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President of the United States Joe Biden claims that since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, there has never been a greater chance of a nuclear “Armageddon.”

Mr. Biden stated that it was “not joking” for Vladimir Putin to threaten to use tactical nuclear weapons after experiencing setbacks in Ukraine.

The US was “trying to figure out,” he continued, Mr. Putin’s plan for ending the conflict.

The US and the EU have emphasized the significance of taking Mr. Putin’s nuclear saber-rattling seriously in the past.

Despite Moscow’s nuclear hints, the US has not seen any signs that Russia is preparing to use a nuclear weapon in the near future, according to Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser for the US.

Despite the four recent illegitimate annexations by Russia, Ukraine has been gaining territory at the expense of Russia.

Russian officials have been warned by US officials that if they run into trouble on the battlefield, they might resort to using WMDs.

President Biden claimed that the Russian leader had made reference to using tactical nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons because “his military is, you might say, significantly underperforming.”

For the first time since the Cuban Missile Crisis, nuclear war may be on the horizon if current trends continue, Vice President Biden warned his fellow Democrats.

“We have not had to deal with the possibility of Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis,” the author writes.

FAQ

• Who is the national security adviser for the US?

Ans. Jake Sullivan 

• What was the last nuclear crisis?

Ans. Cuban Missile Crisis 

A federal jury found former Uber security chief Joe Sullivan guilty on Wednesday of charges that he failed to notify law enforcement authorities of a breach of driver and customer records.

While the Federal Trade Commission was looking into Uber for a previous online system breach, Sullivan learned of a new breach that had affected the Uber accounts of more than 57 million users, including both drivers and passengers.

Sullivan was found guilty by the jury of one count of obstructing the FTC’s investigation and one count of misprision or acting to hide a crime from law enforcement.

The case, which is thought to be the first instance in which a company executive has been criminally prosecuted due to a hack, could alter how security experts respond to data breaches.

This will have an effect on how responsibilities are allocated. This will have an effect on what has been documented. This will have an effect on how bug bounty programs are created, according to Chinmayi Sharma, a lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law and a scholar in residence at the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law.

In the course of Friday’s trial for Sullivan, the jury of six men and six women deliberated for more than 19 hours before rendering a decision.

Sullivan’s attorney David Angeli said, “While we obviously disagree with the jury’s decision, we appreciate their commitment and effort in this case.” “Throughout his illustrious career and in this incident, Mr. Sullivan’s sole concern has been ensuring the safety of people’s personal data on the internet.”

FAQ

• Who is the federal jury’s former Uber security chief?

Ans.  Joe Sullivan

• How many people were affected by the new breach?

Ans. 57 million 

• Who is Chinmay Sharma?

Ans. A lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law 

According to police, a former police officer attacked a preschool child daycare center in Thailand with a gun and a knife and killed at least 31 people.

Following the attack in the northeastern province of Nong Bua Lamphu, a manhunt was started.

According to police, victims include both adults and children.

According to police, the attacker, who also stabbed and shot adults and children, is now on the run. Unknown is the attack’s motivation.

According to reports from Thailand, the officer was recently fired.

According to police, he was last seen operating a white, four-door Toyota pickup truck bearing registration plates from Bangkok.

According to a senior police officer in Nong Bua Lamphu province, 23 children were among the victims, according to AFP.

Mass shootings are uncommon in Thailand. In the city of Nakhon Ratchasima in 2020, a soldier injured numerous others while killing 21 people.

FAQ

• How many people were killed in Thailand?

Ans. 31 

• Where does this incident take place?

Ans. Nursery in Thailand 

• What is the name of the senior police officer?

Ans. Nong Bua Lamphu 

Most Twitter employees were listening to an hour-long presentation on the social network’s 2023 strategy when word first spread Tuesday morning that Elon Musk was once again interested in buying Twitter Inc. for $44 billion. Internal presenters from the revenue and product teams did not formally address the development or even acknowledge that Musk had rejoined.

They didn’t have to because staff members were closely monitoring the latest development in the saga that has overshadowed their professional lives since April, when the billionaire CEO of Tesla Inc. first agreed to buy the social network for $54.20 per share.

Tweeps, as Twitter’s employees are known, jumped in and shared their thoughts right away on Tuesday morning. One employee’s meme account frequently made fun of people who were just trying to make it through the day without crying. Someone is sick of being humiliated in court, according to a former coworker’s letter.

Even Twitter’s cafeteria sound system in the city’s headquarters joined in. According to a worker, it was playing the Clash song “Should I Stay or Should I Go?”

Many Twitter employees are wondering this now that it seems more likely that Musk will acquire the business. Musk has been trying to violate the agreement for the past three months, disparaging Twitter and its executives and creating confusion and instability at the San Francisco-based company while the two sides are engaged in an expensive legal battle. The board of Twitter understandably supports a sale at $54.20 per share, but many employees have dreaded the idea.

FAQ

• What was the presentation?

Ans. It was on the social networks 2023 strategy 

• At what price, Elon Musk wanted to buy Twitter?

Ans. $44 billion 

• When was that meeting took place?

Ans. On Tuesday 

In a recent online video, schoolgirls are allegedly seen jeering at a member of Iran’s dreaded Basij paramilitary force after widespread anti-government protests reached the classroom.

When the man asked to speak to them, the teenagers waved their burqas in the air and yelled, “Get lost, Basiji.”

Although the BBC was unable to confirm it, it was reportedly shot in Shiraz on Tuesday.

The Basij’s assistance was instrumental in quelling the demonstrations that were sparked by the death of a young woman while in custody.

In other social media videos, a man can be heard shouting “death to the dictator” as a group of girls cross the street in the northwest city of Sanandaj, and an elderly woman can be seen clapping as schoolgirls in skimpy clothing chant “freedom, freedom, freedom” in a public demonstration.

Iran’s minister of education, Yousef Nouri, asserted on Wednesday that schools were being attacked by the “enemy.”

Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, the prosecutor general, said that because the young Iranians have been “trapped” by the internet, authorities must be prepared to handle their protests.

The two men were speaking as Iran’s Human Rights Activists News Agency (Harana) shared a video that appeared to show uniformed and plainclothes security personnel pushing a group of schoolgirl protesters in Tehran’s main square.

Another video, which appears to have been shot in the nearby city of Karaj, depicts schoolgirls screaming and running away from a man riding a motorcycle along a pavement while wearing plain clothes and is thought to be a member of the security forces. The man is also thought to be the one in the other video.

FAQ

• What did school girls say to the man in the classroom?

Ans. They waved their headscarves in the air and shouted, “Get lost, Basiji.” 

• Where the school girls are in the street for anti-government protests?

Ans. Sanandaj, a northwest city. 

• Who is Iran’s minister of education?

Ans. Yousef Nouri.