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OPINION — It is worryingly easy to get hold of personal and sensitive data on American military and intelligence personnel. Earlier this year investigative journalists reported that a Florida-based data broker had marketed 3.6 billion location coordinates from devices belonging to U.S. military and intelligence staff stationed in Germany, with the data allegedly sourced through a Lithuanian advertising technology company. …

The Russian president has congratulated the broadcaster on its 20th anniversary during a reception at the Bolshoi Theatre Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked RT staff for “standing up for the truth” in the global media landscape despite Western media attempts to impose their points of view. Speaking at the reception in the Bolshoi Theatre on Friday in front of …

Foreign tourists in China are increasingly drawn to shopping, said Steven Zhao, CEO of China Highlights, a travel agency that organises tours of the country. “They’ll buy drones and take them back home,” he said, noting the trend has become “more obvious” over the past two years – especially among Middle Eastern travellers – as China produces an outsized share …

The actions of two climate activists have sparked international fury in Spain’s capital, Madrid. The two female activists, from the Futuro Vegetal movement, were caught on video throwing red paint over a 133-year-old painting of Christopher Columbus at Madrid’s Naval Museum on Sunday (October 12) – coinciding with a national holiday commemorating Spain’s legacy. A small crowd shouted at the …

Spanish police are investigating the disappearance of a tiny Picasso painting that vanished while being transported from Madrid to Granada, according to local media. Valued at €600,000 ($640,000), the gouache and pencil artwork titled ‘Naturaleza muerta con guitarra’ (Still Life with Guitar), was intended for display at an exhibition organized by the CajaGranada Foundation. However, the piece – created in …

A man has been jailed for five years and two months for the rape of his daughter’s friend at a house on the outskirts of Galway City. Iosif Ghergut (50), formally of Caireal Mor, Headford Road, Galway, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to one count of oral rape and one count of sexual assault at the same address …

The incident came to light in a report aired by state broadcaster CCTV earlier this month. It said that the fighter had expelled two foreign aircraft last year and they had not been seen in the area since then. Yue Gang, a military analyst and former PLA colonel, said the foreign aircraft were “highly likely” to be US fifth-generation F-22s …

A decrease in prices for food, restaurants and accommodation services, and transport has led the slowdown, the government has said Nigeria’s inflation has slowed to its weakest pace since mid-2022 as food costs eased, according to official data, offering a tentative reprieve after months of cost-of-living anger that has dogged President Bola Tinubu’s reform drive. The headline inflation fell to …

Indonesia’s renewed diplomatic engagement with North Korea has raised concerns in Seoul over the possible breach of sensitive technology related to the KF-21, a cutting-edge fighter jet jointly developed with the Southeast Asian nation. South Korean officials maintain that KF-21 data is protected under existing non-disclosure agreements with Jakarta. Still, critics point to Indonesia’s record on the joint project, including …

New Delhi has said it remains committed to Kabul’s “sovereignty and territorial integrity” India has backed Afghanistan in its latest conflict with Pakistan, expressing full support for Afghan territorial integrity. In a media briefing on Thursday, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters that Pakistan “hosts terrorist organizations” and “sponsors terrorist activities” in the neighborhood. “It is an old …