President Biden has come in for criticism from US lawmakers after China unveiled a laptop this week which was powered by an Intel AI chip. Huawei has unveiled on Thursday, its first AI-enabled laptop, the MateBook X Pro powered by Intel’s new Core Ultra 9 processor. This shocked and angered Republican lawmakers because it suggested […]Read More
President Biden has issued a statement stating that the US remained “devoted to the defence of Israel,” and that he expected an Iranian attack “sooner rather than later.” “We are devoted to the defence of Israel. We will support Israel. We will help defend Israel and Iran will not succeed,” Biden told reporters on Friday. […]Read More
Senior US officials have stated that China is backing Russia’s war effort in Ukraine by providing drones, missile technology, satellite imagery and machine tools. They added that the issue was raised by President Biden during his phone conversation with President Xi on April 2 where according to a White House statement, the president “raised concerns […]Read More
President Biden has offered an “ironclad” commitment that the US would support the Philippines and Japan from any attack in the South China Sea. Biden said this at a joint summit with Philippines president Ferdinand Marcos and Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida. “The United States’ defence commitments to Japan and to the Philippines are ironclad,” […]Read More
Mali’s junta have issued a decree banning political party activities and it has also issued a ban on all media coverage of the same. The country’s communication ministry issued a statement on Thursday “all media (radio, television, written press and online) to halt broadcast and publication of the activities of political parties and the activities […]Read More
The UN has warned that “donor fatigue’ is hurting Ukrainians who have been displaced by the war. According to UN figures, the Ukrainian crisis is the biggest refugee crisis in Europe this century, with 6.5 million Ukrainian refugees having been recorded globally and 3.7 million displaced within Ukraine. The UN also said that over 14 […]Read More
FBI Director Christopher Wray believes that an organised terror attack on the US, similar to the Moscow terror attack in a concert hall, is a very real possibility. This is what he plans to tell a House of Representatives panel on Thursday. According to a Reuters report the FBI is concerned about the possibility of […]Read More
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un once again stepped up the rhetoric against South Korea stating that he would use all means to deal a “death blow” to the enemy if it sought military confrontation with Pyongyang, North Korean state media KCNA had reported on Thursday. The report also stated that he made these remarks […]Read More
The one-year anniversary of the conflict in Sudan will come up on April 15 but it is far from good news. Reports by the UN Refugee Agency are warning that 25 million people are facing a humanitarian crisis which only threatens to get worse. According to UN statistics, the number of displaced people has “now […]Read More
In a major relief for former South African president Jacob Zuma, a South African court has allowed him to run in the country’s elections scheduled for May 29. Zuma had earlier been banned from contesting by South Africa’s electoral commission who had ruled that anyone convicted of an offence could not contest. The former president […]Read More
The US military stated that it has transferred infantry weapons and more than 500,000 rounds of ammunition to Ukraine. These weapons and ammunition were seized over a year ago as they were being shipped to Houthi rebels by Iran. The weaponry transferred by the United States to Kyiv on April 4 “constituted enough material to […]Read More
President Biden has reiterated that the US will not stand by if Iran should decide to attack Israel. The attack is expected to be in retaliation for an Israeli attack on an Iranian consular building on April 1 where seven IRGC members were killed including two generals. In a joint appearance with Japanese prime minister […]Read More
Fitch has downgraded its outlook on the Chinese economy. The international rating agency cut its outlook on China’s sovereign credit rating to negative on Wednesday. The move has followed Moody’s which downgraded China’s rating from “stable” to “negative” in December last year. The international rating agency also stated that its expects China’s central and local […]Read More
President Biden stated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in Gaza was a “mistake.” Speaking to Univision, a U.S. Spanish-language TV network, he said. “I think what he’s doing is a mistake. I don’t agree with his approach.” Biden added in the interview. “What I’m calling for is for the Israelis […]Read More
China’s actions in the South China Sea show that it was trying to gain territorial space through force, said a US Admiral. Admiral John Aquilino, Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, said in an address to the Lowy Institute think tank in Sydney that China’s recent actions against the Philippines, particularly in Second Thomas Shoal, […]Read More
“I am happy to inform you today this morning the seventh round of negotiations began. A 17-member Peruvian delegation took part in the negotiations, and it is currently the only Latin American country to be negotiating an FTA with India. We can expect that by the end of this year, we can finalise this important […]Read More
Germany began its defence on Tuesday at the International Court of Justice. It is being accused of “genocide” by Nicaragua for providing Israel with military and financial aid. According to a DW report, Nicaragua has asked the UN’s highest court to halt German military arms exports to Israel and reverse its decision to stop funding […]Read More
A Chinese delegation is all set to visit North Korea. According to the Chinese foreign ministry, the delegation will be headed by Zhao Leji who is the party’s third ranked official and a member of the powerful Political Bureau Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Zhao will be the highest-ranking Chinese official to […]Read More
Turkey has expanded its restrictions on the export of products in 54 different categories from Israel, the Turkish trade ministry has stated on Tuesday. The ban would continue until a ceasefire is declared in Gaza. The ban call came after Israel had refused Ankara’s request to join other nations in providing airdrops of humanitarian aid […]Read More
Hamas has rejected on Tuesday a proposal that it had received from Qatari and Egyptian mediators, stating that the proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza did not meet any of the demands of the Palestinian factions. The group stated this in an early morning statement where it called the proposal “intransigent.” However, it stated to […]Read More
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