Earth away from the Sun. Amid […]Continue Reading
The Technology Crime Suppression Division is warning the public not to record their sex acts on Valentine’s Day as the footage could be used in blackmail after a relationship ends.Continue Reading
The Technology Crime Suppression Division has warned lovers not to video-record their sex on Valentine’s Day to avoid being blackmailed after the relationship ends.Continue Reading
The Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) said it received more than 200,000 online fraud complaints with total losses of about 29 billion baht alleged over the last 11 months.Continue Reading
“The political fracas is already under way in Washington. Republicans claim the Biden administration showed weakness in allowing the balloon to enter US airspace. Officials counter that the previous administration, under president Donald Trump, didn’t react to several similar missions over US states and territories. Yet those previous incursions didn’t go on for so long, or reach so far […]Continue Reading
The investigating into the downing about Malaysian Airlines journey MH17 has found “strong indications” that Ruskies President Vladimir Putin authorized the supply on the missiles used by separatists to shoot over the plane. However , typically the joint investigative squad leading the research said it has arrived at the limits of its analysis, largely due to Russia’s refusal […]#@@#@!!Continue Reading
Seven days after a Chinese spy balloon began drifting across the United States, the US military downed it with a single missile. But the balloon, in a sense, continues its flight through diplomatic circles, complicating US-China relations amid rising tensions. One consequence is that the balloon may help shift how Americans view China. We are […]Continue Reading
One of the more surreal sights of the recent Afghan war was tethered balloons (also known as “aerostats”) looming over the bases of international forces. These “persistent threat detection systems” carried a suite of 360-degree cameras providing a constant view – out to 100 miles – of surrounding areas to the US “force-protection” teams within […]Continue Reading
Was the balloon that suddenly appeared over the US last week undertaking surveillance? Or was it engaging in research, as China has claimed? While the answers to these questions may not be immediately known, one thing is clear: the incursion of the Chinese balloon tested the bounds of international law. This incident also has added […]Continue Reading