WAO ART #233

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has issued rules of engagement for civilian hackers involved in conflicts. The rules include bans on attacks on hospitals, spreading uncontrollable hacking tools, and threats that terrorize civilians.

Argentinian presidential candidate Sergio Massa has pledged to introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDC) to tackle the country's inflation crisis. Massa, who is currently Argentina's Minister of Economy, emphasized the seriousness of the inflation issue and proposed launching a CBDC.

In a significant win for Ripple, Judge Analisa Torres has rejected the SEC's motion to appeal the Ripple ruling. The court ruled that the SEC failed to provide sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the buyers of Ripple's native cryptocurrency, XRP, had a speculative motive derived.

Several Australian towns are facing the dual threat of fire and flood as bushfires continue to burn in Victoria's Gippsland region and New South Wales' South Coast. While the rain is providing some relief from the fires, it has also triggered flood warnings.

Pakistan has ordered all unauthorized Afghan asylum seekers, estimated to be 1.7 million people, to leave the country by November. Tensions have escalated between the two countries due to a spike in attacks along the border, which Pakistan blames on Afghanistan-based operatives.

A boat carrying 280 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa has landed in Spain's Canary Islands, marking the largest number of migrants to arrive in the archipelago at once. The Canary Islands route is one of the most commonly used and dangerous routes for migrants from Africa to reach Europe.

Canada has elected Liberal MP Greg Fergus as the new Speaker of the House of Commons, making him the first black man to hold the position. Fergus was chosen after the previous Speaker resigned following controversy over inviting a Ukrainian man with Nazi ties to parliament.