Russia earthquake: High waves hit Hokkaido as Japan issues evacuation order; 1.3-meter waves observed

Following a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, Japan’s Pacific coastline is under tsunami alert, with potential waves reaching 3 meters. Evacuations are underway from Hokkaido to Wakayama, including the Fukushima nuclear facility. A woman died in Mie prefecture during evacuation. Nissan halted operations at some plants.

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ICC Rankings: Ravindra Jadeja maintains top-ranking as Test all-rounder; Abhishek Sharma takes T20I batter top spot

Ben Stokes and Ravindra Jadeja have surged in the ICC Test rankings following their strong performances in the drawn England-India Test. Stokes is now third among all-rounders, while Jadeja leads with 422 points. Joe Root has extended his lead in batting, and in T20Is, Abhishek Sharma claims the top spot among batters, with several Australians…

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Who is Shama Parveen Ansari? Jharkhand woman living in Bengaluru behind al-Qaeda propaganda network; has 2 Facebook accounts, 10k Instagram followers

Shama Parveen Ansari, a 30-year-old woman from Jharkhand, has been arrested in Bengaluru by the Gujarat ATS for allegedly promoting al-Qaeda’s ideology. Using social media, Parveen reportedly spread radical sermons and anti-India content through Facebook and Instagram accounts with over 10,000 followers.

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Death Stranding photo mode helps users to sneak past UK age rules on Discord

The UK’s Online Safety Act faces an unexpected challenge. Gamers are using Death Stranding 2 to bypass age verification on platforms. The game’s photo mode tricks facial recognition software. This workaround raises questions about digital age verification. It highlights the ease of fooling current technology. Platforms may need to improve their tech. They could face…

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