Underseas cables linking North America and Europe are part of a network of subsea cables. Photo © US Navy / Joshua Knolla NATO military and civilian experts have met in Brussels today to ramp up co-operation in responding to attacks on undersea cables. A NATO statement says the experts were joined by industry representatives, including…
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi takes staff questions at the agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria, last week. Photo: Dean Calma / IAEA France, Germany and the United Kingdom have condemned Iran’s efforts to ramp up its uranium enrichment program. “We (France, Germany and the United Kingdom) condemn Iran’s latest steps, as reported by the…
Picture: stock GLOBAL leaders have called for unity, and a transitional government, in Syria after president Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia. Al-Assad fled just before rebel forces captured the capital, Damascus, after 13 years of civil war. Moscow has reportedly confirmed it had given al-Assad and his family asylum, according to overseas media reports. It…
A night view of the South Korean capital, Seoul. Picture: stock South Korea was plunged into political chaos after President Yoon Suk Yeol tried and fail to declare martial law overnight. The president shocked the country by imposing martial law which led to soldiers and protests in the streets before a late night vote in…
Palestinians walk amid the destruction in the Al Matahin and Al Qarara areas in northern Khan Younis early this year. Photo: UNRWA / Ashraf Amra The UK International Development Minister Anneliese Dodds has met with UN agencies and Palestinian officials in Cairo today to discuss the war in Gaza on a three-day visit to the…
Picture: stock Australia and New Zealand have joined in calls to ban Russia and North Korea’s ‘shadow fleet’ of illegal oil tankers. Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong says they are “deeply concerned” about the rise in ‘shadow fleet activity’. She says the fleet is a threat to the environment, maritime safety, international trade and security,…
Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. There is also talk about a possible Gaza ceasefire. Photo: WFP/Ali Jadallah Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 60-day ceasefire which may stop Hezbollah attacks and withdraw Israeli troops from southern Lebanon. The ceasefire was announced by US President Joe Biden and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Under the…
A gunner from Ukraine’s 24th Mechanised Brigade. Picture: Ukraine Ministry of Defence Russian missiles damaged residential buildings in the Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv and Odesa as drones caused temporary power cuts in the Mykolaiv region and targeted the capital Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. International news media say that Russia is making territorial gains…
USAF cadet Eric Hembling uses a type of wind tunnel during hypersonic research in Colorado, 2019. Picture: US Department of Defence Australia, the United States and United Kingdom are to accelerate the development of hypersonic weapons technology as part of their AUKUS alliance. A hypersonic weapon is defined as one able to travel between five…
Picture: stock Experienced Canadian officers are the target of South Australian Police’s (SAPOL) latest overseas recruitment campaign. The SA government says experienced Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers will be targeted based on campaigns used in the UK, Ireland and New Zealand. Any RCMP recruits will be fast-tracked to get them into service as soon as…