Polish Air Force pilot dies in F-16 crash before Radom airshow
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show....
China’s cabinet on Thursday set fresh rules for its nationwide social-credit system, promising tighter control over personal data and stronger penalties for fraud as it seeks to ease public fears of surveillance.
The State Council said it would “promote high-quality development” of the ratings scheme, which scores firms, officials and citizens on their trustworthiness, by creating a long-term deterrent to dishonest conduct.
Under the guidelines, any records of wrongdoing—and the sanctions they trigger—must be collected, stored and shared strictly in line with Chinese law. Officials pledged that public credit disclosures would protect commercial secrets and individual privacy, while serious breaches could still bar offenders from loans, subsidies or public procurement.
Responding to criticism that the system harvests data with scant oversight, Beijing vowed to learn from international practice and to tread cautiously in areas that have raised “significant public concerns.”
Financial institutions, credit-rating agencies, internet platforms and data brokers will face closer scrutiny over how they gather, process and release personal information.
China began building the social-credit framework in 2014 to combat tax evasion, loan defaults and counterfeit goods. But weak regulation and enforcement have fuelled anxiety that the programme could become intrusive, prompting Thursday’s attempt to tighten safeguards while preserving the goal of a “fair and honest market environment,” the cabinet said.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
Kuwait says oil prices will likely stay below $72 per barrel as OPEC monitors global supply trends and U.S. policy signals. The remarks come during market uncertainty fueled by new U.S. tariffs on India and possible sanctions on Russia.
The United States will not participate in the United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process and will miss its November reporting deadline, officials have confirmed.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
U.S. artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia is in discussions with the White House to sell a simplified version of its next-generation Blackwell GPU chips to China, Chief Executive Jensen Huang said on Thursday.
Floods in Pakistan's Punjab province have submerged 1,692 villages, killed at least 17 people, and directly affected more than 1.4 million residents, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority said on Thursday.
The United States and Panama have put forward a new draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council, seeking to tackle the growing threat of armed gangs in Haiti and to establish a more sustainable UN-backed security mechanism.
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