GlobalSecurity.org Daily Newsletter 10/22/2022

 

GlobalSecurity.org Daily Updates Moving Past Passwords (At Last!) 7 Key Takeaways to Passwordless Authentication Download Now Sponsored LATEST NEWS Oct 22, 2022 US, Russian Defense Chiefs Talk as Fighting Rages in Ukraine The top U.S. and Russian defense officials spoke by phone for the first time in months Friday, as Russian officials indicated a new openness to possible negotiations and as Ukrainian forces edged closer to the Russian-occupied southern port city of Kherson. ... Read More Pakistan Disqualifies Ex-PM Khan From Politics on Corruption Charges Pakistan's election authorities Friday disqualified populist former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding public office for allegedly concealing his assets, prompting his supporters to stage nationwide protests and fueling political turmoil in the country. ... Read More Pakistan Removed From Watch List Of Financiers Of Global Terrorism Pakistan has been removed from an international terrorism-financing watch list, the head of the international organization that makes the list said. Read More India Successfully Test-Fires New Generation Nuclear-Capable Agni Missile The new generation nuclear-capable ballistic missile 'Agni P' is being developed by the state-run Defence Research and Development Organization. Agni missiles constitute the backbone of India's land-based nuclear deterrence. ... Read More Erdogan Says Turkey Sends 'Message' With Test of Tayfun Short-Range Ballistic Missile Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday called the test of a home-made Tayfun ballistic missile "a message." Read More Chad Imposes Curfew After 50 Killed in Crackdown on Protests The government of Chad says at least 50 people were killed and more than 300 injured after security forces opened fire on protesters demanding an end to military rule. The government described the protests as an armed insurrection. ... Read More Security Council approves sanctions package for Haiti to quell gang violence The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously approved a sanctions regime for Haiti, targeting gang leaders and those who finance them, in the hope of easing months of violence and lawlessness which has fuelled a major humanitarian crisis. ... Read More How Hard Is Russia Trying To Acquire Sensitive Western Military Technology? A U.S. Indictment Provides Clues. In late June 2019, a Russian man named Yury Orekhov met in a European hotel with a businessman representing a California-based company involved in consulting and logistics. Orekhov, the co-owner of a German industrial equipment and commodities trading company, told the businessman that he wanted to buy U.S. components to be used in a Russian Sukhoi fighter jet. ... Read More Contact GlobalSecurity.org: info@globalsecurity.org GlobalSecurity.org | 300 N. Washington St. Suite B-100 Alexandria, VA 22314