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Taiwan does not want more problems with China or with its submarine cables. So you have activated an unpublished security plan

January 29, 2025 by usatoday24

Earlier this year and after what happened with an underwater cable that affected the only remaining link with the Matsu Islandsincident that occurred just a week after Another cable that connected the island was damagedTaiwan made an unprecedented decision. A call Washington ended with A two -year agreement so that the United States Army would disembark on the island and train the Taiwanese Navy. Actually, this is just part of the plan. Protect cables as priority. Submarine cable infrastructure is the pillar of the global connectivity of most nations, But a little more for an island like Taiwana territory that depends almost in its entirety of these systems to guarantee the communication of its citizens, companies and government institutions. To get an idea, any severe interruption in these links could not only leave the population incommunicado, affecting access to essential services such as mobile applications and digital platforms, but it would also have A critical impact on economic and government operations. The problem is that the fragility of these systems has been evidenced with the growing incident frequency In the cables that connect the enclave with its peripheral islands and with the world, which has raised concerns about the safety and resilience of this key infrastructure. Alarming frequency of failures. Globally, The more than 450 existing underwater cable systems They experience damage in a range of 0.1 to 0.2 incidents (by cable) per year, which is equivalent to 50 and 100 annual failures worldwide. However, the situation in Taiwan is exceptionally critical. The cables that connect Matsu’s peripheral islands with the main island They suffer an average of 5.1 annual interruptions, which represents a frequency up to 50 times higher than the global average. This data underlines the level of vulnerability of communications and the urgent need to implement protection measures. As we count, on January 22, The two submarine cables that connect Matsu with Taiwan were disconnectedwhich left the island is isolated digitally. According to the Taiwan Digital Affairs Ministry (Fashion), the cause was a “natural deterioration.” And it was not an isolated case: just a few weeks before, on January 3, a communications cable north of the main island, operated by Chunghwa Telecom, It was also cut, allegedly by a ship manned by Chinese citizens. The boat in question, Shunxing 39, was registered in Cameroon and Tanzania, which complicates the direct attribution of the attack. Strategies to strengthen security. The result of the situation has been to activate An unprecedented plan, measures to reinforce the safety of their submarine cables. For example, telecommunications operators have deployed maritime patrols with the aim of warning of fishing vessels approaching sensitive areas. Likewise, the Taiwan Coast Guard has intensified surveillance through monitoring systems to trace boats in critical areas. There are more. To improve redundancy in communications, fashion has implemented A subsidies program to encourage the construction of new stations International cable landing and the installation of backup systems. In addition, Taiwan has opted for the diversification of his communication systems through satellites. In this sense, the government has signed Agreements with the European company SES for the deployment of medium orbit satellites (MEO) and with Oneweb for the incorporation of low orbit satellites (Leo). All measures that seek to guarantee the continuity of government and military communications in case of an emergency. Legal challenges to protect cables. One of the main obstacles in the protection of submarine cables is the complexity of international legislation around these infrastructure. According to international maritime laws, if damage occurs within the territorial waters of a country, this may exercise jurisdiction on the incident. The problem? That, if the affectation happens in an exclusive economic zone or in international waters, The responsibility falls to the country where the suspicious boat is registered. This legal framework generates significant barriers for the investigation and persecution of those responsible for deliberate sabotages. From there The problem in the Baltic with The “Ghost Ships”. In response to these challenges, Taiwan has taken legislative measures to penalize intentional attacks against their submarine cables. The sanctions include prison sentences between one and seven years, in addition to fines that can reach 10 million Taiwanese dollars (approximately 300,000 US dollars). And the United States. It We have recently. Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense has announced A two -year agreement with the United States to train the Taiwanese Navy In a context where the island’s Parliament is prepared to vote possible cuts in the budget for military training abroad. The agreement, valued at approximately 50 million Taiwanese dollars (1.5 million US dollars), stipulates that US Navy personnel will be sent to Taiwan to carry out a specialized naval training program. The training sessions, in principle, will be held at the headquarters of the Navy and the Marines of Taiwan, located in the Zuoying district, near the city of Kaohsiung, in the south of the country. It is, therefore, The first time in history that the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense publicly recognizes the presence of US military coaches. Regional Resilience. The numerous cases in recent months They have shown it. The protection of submarine cables, and more in Taiwan, is not only a national problem, but a matter of regional security. Any interruption in these infrastructure can affect their neighboring countries, which reinforces the need to establish strategic alliances for damage prevention and repair. In this regard, Taiwan aims to work closely with its partners in Asia To strengthen cable repair capabilities, improve logistics and develop advanced monitoring technologies. In fact, a few weeks ago researchers from the University of Lisui in China They registered a patent for an anchor device designed to cut underwater cables efficiently. There is no evidence of its use in real attacks, but the simple existence of these technologies suggests that the risks to telecommunications could be intensified in the near future. Image | 總統府 In Xataka | 2025 has started with another cut cable cut. The problem is where and the suspect: in Taiwan and China In Xataka … Read more

