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Vote was in national interest and morally correct India did right to vote for the United Nations resolution that rejected US President Trump’s acceptance of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Sure, foreign policy decisions should be based on national interest. This vote was in India’s national interest—quite apart from being morally correct, right in international law, and historically consistent. Let’s see how: Palestine has become the nub of geopolitics. Not to see this is perilous. This vote was not about Jews and Muslims, not even just about Palestinians and Israelis. It was about Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan—and a world in amazing geopolitical flux. President Trump’s high-profile visit to Saudi Arabia and Israel in May was difficult to miss, given the media glare. What has occurred since then, vis-a-vis Lebanon (with which Israel has had a longstanding border dispute), and within Saudi Arabia, have been no less than earth-shaking. Much easier to miss was the visit ...

The Post's Joby Warrick explains why intelligence officials say North Korea may be moving toward an advanced bioweapons program. (Sarah Parnass/The Washington Post) Five months before North Korea's first nuclear test in 2006, U.S. intelligence officials sent a report to Congress warning that secret work also was underway on a biological weapon. The communist regime, which had long ago acquired the pathogens that cause smallpox and anthrax, had assembled teams of scientists but seemed to be lacking in certain technical skills, the report said. "Pyongyang's resources presently include a rudimentary biotechnology infrastructure," the report by the director of national intelligence explained. A decade later, the technical hurdles appear to be falling away. North Korea is moving steadily to acquire the essential machinery that could potentially be used for an advanced bioweapons program, from factories that can produce microbes by the ton, to laboratories speci...

Criminals in Dubai ought to be shaking in their boots, as police in the Arab Emirate have introduced a flying motorbike. A new video shows a Dubai police officer testing out the new hoverbike, which has rotors instead of wheels that allow it to fly. The hoverbike, capable of flying 16ft above ground, is seen emblazoned with Dubai police emblems as it is tested for the cameras. With the hoverbike, police could get to the middle of traffic jams, which would be difficult with a normal car or even a motorbike.

North Korea's cyber wars As the U.S. cracks down on North Korea, Russia is giving the rogue state a cyber lifeline. Russian state-owned company TransTeleCom has provided a new internet connection to Kim Jong Un's regime, according to North Korea monitoring project 38 North. Cybersecurity experts have also confirmed the new Russian link. The move strengthens North Korea's cybersecurity capabilities at a time of heightened tensions with the U.S. and also reduces its reliance on China. Previously, North Korean internet traffic was funneled through one sole link, provided by Chinese telecommunications firm China Unicom, according to experts. Now, it's got some backup from Russia. Related: North Korea is trying to amass a bitcoin war chest That's significant at a time when the U.S. is ramping up pressure on Chinese companies to sever business ties with North Korea over its missile and nuclear tests. "This new link means two companies would have to cut...