By John Geddie TOKYO, Aug 17 (Reuters) – German drone maker Helsing has enlisted Japanese e-commerce and finance firm Rakuten to help finalise a deal to sell its unmanned systems to Japan’s army, a spokesperson for Rakuten said on Monday. Japan’s Ground Self-Defence Forces are currently testing Helsing’s HX-2 strike drone, as Tokyo looks to…
Iran said Monday it is working to finalize a joint statement with Oman on a plan to manage the transit of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Fully reopening the waterway to commercial shipping has been a key demand of the United States, but it remains unclear whether the deal will meet Washington’s criteria. The…
By Anton Zverev LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Binance last year handed Russian authorities details of cryptocurrency donations to Ukrainian fundraising campaigns that were used as evidence to bring terrorism financing charges against a Russian IT specialist, law enforcement documents show. While it is normal for companies like Binance to comply when law enforcement agencies…
Donald Trump has ordered a major reduction in the annual US-South Korea military drills, a day after sharing a throwback photo with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. We “get along GREAT”, the US president said at the time. Trump scaled back US-South Korea drills after praising Kim Jong Un. (Truth Social/Donald trump) Trump said…
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy grew an annual rate of 1.1% in the April-June quarter even as private consumption stayed flat and the growth of exports declined, according to government data released Monday. Japan ’s real GDP, or gross domestic product, the sum value of nation’s goods and services, grew at a seasonally adjusted rate…
A Marshall County jury has convicted an Alabama man of brutally killing a beloved elderly rescue dog named Jack. John Patrick Bannan was found guilty of aggravated cruelty to animals after he admitted to the attack on the Australian Shepherd, claiming the dog trespassed on his property. Who is John Bannan? Alabama man convicted of…
Russia carried out a wave of airstrikes on Ukraine overnight, killing two people at a steel plant, and Kyiv launched a heavy drone attack on the Moscow region that killed one person and set ablaze a warehouse used by Russia’s leading e-commerce retailer. Romania, which borders Ukraine, said an F-18 fighter on a NATO air…
Syria said it detained seven people after a man with a condition that can lead to uncontrolled bleeding died on Sunday following a beating in police custody, with two government ministers vowing accountability. Syria detains seven after man dies following beating in custody The emergencies and disaster management ministry said Mohammed Ghumeira died “due to…
CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Hundreds of migrants trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta by land and sea were arrested by Moroccan security forces, Moroccan state television reported Sunday, as authorities tightened security along the border following calls for a new mass crossing. Moroccan state broadcaster Medi 1 TV said 294 migrants from sub-Saharan…
Tuareg separatists released six wounded Malian soldiers Sunday, they said, just three days after liberating dozens of others, as the insurgents and their jihadist allies battle the country’s military government. Separatists release six wounded Malian soldiers The Tuareg separatist Azawad Liberation Front said in a statement that it had “handed over six wounded Malian soldiers”,…