South Korea removes military headshots amid deepfake porn ‘epidemic’
South Korea has removed all intranet images of military and defence ministry officials in a bid to prevent deepfake porn,…
06 Sep 2024
‘Guns for gold’: who is complicit in Sudan’s brutal war?
After nearly 18 months of displacement, starvation and genocidal violence, minimal attention has been paid to the bloody conflict still raging across Sudan – nor to the powers fuelling it.…
23 Aug 2024
Free speech or free arms trading? Social media fuels weapons sales
In the latest of a long string of deregulated controversies, multiple social media platforms are facilitating the trade of weapons by dealers linked with Yemen’s Houthi militia group, new investigations…
21 Aug 2024
Modi’s first post-invasion trip to Ukraine – what’s on the agenda?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ukraine on Friday (23 August) for the first time since Russia’s invasion of the country in a trip presented as diplomatic. Officials said…
14 Aug 2024
Explainer: Germany seeks arrest of Ukrainian for Nord Stream pipeline attacks
German authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian man accused of sabotaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines nearly two years ago. Germany’s chief prosecutor issued the warrant following…
09 Aug 2024
Explainer: prices rise as Ukrainian forces seize key Russian gas hub
A surprise Ukrainian counter-incursion into the Kursk region has sent gas prices spiraling and thrown doubt over the supply of Russian natural gas into Europe. Reports have emerged of ongoing…
02 Aug 2024
Maduro mobilises special military units amid ‘fraudulent’ Venezuela election
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has mobilised specialist military counterintelligence units to Caracas, in a bid to keep hold of power as international condemnation rains in on his ‘fraudulent’ election victory. Over…