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Convex, a Russian telecommunications company, found a solution to obtain American equipment despite trade limits imposed on Russia. They easily obtained Cisco gear through a Russian e-commerce site called Nag, which bypassed restrictions by purchasing the equipment from suppliers in China. Convex engineers installed the gear at Russia's Federal Security Service offices. Russian authorities and companies have exploited cracks in the global response by using intermediaries in China, shell companies, and ports in Morocco and Turkiye for transshipment. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/0Ejmnr7

Unidentified persons set on fire a passenger train here in the Bangladesh capital on Tuesday killing at least four people, including a woman and her minor son, amidst the political unrest over the January 7 elections. The attack coincided with the nationwide stoppage called by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday as part of its ongoing campaign to boycott the polls and launch a formal protest against the Election Commission's polls schedule. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/ifIh0ed

Cyprus disrupts Iranian plot targeting Israeli businessmen with the arrest of two Iranian asylum-seekers in contact with a Revolutionary Guard member. The suspects have been in custody since Nov. 3 and will be deported. The operation was a joint effort with Israel's Mossad. Cypriot security services had been surveilling the men before their arrest, which prevented a potential killing. The targeted individuals were primarily Israeli businessmen. This is the third Iranian plot in Cyprus in over a year. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/CmBaYj1

United States President Joe Biden was interrupted while speaking with reporters in Wilmington, Delaware on Sunday when a sedan slammed into a Secret Service vehicle protecting the president's motorcade, as he was leaving his campaign offices. A man was later charged with drunk driving, the Wilmington Police said, describing the incident as an "accidental collision". Biden and Jill Biden, the first lady, were not injured, according to the White House. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/534wGqK

Artificial intelligence allowed Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan to campaign from behind bars on Monday, with a voice clone of the opposition leader giving an impassioned speech on his behalf. Imran has been locked up since August and is being tried for leaking classified documents, allegations he says have been trumped up to stop him contesting general elections due in February. But his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party used AI to make a four-minute message from the 71-year-old. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/p7wvTMz

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday urged traditionally male professions to employ more women, to reduce major labour shortages exacerbated by thousands of soldiers being called up to fight in Ukraine.Russia has for years been suffering from a shrinking labour force because of persistently low birth rates, and this has been aggravated by the conflict in Ukraine.The mobilisation of hundreds of thousands of men took them out of the job market and prompted many of the most educated sections of the population to flee the country. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/nFZ5opQ

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Finland is “now going to have problems" after it joined Nato earlier this year. He said this on the same morning when he claimed that he has no interest in engaging with any Nato members. In an interview on state television,Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to establish a "Leningrad military district" along the Finland border and concentrate forces there, reported Yahoo News. Russia presently maintains occupations in parts of Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/w4tJQf7