hong kong CNN — The yen plunged on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan decided to maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy, defying market expectations that rising inflation could force the central bank away from low interest rates. . The BOJ kept its yield curve control (YCC) targets unchanged at the end of a two-day policy … Read more
CNN — Last fall, as Ukraine recaptured large swathes of territory in a series of counterattacks, it pounded Russian forces with American-made artillery and rockets. Some of this artillery was guided by an artisanal targeting system that Ukraine developed on the battlefield. Ukrainian-made software has transformed readily available tablets and smartphones into sophisticated targeting tools … Read more
CNN — A dual British-Iranian citizen has been hanged by Iran for espionage and corruption, a state-affiliated media reported on Saturday, the latest in a string of executions by a regime grappling with unprecedented protests in across the country. Iranian official Alireza Akbari was executed for crimes including “corruption on earth”, according to Iranian justice-affiliated … Read more
CNN — The United States and Japan are set to announce a significant strengthening of their military relationship and the upgrade of the U.S. military’s force posture in the country this week, including the stationing of a newly redesignated marine unit with advanced intelligence, surveillance and anti-missile fire capability from ships, according to two US … Read more
