Gravitas: Floods inundate China’s southern provinces
US military financing for Egypt is set to reach $1.3bn in 2024, as Israel’s war on Gaza continues The Biden administration has decided to release $320m in military aid to Egypt – a package previously contingent on improving human rights issues in the country. Unless Congress steps in, this brings the total amount from Washington…
Germany has been struck by a second sabotage attempt on a major electricity grid, it has emerged. The incident yesterday has renewed fears that Russia is deliberately targeting Germany through a hybrid campaign aimed at sabotaging its critical infrastructure, as it came on the same day that a power plant was targeted with ‘home-made explosive rockets.’ It…
It’s the latest antitrust lawsuit against the biggest players in the tech industry. The US Department of Justice and more than a dozen states have filed a lawsuit against Apple in federal court, accusing it of violating antitrust laws by making its hardware and software products largely inaccessible to competitors. Apple’s “walled garden” approach to…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro warned on Thursday that his country could not be invaded, as the United States ramped up its military presence in the southern Caribbean. “There is no way they can enter Venezuela,” Maduro said, calling the U.S. deployment of multiple warships, a nuclear-powered submarine, and 4,500 troops a siege that only strengthens…
New York City this week will end a controversial Covid-19 vaccine mandate for city employees, ending a policy that has at times pitted the city’s leadership against its municipal workforce. The mandate, which has prompted numerous lawsuits, is set to end on Friday after the city’s Board of Health adopts amendments to the city’s vaccination…
Morocco was struck by the strongest quake in more than a century on Friday. A devastating earthquake in Morocco is known to have killed more than 2,500 people, but that number is expected to rise. European countries have sent aid following Friday’s catastrophic quake that destroyed homes, blocked roads and wiped entire villages of the…