Friday, May 17, 2024
Recently released court filings (read below) and press reports suggest that the two men apprehended for impersonating federal agents last week in Washington, D.C., might have been part of an Iranian assassination team whose mission was to kill former high-ranking U.S. officials. Yet even as the Biden administration became aware of a possible Iranian plot to kill Americans on American soil—an act of war—White House aides continued to negotiate the restoration of the Iran nuclear deal while seeking to accommodate the clerical regime’s thirst for revenge against former Trump administration officials: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Special Envoy for Iran Brian Hook, and National Security Advisor John Bolton.
Using a smart drug called modafinil, which is comparable to drinking 20 cups of coffee, British troops were able to keep awake for 40 hours straight.
Due to the possibility of a full-scale Chinese PLA military invasion and other natural disasters, Taiwan has given its citizens a war survival handbook.
According to OIL India spokesperson Tridiv Hazarika, there's been no data breach in the attack, which seemed to have taken place on April 10. The source of the Oil India HQ attack, which was hit with massive cyberattack followed by hackers demanding Rs 60 crore in bitcoin, is still being investigated by police.
Several real-life horrific recordings from Ukraine have surfaced in recent weeks, depicting mistreatment of Russian servicemen who had been kidnapped. However, one video in particular has caused Russia to launch a probe over Ukrainian ISIS-style ‘social ad’ featuring execution of a Russian soldier.
The Union government has acknowledged accusations that Chinese hackers persist to threaten Indian power plants, particularly those near the Line of Actual Control (LAC), despite a study from a U.S.-based cyber security firm claiming that Chinese State-sponsored actors have attacked seven power grid assets, the national emergency response system, as well as an Indian branch of a multinational logistics service provider since September 2021.
According to arrested personnel from one such facility, the Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, operated illicit drug laboratories in Russia that were run by people who had to pass a polygraph exam to acquire the job.
The Taliban generated upwards of $400 million selling the narcotic between 2018 and 2019. But in what seems to be a shift in policies, the Taliban have now banned opium cultivation in Afghanistan.
During El Shafee Elsheikh's terrorism trial a former hostage detailed the horrific torture the ruthless ISIS executioners dubbed “The Beatles” did to them.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced a state of emergency on Friday as violence erupted in Colombo during large rallies against economic mismanagement.