Student dies after being shot by classmate at Nashville high school

January 23, 2025 by usatoday24

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA — A student was killed and another wounded Wednesday when they were shot in the cafeteria of a Nashville high school, nearly two years after a school shooting in the city that sparked an emotional debate over gun control in Tennessee. The attacker, a 17-year-old boy who was also a student at Antioch High School, later committed suicide, Metropolitan Nashville Police spokesman Don Aaron said during a news conference. Police identified him as Solomon Henderson. Police Chief John Drake said the gunman “confronted” a 16-year-old student in the cafeteria and began shooting, causing her death. Police identified the student as Josselin Corea Escalante. Drake mentioned that police are investigating a motive and whether the shooter was specifically targeting the students he shot. The student who was injured suffered a graze and was treated and released from the hospital, Drake reported. Another student was taken to a hospital to treat a facial injury that occurred during a fall, Aaron said. There were two school resource officers in the building when the shooting occurred around 11 a.m. crazy time, Aaron said. They were not in the vicinity of the cafeteria and by the time they got there, the incident was over and the attacker had already committed suicide, Aaron added. The school has approximately 2,000 students and is located in Antioch, a Nashville neighborhood about 10 miles (16 kilometers) southeast of downtown. At a family safety center near a hospital, officials helped shocked parents reunite with their children. Dajuan Bernard was waiting at a Mapco gas station to meet his son, a 10th grader, who was held in the auditorium with other students that Wednesday afternoon. He learned about the shooting from his son, who “was a little scared,” Bernard said. Her son was upstairs from where the shooting occurred, but told her he heard the shots. “He was fine and he let me know that everything was fine,” Bernard said. “This world is so crazy, it could happen anywhere. We just have to protect the children and educate them well to prevent them from even doing this. “That is the hardest part,” he commented. Fonda Abner, whose granddaughter is a student at the school, said Antioch High School does not have metal detectors that would alert school authorities to the presence of a weapon. She said her granddaughter had called her a couple of times, but she only heard commotion and thought it was an accidental call. They spoke briefly until the call was disconnected. “It’s nerve-wracking waiting out here,” Abner said. United Family Fellowship, a church located in Antioch, hosted a vigil Wednesday night “for anyone in the community who needs a space to pray, process and find comfort,” the church posted on its Facebook account. Hours earlier, Adrienne Battle, superintendent of Nashville schools, said public schools have implemented a “range of security measures,” including partnerships with police for school resource officers, security cameras with weapons detection software, installing shatter-resistant film for security windows and vestibules that are a barrier between outside visitors and the main entrance. “Unfortunately, these measures were not enough to stop this tragedy,” Battle said. He added that there are questions about whether stationary metal detectors should be considered. “Although previous research has shown them to have limitations and unintended consequences, we will continue to explore emerging technologies and strategies to strengthen school safety,” Battle said. In October, a 16-year-old Antioch High School student was arrested after school resource officers and school employees discovered through social media that he had brought a gun to school the day before. When he was detained the next morning, officers found a loaded gun in his pants, police said. Wednesday’s school shooting came nearly two years after a gunman began shooting at a separate private Nashville elementary school, killing six people, including three children. The tragedy sparked a months-long effort among hundreds of community organizers, families, protesters and many more pleading with lawmakers to consider passing gun control measures in response to the shooting. However, in a state dominated by Republicans, GOP lawmakers refused to do so. With the overwhelming Republican majority intact after the November elections, it is unlikely that lawmakers’ stance has changed enough to consider any significant bill addressing gun control. Instead, lawmakers have been more open to adding more security to schools, including passing a bill last year that would allow some teachers and staff to carry concealed firearms on public school grounds, and ban parents and other teachers to know who was armed. Antioch, a growing and diverse area of Nashville, has seen other shootings in recent years. A deadly 2017 shooting at Burnette Chapel Church of Christ killed one woman and injured seven people. And in 2018, an attacker killed four people at a Waffle House restaurant. State Rep. Shaundelle Brooks ran for office largely because of the death of her son in the Waffle House shooting and was elected last year after the Covenant shooting. She said the Antioch High School shooting reinforces the need for gun control reforms. “We must improve,” he asserted. “Since losing my son, Akilah, in a mass shooting in 2018, I have been fighting to ensure this never happens again,” the Nashville Democrat said in a statement. “Here we are almost 7 years later, and our communities are still affected by gun violence.” Samantha Dickerson had taken her 14-year-old son’s phone away as punishment, so when she received a message from his school about the shooting, she had no way to contact him. “I was nervous,” she said. “I was really about to collapse.” After about three hours of waiting, she finally received a call from her English teacher and spoke to her son. “When I heard his voice, I just started crying,” she said. ___ Associated Press writers Kimberlee Kruesi in Nashville and Adrian Sainz in Memphis, Tennessee, contributed to this report. ___ This story was translated from English by an AP editor with the help of a generative artificial intelligence tool.

