North Korea's Kim supervises test of AI suicide drones
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has personally supervised his country’s testing of new AI-equipped suicide and reconnaissance drones and called for unmanned aircraft and artificial intelligence to be prioritised in military modernisation plans, Aljazeera reportd.
The new North Korean drones are capable of “tracking and monitoring different strategic targets and enemy troop activities on the ground and the sea”, while the attack drones will “be used for various tactical attack missions”, State-run Korean Central News Agency(KCNA) said.
Kim agreed to increase the production capacity of "unmanned equipment and artificial intelligence" and emphasized the significance of developing a long-term plan for North Korea to encourage "the rapid development" of "intelligent drones, which is "the trend of modern warfare, according to Alzajeera.
North Korean troops engaging in Russia's conflict with Ukraine are thought to have engaged in drone warfare, acquiring important battlefield experience.
Ramechhap man killed in Lalitpur Khukuri attack, one arrested
A person died after being attacked by a khukuri at Imadole in Lalitpur on Wednesday.
The deceased has been identified as Ripesh Khati (30) of Ramechhap and currently residing in Lalitpur.
According to SSP Shayam Krishna Adhikari, Chief at the District Police Range, Lalitpur, Suman Rasayeli (25) has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the attack.
He said that Rasayeli attacked Khati with the sharp weapon following a minor dispute at around 11 pm yesterday.
SSP Adhikari said that Khati had deep cuts in his neck and other parts of the body.
They are both friends.
According to a preliminary investigation, Rasayeli had called Khati to meet him at night when he knew that he had been teasing a woman.
Rasayeli attacked Khati soon after he came to meet him.
Further investigation into the incident is underway, said SSP Adhikari.
Israeli military kills Hamas spokesman as Gaza assault continues
Abdel-Latif al-Qanoua a Hamas spokesperson was killed by an Israeli air strike in northern Gaza, according to press reports, as Israel's army resumes its assault on the embattled region, Alzajeera reported.
A Hamas spokesperson, was killed when Israeli fighter planes targeted his tent shelter in the northern city of Jabalia early Thursday morning.Several more individuals were injured in the strike, including children, according Al Jazeera.
Most parts of the country likely to see fair weather today
There is now a partial influence of westerly winds and local winds in country's weather
The weather, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, will be partly cloudy in the hilly regions of Koshi and Gandaki provinces and fair in the rest of the provinces.
In the afternoon, the weather will be partly cloudy in the hilly region while the rest of the country will see partly cloudy to fair weather.
Light rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at one or two places of the hilly regions of Koshi and Gandaki provinces. Also, there are chances of light snowfall at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi and Gandaki provinces.
Similarly, the weather will be partly cloudy in the hilly regions of Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali provinces tonight. Light snowfall is likely to occur at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali provinces.
In the next 24 hours, light rain accompanied by thunder and lightning is likely to occur at one or two places of the hilly regions of Koshi and Gandaki provinces.
In view of possible light snowfall at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali provinces, the Division has cautioned about partial impact on daily life, agriculture, health, road and aviation sector.
