Crackdown on DoubleVPN in Europe, US
Virtual private network (VPN) service provided a safe haven for cybercriminals to attack their victims
Europe/America
Decrease in arsenals, but more nuclear weapons deployed: SIPRI
The number of nuclear weapons deployed with operational forces increased to 3825, from 3720 last year
Indian, French navies to carry out maritime drill Varuna 2021
The drill is scheduled to be conducted in the Arabian Sea from April 25, 2021 to April 27, 2021. Varuna-21 highlights growing bonhomie and showcases increased levels of synergy, coordination and inter-operability between the two friendly navies
228 arrests after 70,000 people checked across Europe to tackle mobile criminality
Operation Trivium sees 17 countries target mobile criminal groups using the EU’s road infrastructure. The coordinated actions led to 228 arrests, 70 000 persons checked, 67 000 vehicles checked and seizures including 88 vehicles, stolen goods, illegal substances and large amounts of cash.
20 suspects held for smuggling people through Strait of Gibraltar
The migrants, mainly young individuals and often minors were paying about €2 500 per person for the smuggling services. The suspects were smuggle people through the Strait of Gibraltar
Three held in Spain for terror financing to Al-Qaeda militants
The suspects are believed to have used a non-governmental organisation to finance the activities of Al-Qaeda affiliated militants. They diverted funds raised in good faith by religious associations, under the cover of using them as humanitarian aid for Syrian orphans
Sarkozy: Former French president sentenced to jail for corruption
French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in jail, two of them suspended, for corruption.
A beginner’s guide to the Salmond inquiry
For some months now it has been apparent that the greatest threat to Nicola Sturgeon’s position as the uncontested queen of Scottish politics lay within her own movement. Opposition parties could — and did — criticise the Scottish government’s record in government but their efforts were as useful as attempting to sack Edinburgh Castle armed […]
A Small Town in Alabama Tries to Regroup After Losing Two Leaders to Covid-19
CLANTON, Ala.—Mayor Billy Joe Driver oversaw every major development in town during his 36 years in office, and solved countless minor problems. If a pothole appeared or the garbage wasn’t picked up, residents would say, “I’m going to call Billy Joe.” He died of Covid-19 at age 84 last July. His successor, Jeff Mims, 63, […]
More Than 300 Girls Kidnapped in Latest Nigerian School Abduction
Gunmen kidnapped 317 girls from a boarding school in northwest Nigeria, police said in a statement Friday, the latest in a rising tide of high-school abductions across Africa’s most populous nation, where kidnapping for ransom has become a lucrative industry. Armed militants broke into the Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Zamfara state at around 1 a.m. […]
