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  Turkish airforce commander visited the UK last month and inspected the Eurofighter warplanes, triggering an internal debate within the Turkish government on a possible purchase The Turkish government may be interested in buying Eurofighter Typhoon warplanes if its F-16 purchase request from the United States doesn’t progress, sources familiar with the issue told Middle East Eye.  Turkish Air Force Commander General Hasan Kucukakyuz last month visited the United Kingdom, the main producer in the Eurofighter consortium, and met Royal Air Force Commander Marshal Sir Mike Wingston. Kucukakyuz also inspected the UK Quick Reaction Alert that flies with Typhoon aircraft “The Typhoons are very good, in excellent quality,” one source familiar with the internal considerations of the Turkish government told MEE. “They could be a stop-gap option until we get the fifth generation and locally produced TF-X in our hands, of course, if we cannot get the F-16s.”  In September, Turkey se...

  CUET expanded as Common Universities Entrance Test is an all-India examination which is mandatory for admission to central universities in India.   CUET Mock   is a platform that enable students to participate on live online platform through its CUET mock test 2022. It is an edtech platform facilitating examination mocks to students who are preparing for University Entrance Examination like CUET. Common University Entrance Test (CUET) is an all-India examination to be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admissions in undergraduate and postgraduate courses in various central & state universities of India. The exam is conducted once a year in over 500 cities in India and abroad. CUET Mock aims to empower 1,000,000+ young aspirants to pursue careers in their field of interest by providing comprehensive knowledge to attend the CUET exams. The two types of assessments offered at CUET Mock are CUET Mock Tests and CUET All India Tests. CUET Mock Tests CUET M...

  Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov used the Chinese adage "Shoot oneself in the foot" to denounce Western sanctions. He called on BRICS nations to reduce dependence on U.S.-dominated global payment system during an interview with CGTN. Read More :  https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-06-17/Russian-ambassador-uses-a-Chinese-adage-to-denounce-Western-sanctions-1aWtp9KStnG/index.html

   Former President Trump is still the dominant figure in the Republican Party but his stranglehold is loosening. Trump-backed candidates have had a mixed record in GOP primaries so far this cycle, with high-profile losses in Georgia, Nebraska and a key South Carolina district undercutting many other wins. The work of the House Select Committee on Jan. 6 also places Trump’s role in the insurrection squarely in the spotlight.  To be sure, Trump leads early 2024 polls by a wide margin. But there is no guarantee that the ever-unpredictable Trump will enter the race. And there is a growing consensus among Republican insiders that, if he does so, he will face a serious challenge. So, if the 2024 GOP nominee ends up being someone other than Trump, whom might it be? Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis DeSantis is Trump’s most serious rival at this early stage.  The Florida governor has a multilayered appeal. Conservatives loved his pushback against mask and vaccine mandates during th...

  TikTok announced Friday that it has moved its data on users located in the United States to Oracle’s cloud platform, an attempt to assuage concerns about Chinese government access to American data. Backups of U.S. user data will be stored in TikTok’s own servers in Virginia and Singapore for the time being before ultimately being deleted in the switch to Oracle’s platform. “These are critical steps, but there is more we can do,” the platform said in a blog post. “We know we are among the most scrutinized platforms from a security standpoint, and we aim to remove any doubt about the security of US user data.” Read More :  https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3528271-tiktok-moves-us-user-data-to-oracle-platform/