India proposes legal amendments to define punishments for deepfakes and digital impersonation scams, aiming to curb misinformation and financial fraud amid geopolitical tensions.
South Korean JCS Chairman Gen. Jin Yong-sung and Australian Adm. Mark Hammond held phone talks to discuss Indo-Pacific security, including North Korea's threats, and agreed to expand military cooperation through joint exercises and personnel exchanges.
China's National People's Congress removed six senior military officers and two political figures, including former Politburo member Ma Xingrui and ex-financial regulator Li Yunze, from their lawmaker positions. This action is seen as part of President Xi Jinping's ongoing anti-corruption campaign targeting the country's establishment.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered top military officials to bolster front-line units and fortify the southern border into an "impregnable fortress." The plans, informed by modern warfare and regional conflicts, aim to deter war and raise the "outlook on the arch enemy," likely referring to South Korea.
Former Ukrainian military personnel, concealing their identities, are training NATO forces in drone usage during the Crystal Arrow 2026 exercises in Latvia, though the drills' methodology contrasts with the intensive drone swarm tactics seen in Ukraine's conflict.
Three-year deal includes funding for a riot squad to ‘disperse’ people trying to board small boatsThe UK government has agreed to pay France another £660m to curb the number of asylum seekers travelling across the Channel, including plans to fund a riot squad to “contain and disperse” people trying to board small boats.Under a three-year deal to be signed on Thursday by the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, 1,100 enforcement, intelligence and military officers – an increase of 40% – will be employed to track down smuggling gangs and people seeking refuge. Continue reading...
