Month: May 2024
Lord Cameron’s advise to Kyviv on use of Weponsa supplied by Britain
On the battlefield, Ukraine is increasingly on the backfoot as the Russian military has ramped up its offensive this spring. Shortage of men and ammunition is forcing outnumbered Ukrainian soldiers to pull back from one village after another. David Cameron said Ukraine “absolutely has the right” to conduct attacks inside Russia with British weapons as
China Coast Guard In Kinmen
Taiwan stations troops on Kinmen, which at some points is just over a mile from Chinese shores. In the late 1950s it was at the center of clashes, including a failed amphibious invasion by China’s People’s Liberation Army, with intermittent shelling occurring until 1979. China’s coast guard on Friday revealed it had entered restricted waters
Possible Ukraine-Russia peace talks
The prospect of a peace deal with Russia has re-emerged as Ukraine’s forces – running low on manpower and ammunition suffer setback after setback on the battlefield. Ukraine and its Western partners are racing to distribute weapons into the hands of Kyiv’s soldiers in the coming weeks in order to prevent Russia from seizing more
Floods in Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande
In several towns, streets essentially turned into rivers, with roads and bridges destroyed. The storm also triggered landslides and the partial collapse of a dam structure at a small hydroelectric power plant. Heavy rains battering Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed 31 people and the death toll is expected to rise
Russia and US troops in Niger
The military officers ruling the West African nation have told the U.S. to withdraw its nearly 1,000 military personnel from the country, which until a coup last year had been a key partner for Washington’s fight against insurgents. Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a move
AI Governance
AI tools have been implicated in several high-profile blunders. AI hiring tools trained with bad data have been reported for discriminating job applicants based on their gender and race. Unsupervised AI chatbots used in customer service roles have made the news for giving customers false information. However, has become a major disruptor in industries and
Russia “using” chemical weapons in Ukraine
The United States has accused Russia of using chemical weapons in Ukraine, following a new set of sanctions against the country. The new sanctions come after Ukrainian military leadership first accused Russia in February of using the gas in more than 800 attacks over the course of the war. Moscow denied the allegations at the
Ukraine’s Battered Energy Plants
Ukrainian energy workers are struggling to repair the damage from intensifying airstrikes aimed at pulverizing Ukraine’s energy grid, hobbling the economy and sapping the public’s morale. Staff worry they will lose the race to prepare for winter unless allies come up with air-defense systems like the U.S.-made Patriots to stop Russian attacks inflicting more destruction
Chinese plans for floating nuclear plants
Russia is the only country to operate a floating nuclear power plant, the Akademik Lomonosov, which became operational in December 2019.China is pursuing plans to develop floating nuclear reactors that could power military facilities it has built in contested areas of the South China Sea.After more than a decade of research and development and Chinese
TikTok and Universal settle music Dispute
TikTok will restore millions of songs to the platform after settling a dispute with Universal Music Group over royalties. A row over how much TikTok was paying saw the two companies trade accusations – and Universal withdraw some of the world’s most famous singers. But the rift now appears to have been healed with the