Los Chapitos announce reward for the security chief of Mayo Zambada’s son

January 22, 2025 by usatoday24

The war between the two factions of the Sinaloa Cartelfar from ceasing, is taking new turns and now Los Chapitos They offer millionaire rewards for their enemies. One million pesos (a little more than 48,000 dollars) are offered for Juan Pedro Gómez Lópezaka “The Comancheleader of one of the armed groups that initially supported Los Chapitos and later allied with La Mayiza. They accuse him of being a generator of violence in Sinaloa, Mexico, and of supporting Ismael Zambada Sicairosalias “Mayito Flaco”of whom he is allegedly head of security. In the message they refer to him as “kills innocents”: “This person is dedicated to killing innocent women, children, the elderly…. He doesn’t care who he affects with the purpose of causing terror under the orders of Mayito Flaco, the biggest vermin. The Mayos are not welcome in Sinaloa and they never will be. Greater discretion is offered. If you have the location of this innocent killer, tell us and get the reward,” the reward announcement states. The chapitos, upon seeing that Chavo Félix’s case caused uncertainty, begin the reward war Juan Pablo Gómez López aka: Comanche Remembering that the person in charge of the offensive against the Comanche in Costa Rica, the bastion of the Rugrats, has been in confrontation for weeks#Sinaloa pic.twitter.com/btZaerbUii — Martin Gauthier (@MartinGaut93076) January 22, 2025 The message ends with the phrase “For a better Sinaloa!”, referring to the Mexican state whose wave of violence has caused 750 murders and 900 disappearancesbusiness closures, curfew and anxiety among residents. “El Comanche” would have ordered blockades, various attacks, burning of vehicles and led offensives against Los Chapitos when the war broke out between them and La Mayiza, at the beginning of last September. Apparently, he He is the culprit of giving the order to fight Los Chapitos and take control of Culiacán. Videos released by journalist Luis Chaparro reveal how “El Comanche” gave the orders to his men to break in, take the square and destroy the group, previously an ally. In one of the videos he can apparently be heard saying: “On order, guys, break his mother… everyone falls into La Chapiza!” Los Chapitos’ strategy of offering million-dollar sums is working: Juan Carlos Felix Gastelumalias “El Chavo Felix”was captured by Mexican authorities in a town in Sinaloa in mid-January, after offering 3 million pesos for information to catch him. “El Chavo Félix”, in addition to being a key operator of “Los Mayitos”, is the husband of Teresita Zambada Ortiz, daughter of “El Mayo” Zambada, so he was in the crosshairs of Los Chapitos, especially when he refused to join them last October. Keep reading:– They capture 5 hitmen from La Mayiza who had kidnapped 2 men and an entire arsenal.– Narcotics appear addressed to Sheinbaum and signed by the Los Chapitos group.

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