Month: March 2023
Russian plane intercepted refuelling near Estonia
Russian aircraft, identified as an IL78 Midas and flying from St. Petersburg to Kaliningrad, after it failed to respond to calls from Estonian controllers. UK and German military aircraft have intercepted near Estonian airspace a Russian aircraft engaged in in-flight refueling, in a maneuver that passed without further incident and took place on Monday, Subsequently,
Bulgaria and Romania sign Strategic Partnership plan
The two neighbouring countries will act together to better exploit the potential of economic and sectoral cooperation, as well as to diversify cooperation in sectors such as regional development and digitization. Also, they plan to work together to advance and complete projects in transport infrastructure and navigability on the Danube, as well as energy. Romanian
Iran to stop sending weapons the Houthi rebels in Yemen
The Iran-Saudi relationship has been historically fraught and shadowed by a sectarian divide and fierce competition in the region. Diplomatic relations were severed in 2016 after Saudi Arabia executed prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr.Iran-allied Houthis seized Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, in 2014 and forced the internationally recognized government into exile in Saudi Arabia. A Saudi-led coalition
Russia applauds Iran-Saudi Arabia repaired ties
Iran and Saudi Arabia ultimately reached an agreement on Friday to reestablish diplomatic ties and reopen embassies and missions within two months after three days of intense discussions hosted and mediated by China. The new deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to thaw their estranged ties after seven years has been praised by the Russian
US Secretary visit to Addis Ababa
Bilnke is expected to meet various stakeholders in Ethiopia and discus the implementation of cessation of hostilities agreement between the federal government and the TPLF. The secretary will also meet the African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat to discuss shared global and regional priorities as a follow up on commitments from the US_African Leaders
Hungary’s parliament on ratifying the NATO accession bids of Sweden and Finland
On March 2, the ratification vote was pushed back by two weeks as Hungary sent a delegation to Sweden and Finland to resolve “political disputes” that had raised doubts among some ruling party lawmakers on whether to support the NATO applications. Hungary remains the only NATO member country besides Turkey that hasn’t yet approved the
ChatGPT Opened AI race and threat to humanity
ChatGPT is the new artificial intelligence platform from Microsoft-backed OpenAI. It can write amazing academic essays in seconds meaning no education system can any longer exist, based on students writing essays. For as Google and others now race to surpass this latest AI, ‘the singularity’ is the moment when AI has its own ‘will’ and
AUKUS allies on ‘path of error and danger’ with nuclear-powered submarines deal
China warned on Tuesday that Australia, Britain and the United States were treading a “path of error and danger” after they unveiled a nuclear-powered submarines deal. US President Joe Biden has stressed that Australia, which joined the alliance with Washington and London known as AUKUS 18 months ago, will not be getting nuclear weapons. However,
Recycling plastic bags
Worldwide, more than 400 million tonnes of plastic is produced every year – roughly the same weight as all of humanity. Today, around 85% ends up in landfill or is lost to the environment where it will stay for hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years. The plastics industry is keen on chemical recycling, where additives are
SVB: Rising interest rates
Silicon Valley Bank has proved to be one of those ticking timebombs. Rising interest rates on government-backed borrowing contributed directly to the problems in the bank’s balance sheet and on the other hand US regulators do not want to bail out sophisticated tech investors who take financial risks with the promise of fabulous returns. But