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Biden said that the United States “will always stand with Israel against threats to its security.” Washington: US President Joe Biden on Monday condemned an “outrageous” request by the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor for an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As Washington moved to defend its key ally, Secretary of State Antony…
The investigation by the Senate Finance Committee has found that several automakers have imported parts from a Chinese supplier that was sanctioned for its links to China’s labour programme in the far western region of Xinjiang. File | Photo Credit: Reuters BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen have bought parts made by a Chinese company…
Ismail Haniyeh has travelled on diplomatic missions to Iran and Turkey during the war (File) The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court on Monday applied for arrest warrants against three top leaders of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas whose bloody October 7 attack triggered the ongoing war. Karim Khan also said he was applying for…
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Google also announced it was adding AI answers to its search engine (Representational) Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveiled a new category of PC on Monday that features generative artificial intelligence tools built directly into Windows, the company’s world leading operating system. The tech giant estimates that more than 50 million “AI PCs” will be sold…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin said on May 20 that Russian gas output rose by 8% in the first four months of the year to 246.4 bcm. Mr. Putin, addressing a televised meeting of senior officials devoted to energy issues, also said Russian oil output had declined…
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Understanding the cause of sea ice melt is complex as there are many variables (Representational) Climate change played a key role in last year’s record-low levels of Antarctic sea ice, a study published on Monday found, marking an abrupt shift from the growth seen in previous decades. Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) found…
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When Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ went for a vote of confidence on January 10, 2023, days after he was elected the Prime Minister of Nepal, 268 parliamentarians of the 270 present in the 275-member parliament had voted in his favour. On Monday, Prachanda once again sought a vote of confidence, for the fourth time within…
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Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te, said in his inauguration speech Monday that he wants peace with China and urged it to stop its military threats and intimidation of the self-governed island that Beijing claims as its own territory. “I hope that China will face the reality of (Taiwan)’s existence, respect the choices of the people…
The helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi takes off, near the Iran-Azerbaijan border, on May 19, 2024. The helicopter later crashed with Raisi on board. | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: As part of a multi-agency effort to locate a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi that crashed in East Azerbaijan province on…
The drone was first seen near Makaou Iran, and was last spotted near Van in Turkey. Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi, the President of Iran, has died after the Bell 212 Helicopter, which he was onboard, crashed in the mountains of the Jofa region of East Azerbaijan. The Foreign Minister of Iran, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, was also onboard…
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