Netanyahu meets top officials as fears of Iran attack on Israel grow
By Kathryn Armstrong & Hugo Bachega, Middle East correspondent ,in London & Jerusalem
US officials have told CBS News, the BBC's US partner, that a "challenging" major attack on Israel could happen imminently.
Israel has said it is ready "defensively and offensively".
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet members of his war cabinet, including Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and opposition figure Benny Gantz.
Malawian journalist arrested over article accusing businessman of corruption
Rights groups condemn arrest of Macmillan Mhone, who was charged with ‘publication of news likely to cause fear and alarm’
Human rights watchdogs have condemned the arrest of a journalist in Malawi in connection with an article accusing a wealthy businessman of corruption.
Police in Blantyre detained Macmillan Mhone on Monday over a story that was published online last August on the Malawi 24 news site.
The 34-year-old reporter has been charged with “publication of news likely to cause fear and public alarm; cyber-spamming; and extortion” and released on bail.
Beijing condemns US-Japan-Philippines summit, summons envoys
China summoned Japanese and Philippines diplomats over remarks expressed during a summit of the leaders of the United States, Japan and Philippines. Beijing said it opposes countries "manipulating bloc politics."
China on Friday criticized the United States, Japan and the Philippines after US President Joe Biden this week vowed to defend the Philippines from any attack in the South China Sea.
Meanwhile, Beijing has also summoned Japanese and Philippine diplomats to express dissatisfaction over comments that arose during a summit in Washington of the leaders of the United States, Japan and Philippines, China's foreign ministry said on Friday.
Ukraine energy site strikes aim to 'demilitarise' country
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that recent airstrikes on Ukraine's energy grid, which have caused huge blackouts, are part of the Kremlin's "demilitarisation" of its neighbour. "We assume that in this way we have an influence on the Ukrainian military-industrial complex," said Putin, adding that the strikes were also in response to Kyiv targeting Russia's energy infrastructure.
Even after GSDF plan dropped, Okinawans irked over ‘arrogance’
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April 12, 2024 at 15:39 JST
Acknowledging a total misread of the local situation, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara announced the scrapping of plans to build a Ground Self-Defense Force training site in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture.
“It is impossible to meet the training requirements while maintaining harmony with the lives of the residents,” Kihara told reporters on April 11. “We are canceling our plan to build a training site.”
The ministry will look for another candidate site within the southern island prefecture.
Before India election, Instagram boosts Modi AI images that violate rules
The ads do not meet the levels of disclosure Meta says the platform needs for AI-generated posts linked to India’s election, raising questions about enforcement.
In early March, a realistic AI-generated image of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, styled as Bhishma Pitamah from the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata, was boosted as a political advertisement on Instagram.
With long wavy grey hair, a sun-shaped mark on his forehead and donning body armour, the image depicted what Modi fans see as his role in today’s world: a reincarnation of supreme commander Bhishma who fought against foreign threats.
This Instagram image, created by the right-wing page Hokage Modi Sama and first posted in 2023, was boosted as a political advertisement for two days in March, garnering more than 35,000 impressions.
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