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Highest-Ever World Military Spending

Governments’ military spending surpassed $2 trillion for the first time last year, according to a new report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

The total number adds up to $2.113 trillion, a 12% increase from 10 years ago, marking the seventh consecutive year that military spending has increased.

The usual suspects are once again among the big spenders, with the US accounting for a whopping 38% of all military spending globally. China is a distant second with 14%, followed by India, the UK and Russia - each spending less than 4%.

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Tehran Foils “Massive” Cyberattacks on Over 100 Public Sector Entities

Iranian state TV has reported that authorities thwarted huge cyberattacks launched at over 100 public-sector bodies in recent days, but refrained from specifically identifying any intended victims.

The report claimed attacks originated from IP addresses in the Netherlands, Britain and the US, and follows huge assaults on Iran’s fuel network in October and transport networks in July.

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Watch: Exact moment when shark devours filmmaker’s camera underwater, providing fascinating glimpse
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Have you ever wondered what it feels like when a shark suddenly sneaks up on you and attacks you while you take a swim in the ocean?

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Tragic! Three critically endangered Sumatran tigers killed in Indonesia
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Amid an alarming decline in their population, three critically endangered Sumatran tigers were found dead in western Indonesia on Sunday (April 24)

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Watch | This is how Australian people reacted when a kangaroo walked into a bar
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What would you do if a kangaroo walked into a bar you and your friends went to for lunch?

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'That is what free speech means': Elon Musk's appeal to 'worst critics' as he nears deal with Twitter
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Elon Musk has urged his "worst critics" to stay on Twitter as the platform's board of directors prepares to accept the Tesla founder's $43 billion

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Twit­ter in talks with Musk over bid to buy so­cial me­dia plat­form
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Tes­la CEO Elon Musk said last week that he had lined up $46.5bn in fi­nanc­ing to buy Twit­ter.
Published On 25 Apr 2022

Turk­ish court sen­tences ac­tivist Os­man Kavala to life in prison
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Kavala, found guilty of at­tempt­ing to over­throw the gov­ern­ment, is a cause cele­bre for op­po­nents of Pres­i­dent Er­do­gan.
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Rus­sia ex­pels 40 Ger­man diplo­mats in tit-for-tat move
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De­ci­sion to ex­pel a third of Berlin’s diplo­mat­ic corps in Moscow ‘in no way jus­ti­fied’, says Ger­man for­eign min­is­ter.
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New York judge holds for­mer Pres­i­dent Trump in con­tempt
NY At­tor­ney Gen­er­al is seek­ing doc­u­ments from ex-US Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump as part of probe into his busi­ness prac­tices.
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Beijing residents clear out supermarket shelves amid coronavirus panic-buying

Beijing locals lined up at supermarkets to stock up on essential supplies on Monday, as the capital reported a fresh spike in coronavirus cases.

Footage shows carts filled with items and empty shelves cleared by locals, amid concerns that Beijing could become the next Megapolis after Shanghai to lock down to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Germany to hike 2022 inflation forecast to 6.1%: Report
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The German government is set to hike its inflation forecast for this year to 6.1 per cent due to the impact of the war in Ukraine, up from 3.3 per

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Judge holds Trump in contempt over documents in New York AG's inquiry
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A New York judge on Monday held Donald Trump in contempt of court for failing to turn over documents to the state’s attorney general, an extraordin

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Prominent Erdogan critic is convicted and sentenced to life over protests
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A Turkish court on Monday convicted a prominent opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of trying to violently overthrow the government and sent

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After Oman's intervention, seven Indians under Houthi detention released
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With Omani intervention, seven Indian nationals who were detained by Yemen's Houthi rebels have been released.

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UK reveals new ‘gift’ for Ukraine
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Defense Secretary Ben Wallace announced that Britain will send armored vehicles equipped with anti-air missiles

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace told Parliament on Monday that London will send Ukraine “a small number” of armored vehicles equipped to launch Starstreak anti-air missiles. Wallace said that Ukrainian personnel visited a British military training area before these vehicles were selected.

“We shall be gifting a small number of armored vehicles fitted with launchers for those anti-air missiles,” Wallace told lawmakers, referring to the Starstreak missiles already pledged to Kiev by Prime Minister...

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Coca-Cola sales surge as crowds re­turn to mu­sic, sports venues
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Sales at Coca-Cola surged 16 per­cent, off­set­ting ris­ing costs and the bev­er­age mak­er’s exit from Rus­sia.
Published On 25 Apr 2022