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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Australia has appealed to Beijing through multiple channels after Chinese fighter jets fired flares over international waters, endangering a Royal Australian Navy helicopter, the prime minister said Tuesday. Ta.of The incident happened on Saturday The Australian air combat destroyer HMAS Hobart is enforcing United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea in international waters in the Yellow Sea, officials announced Monday. No injuries or damage were reported.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australians expected an explanation from China.”We have just made it very clear to China that this is unprofessional and is not acceptable,” Mr Albanese told…

Lawmakers will be told later today of a major data breach involving the Ministry of Defence, which targeted military personnel. by Sam Coates, Deputy Political Editor @SamCoatesSky Tuesday, May 7, 2024 02:07, UK Sky News understands that the Chinese state hacked the Ministry of Defense. Lawmakers will be told today about a major data breach that includes: modintended for service personnel.Sky News understands that the government has not named the countries involved. China.The Chinese state will be accused of two or three attempted hacks against Ministry of Defense personnel, including officials.The cyber attack was against the payroll systems of active…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States held a counter-terrorism dialogue in Washington this week to discuss cooperation to counter regional and global threats, and strengthen efforts to prevent and counter violent extremism and combat terrorist financing. We will strengthen cooperation to achieve this goal. Abdul Hameed, the Foreign Ministry’s counter-terrorism chief, will lead the Pakistani delegation to the three-day talks in Washington from May 8 to 10, while the US side will be led by a senior State Department official responsible for counter-terrorism issues. . This was revealed by diplomatic sources. The first edition of the Pakistan-US Counter-Terrorism Dialogue was…

CNN — Israel said the terms of the ceasefire deal accepted by Hamas on Monday were still “far from” meeting its demands, and warned that military operations in Rafah would continue even as it sent negotiators and consulted with mediators. Hamas said in a statement on Monday that its political director, Ismail Haniyeh, had informed the Qatari prime minister and Egypt’s information minister that the militant group had accepted the offer of a ceasefire and hostage agreement. Palestinians celebrated the statement in the streets of Gaza, while in Tel Aviv, hostage families and their supporters implored Israeli leaders to accept…

Reading time: 2 minutespearl city high school IBAD Academy seniors Leeward Community College offered Pearl City High School students the opportunity to take college classes leading to a business certificate. 15 students enrolled in Pearl City High School’s International Business and Design Academy (IBAD) and provided a cohort to graduate with career and technical education (CTE) Certificate of Honor and Certificate of Management Achievement were awarded this spring. instead of traditional high school CTE These students have completed college-level business courses and established the HawaiiUSA Federation Credit Union Student-Operated Credit Union, which handles deposits and opens accounts for Pearl City…

In an effort to foster civil political discussion, the League of Women Voters Park Rapids (LWV) hosted “Civil Rights in an Anxious World.”Local panelists shared advice for bridging the partisan divide during the hour-and-a-half forum. It was held on May 2nd. In her opening remarks, LWV President Carolyn White said, “Nearly everyone across the country and in our community has expressed concerns about a number of issues, especially the partisanship we see in the upcoming elections.” said.White said LWV members spoke to many organizations when hosting the event. “During our conversations, many members noticed that people were using the same…

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, IOC president Thomas BachFlying discs & overhead kicks – the next Olympic sports?Article informationAuthor, Alexis JamesRole, BBC Sport37 minutes ago“Change or be changed.”After succeeding Jacques Rogge as IOC president in 2013, Thomas Bach was forthright in his assessment of what the Olympic Games needed to do to stay relevant.For all that London 2012 reached a record-breaking global audience of 3.6 billion, the IOC had concerns. Interest from the 18-24 demographic was waning. It was a trend that could not be ignored.In December 2014, Bach launched his Agenda 2020, outlining 40 proposed reforms for the Games.…

Image credits: Alex Kendall Wayve CEOWayve, a British-born startup developing self-learning rather than rule-based systems for autonomous driving, has raised $1.05 billion in Series C funding led by SoftBank Group. This is the largest AI funding in UK history and ranks among the top 20 AI fundings in the world to date. NVIDIA and existing investor Microsoft also participated in the funding. Waye’s early stage investors included his head of AI at Meta, Yann LeCun. Founded in Cambridge in 2017, Wayve raised $200 million in a Series B round led by Eclipse Ventures last January. The company plans to use…

summary David Corenswet’s Superman suit breaks with tradition with a vibrant, realistic look, eschewing the typical tight, CGI-heavy trends. Director James Gunn’s down-to-earth Superman debut captures human moments, expressing the heart of Clark Kent’s Kansas boy over flashy heroism. Gunn’s approach to Superman’s visual debut provides a refreshing departure from the overuse of CGI in big-budget superhero movies. The world finally gets to see what director David Corenswet’s titular hero will look like in the movie. Superman, and the DCU’s leading superheroes are already bucking the common supersuit trend. Ever since James Gunn announced that the DC Universe’s first multi-year…

Get our free Morning Headlines email with news from reporters around the worldSign up for our free Morning Headlines emailAccording to reports, a major cyber attack by China targeted the UK Ministry of Defense, revealing details of military personnel.The attacks, believed to have been carried out in two or three separate attacks, targeted third-party payroll systems containing details of tens of thousands of British military and veterans.Sky News reports that the Ministry of Defense has been working to understand the scale of the hack for the past three days since it was recently discovered. The Ministry of Defense has been…