Washington, July 17 (IANS) The Trump administration released newly declassified intelligence and cybersecurity assessments warning that America’s voter registration databases remain vulnerable to foreign cyber attacks, arguing that compromised election data could be exploited long after it is stolen. The documents, which were released after President Donald Trump’s address on election security, allege that voter registration databases as one of the most attractive targets for foreign intelligenc…
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Seoul, July 14 (IANS) South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun plans to visit the Philippines next week for a series of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-related meetings to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation with partner nations and address regional and global issues, South Korea’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday. During a two-day visit from July 22, Cho will co-chair the 29th ASEAN–Republic of Korea Foreign Ministers’ Meeting with Thailand and hold bilateral talks with his co…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Pakistan remains a deeply volatile nuclear power, with its “First Use” doctrine and military-dominated command structure contributing to an increasingly precarious security environment, according to a report.Pakistan’s nuclear posture rejects the No First Use (NFU) doctrine, showing a possibility that Islamabad launches a nuclear strike first in a conflict scenario, a report by Fair Observer noted, citing a former senior military official.”The country’s nuclear arse…
Pyongyang, July 11 (IANS) North Korea condemned “the United States and its vassal forces” for the inter-camp confrontation intention displayed at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Summit, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Saturday.The spokesperson made the remarks in a press statement reported by the official Korean Central News Agency, saying the trans-Atlantic bloc is exacerbating the security environment of Europe and creating instability in the Asia-Pacific.The US-led NATO all…
Seoul, July 11 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un denounced corruption in the military as he attended a joint meeting of the ruling party, government and army, state media said Saturday.The rare meeting was held in Pyongyang on Friday “to give a warning to all sorts of anti-revolutionary, anti-socialist, anti-people acts going against the trend of the times,” the North’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in an English dispatch.In particular, the meeting addressed the case of Pak Hui-cho…
Seoul, July 9 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made more official appearances in the first six months of the year than in any first half since 2014, with military-related events reaching their highest level since he took power, data showed Thursday.Kim engaged in 92 official activities in the first half, nearly doubling from 50 the previous year, according to the North’s state media reports analysed by Yonhap News Agency and research by the Seoul-based Korea Institute for National Unificat…
Tokyo/New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Japan and India have opted for answering uncertainty with deeper interdependence, investing in each other’s industries, defence capabilities and energy futures instead of choosing self-sufficiency or waiting for others to guarantee their security, a report has detailed. India and Japan made several commitments during the 16th Annual Summit held in New Delhi during Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to India last week. The two nations announced a first-e…
Seoul, July 5 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen tests of strategic cruise missiles and other weapons from a new 5,000-tonne naval destroyer, ordering the warship to be commissioned into the Navy within two months, state media reported Sunday.Kim observed tests of cruise missiles, naval artillery, automatic guns, and electronic warfare means from the destroyer Kang Kon on Friday, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).In June last year, North Korea launched the destr…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi on Thursday expressed their serious concerns over the situation in the East and South China Sea.According to the Joint Statement released after their meeting in New Delhi, both leaders reiterated their strong opposition to any unilateral actions that endanger the safety as well as freedom of navigation and overflight and attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion. “They shared their seri…
Seoul, July 2 (IANS) South Korea’s Supreme Court will deliver its verdict next week on charges that former President Yoon Suk Yeol obstructed justice by blocking investigators from detaining him in the wake of his failed martial law bid in 2024, legal sources said Thursday. The sentencing hearing will be held at 2 pm next Thursday, marking the top court’s first ruling for Yoon over charges stemming from his surprise declaration of martial law on December 3, 2024.The jailed former president is ac…