Month: November 2023
Romania to buy very short range missile systems
In March 2022, Romanian president Klaus Iohannis announced that Romania needs to increase defence spending to 2.5% of the GDP from 2% following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. About 40% of this is earmarked for procurement of equipment. This results in an amount of at least EUR 3 billion spent on military equipment this year
The Gambia case against Myanmar
On November 15, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom filed a joint declaration of intervention in the case brought by The Gambia against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice.The Gambia alleges violations of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention). It argues that
Lloyd Austin visit to Ukraine
While the US has been providing tens of billions in aid to help Ukraine defend itself, President Joe Biden’s administration has faced increasing resistance over continued US support from hard-line Republicans. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday reaffirmed Washington’s support to Kyiv while he was on an unannounced visit to the Ukrainian capital. The
OpenAI board resign over Sam Altman sacking
On Friday, when OpenAI announced it was firing Mr Altman, it accused him of not being “consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities” – but did not specify what he is alleged to have not been candid about. Staff at OpenAI have called on the board of
The COP28 summit
The United Arab Emirates, venue for cop28, the latest climate summit convened by the United Nations, is a controversial choice. The fact that the world’s most important climate gathering will be hosted by a leading oil producer has sparked outrage among environmentalists. That the summit’s president, Sultan Al Jaber, runs adnoc, the uae’s national oil
The genocide and famine in Sudan
Fighting broke out seven months ago between the Arab Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces (saf), the official army, flattening parts of Khartoum, the capital, and claiming more than 10,000 lives. Front lines that had largely been stable have begun to shift rapidly . Armed by regular shipments of weapons flown in from
Joe Biden’s failures on trade
At the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit in San Francisco, all eyes were on the meeting between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden. Trade negotiators had hoped the summit would yield an announcement on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (ipef), America’s offering on trade to 13 regional economies, intended as its main weapon in the battle for
Back in April, Starship damaged its launchpad as it left the ground, suffered numerous engine failures on its lower-stage the Super Heavy booster and failed to separate the Ship at altitude as designed. Saturday’s test got through all of those initial phases without drama. US company SpaceX says it has made significant progress in the
Green Buble messages foe iPhone
Rich Communication Services is a standard designed to make it easier for phones on different operating systems to exchange messages. Apple plans to introduce support for the messaging standard in a software release later next year. Google, which develops the Android phone operating system, has been the biggest competitor calling on Apple to enable Rich
adoption of sign language into Catholic seminary curriculum in Uganda
Although some of the local seminaries such as St. Mbaaga’s Major Seminary Ggaba and Katigondo National Major Seminary have taken steps to teach seminarians sign language, the arrangement is sort of voluntary, meaning that only those seminarians that have interest can go for the lessons. One silent but very crucial issue that the Catholic Bishops