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Gaza War: Israel Gives Only Condition For Ceasefire

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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...

Hamas: Biden Issues Stern Threat Over Civilian Safety In Gaza

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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...

Russia Preparing To Mobilize 300,000 Troops To Ukraine By June 1, Says President Zelensky

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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,...

Iran Accuses Israel Of Killing Generals In Syria Strike

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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...

AI Safety: UK And US Sign Landmark Agreement

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AI Safety: UK And US Sign Landmark Aagreement

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...

Fears Of Disruption To Global Supply Chains After Baltimore Bridge Crash

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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,...

Apple, Meta And Google To Be Investigated Ty The EU

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Apple, Meta And Google To Be Investigated Ty The EU

The EU has announced investigations into some of the biggest tech firms in the world over uncompetitive practices. Meta, Apple, and Alphabet, which owns Google, are being looked into for potential breaches of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) introduced in 2022. If they are found to have broken the rules, the firms can face huge fines of up to 10% of...

Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun To Leave As Firm Faces Safety Crisis

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Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun To Leave As Firm Faces Safety Crisis

Boeing boss Dave Calhoun will leave at the end of this year amid a deepening crisis over the firm's safety record. Boeing also said that the head of its commercial airlines division will retire immediately while its chairman will not stand for re-election. The firm is under pressure after an unused door blew out of a Boeing 737 Max in January...

US Reports Death Of Senior Hamas Military Leader Marwan Issa

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US Reports Death Of Senior Hamas Military Leader Marwan Issa

Hamas leader Marwan Issa died in an Israeli air strike, White House official Jake Sullivan has said. As deputy military commander, Mr Issa would be Hamas's most senior leader to die since the war began on 7 October. The Palestinian group, which controls Gaza, has not officially commented on reports of his death. Israeli media sources have reported that Mr Issa was...

Russia: Putin Wins Presidential Poll, Secures Fresh Term Of Six Years

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Vladimir Putin has secured another six-year term as Russian president, exit polls showed Sunday, paving the way for the hardline former spy to become the longest-serving Russian leader in more than 200 years. Victory for the 71-year-old was never in doubt, with all his major opponents dead, in prison or exiled, and authorities waging an unrelenting crackdown on those who...

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