Fears Of Disruption To Global Supply Chains After Baltimore Bridge Crash
Fears have been raised of significant disruption to global supply chains after a container ship crashed into a bridge in the US city of Baltimore. The ship, named the Dali, hit a support column of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early hours of Tuesday morning, causing it to collapse. The bridge spanned the entrance to the Port of Baltimore,...
AI Safety: UK And US Sign Landmark Agreement
The UK and US have signed a landmark deal to work together on testing advanced artificial intelligence (AI). The agreement signed on Monday says both countries will work together on developing "robust" methods for evaluating the safety of AI tools and the systems that underpin them. It is the first bilateral agreement of its kind. UK tech minister Michelle Donelan said it...
Iran Accuses Israel Of Killing Generals In Syria Strike
Iran's Revolutionary Guards say seven officers have been killed in an Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate building in Syria's capital, Damascus. Brig-Gen Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander of the elite Quds Force, and Brig-Gen Mohammad Hadi Haji-Rahimi, his deputy, were named among the dead. Iran and Syria's governments condemned the attack, which destroyed a building next door to the...
Russia Preparing To Mobilize 300,000 Troops To Ukraine By June 1, Says President Zelensky
President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of preparing to mobilize an additional 300,000 troops to the battle line in his country by the beginning of June. Zelensky disclosed this during a press conference in Kyiv on Wednesday. He, however, said that it was unclear how many troops Ukraine plans to mobilize this year, but backtracked on his previous goals,...
Hamas: Biden Issues Stern Threat Over Civilian Safety In Gaza
President Joe Biden has threatened to condition support for Israel’s offensive in Gaza on it taking concrete steps to protect aid workers and civilians. According to Reuters, Biden is seeking for the first time to leverage US aid to influence Israeli military behaviour. The report said Biden’s warning, relayed in a call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, came after...
Gaza War: Israel Gives Only Condition For Ceasefire
Israel has given condition to agree to a ceasefire in the ongoing war with Hamas. The European country said it will not yield to any agreement unless hostages in Gaza are released. Prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu said this on Sunday, insisting that Israel would not agree to a ceasefire as the war against Hamas in Gaza enters its seventh month, until the...
Thousands Rally In Jerusalem For Hostages’ Return
Former hostages and relatives of the remaining abductees have commemorated the fate of those held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip six months after the October 7 attacks. More than 50,000 people showed up for the Jerusalem rally calling for the hostages to be brought home, according to the organization of family members behind the march. A number of sisters...
War: Cameron To Meet Donald Trump, Discuss Ukraine, Gaza
British foreign secretary David Cameron will hold talks with US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Florida on Tuesday. This is following a push to shore up support for Ukraine and advance a new package of aid that is held up in Congress. In a statement on Monday, a Foreign Office spokesperson said, “Ahead of his visit to Washington, the foreign...
Russia War: Visit Ukraine, President Zelenskyy Urges Donald Trump
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged the former President of the United States, US, Donald Trump to visit his country. Zelenskyy said he would like to hear Trump’s proposals for ending the war between Russia and Ukraine. He spoke on Tuesday during an interview with Axel Springer. The Ukrainian president, however, said he is not interested in Trump’s idea that...
Russia Fired 40 Missiles, Drones Into Ukraine Overnight – President Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday accused Russia of firing over 40 missiles and 40 drones at Ukraine overnight. Zelensky said the missiles and drones shot into the city of Kharkiv targeted “critical infrastructure” throughout the country. Posting on X, Zelensky wrote: “Overnight, Russia fired more than 40 missiles and 40 drones at Ukraine. “Some missiles and ‘Shahed’ drones were successfully shot...
