Japan’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets that it’s developing with Britain and Italy to other countries, in the latest move away from the country’s postwar pacifist principles. The contentious decision to allow international arms sales
The European Union is now facing “truly existential risks” that demand the bloc to start playing hardball against Russia, according to an expert. Michael Emerson, an associate senior research fellow at Brussels-based think tank CEPS, believes Brussels can no longer choose to
The US fears Iran is significantly escalating its plot to deploy weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) as part of its nuclear programme. In the 2024 Annual Threat Assessment document, the US Deparment of National Intelligence (DNI) claimed “Iran has greatly expanded its
Justice Secretary Alex Chalk hinted Horizon developer Fujitsu should have to pay towards the Post Office compensation scheme. Mr Chalk said “polluters should pay” when asked if the firm should contribute towards redress. Hundreds of subpostmasters were convicted of swindling money on
Children with a genetic predisposition to type 1 diabetes who catch Covid before the age of 18 months have a five–ten times higher risk of developing the life-long autoimmune disease. This is the conclusion of an international team of researchers from the
Russian President Vladimir Putin called for closer ties with the hermit kingdom yesterday, amid US intelligence claims that he could meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the next few days. “I am convinced that thanks to our joint efforts we
The Pentagon has started to assess the possibility of developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered fleet of drones and autonomous systems that officials argue will allow the U.S. to compete with and counter threats from China. “We’re not at war. We are not
President Biden said Friday he plans to request additional funding from Congress for the development of a new COVID-19 vaccine, adding he may require everyone to take it, regardless of if they previously received a vaccine or not. Biden, who is vacationing
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced a competition for companies to provide new artificial intelligence (AI) platforms to help identify and seal holes in national cybersecurity. “In the AI Cyber Challenge, our goal is to again create this kind
Terrorists and other bad actors will be able to use increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence to develop biological weapons in the near future, the boss of a tech security company has warned. Meanwhile a UK-based IT security company has urged the international community