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Explained: The concerns over North Korea's growing nuclear arsenal

North Korea claims its nuclear forces are capable of destroying its rivals, and often follows its provocative weapons tests with launch details. But many experts call its claims propaganda and suggest that the country is not yet capable of hitting the US or its allies with a nuclear weapon

Explained: How deep-sea mining noise pollution threatens whales

Underwater noise generated by industrial or military operations can induce foraging whales to surface more quickly than normal, increasing the risk of gas bubbles forming in the bloodstream, which can in turn lead to stranding and death

Taiwan extends mandatory military service from four months to one year over China threat

Under President Xi Jinping, China's sabre-rattling has intensified in recent years, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine deepened worries in Taiwan that Beijing might move similarly to annex the island

Is the End Near? Nuclear war threat, climate change, and other signs 2022 gave us

The threat of nuclear weapons use has been the greatest since 1945 when the United States destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the planet was on a 'highway to climate hell'. Is an apocalypse in the making?

Spying, misinformation and censorship: Why TikTok is seen as a threat to US national security

Many in the United States worry that all information shared on the highly popular video-sharing app TikTok is processed by a Chinese company, where the Communist Party reigns supreme. Critics state that the data shared can be used to defend the Xi Jinping-led party's priorities

Explained: How Japan is overhauling its defence capibilities with eye on China

Unease has grown in Japan over China's rapidly modernising military and North Korea's wave of missile tests. Japanese officials have regularly protested Chinese maritime incursions, and raised concerns about joint aerial exercises by Chinese and Russian planes

Lights Out: How the US power grid continues to be a target for terrorists

Tens of thousands of people lost electricity over the weekend after one or more people opened fire on two Duke Energy substations in Moore County, North Carolina. This attack is reminiscent of the others that have taken place in the past, illustrating how these facilities are vulnerable

Hawaii's Mauna Loa rumbles: What you need to know about world's largest active volcano

Mauna Loa last erupted 38 years ago. Scientists say they don't expect that to happen right away but officials on the Big Island of Hawaii are telling residents to be prepared in case it does erupt soon

Right Word | Ban on PFI: Time to recognise threat posed by ‘Salafism-Jihadism’

The recent raids on PFI across several states, before it was banned, have revealed the pan-India expanse of Salafist-Jihadist ideology

Revealed: Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s plan to murder Salman Khan

Three men from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang had moved to Mumbai and stationed themselves near Salman Khan's Panvel farmhouse. The trio in an attempt to gather information would follow the actor's car and also befriended the security guards at his house by pretending to be his fans