Author: Able Jam
Volodymyr Zelensky to meet US negotiators after the attack on Ukraine by Russia
Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet with US negotiators on Wednesday in order to discuss the state of peace negotiations put on ice by the raging war in Iran. The US, Russia and Ukraine have held three rounds of high-level, trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi and Geneva this year in a bid to negotiate an
Iran allows safe passage of Bangladeshi fuel Ship
Iran Security Council has approved safe passage to Bangladesh’s six fuel-carrying ships waiting to cross the Strait of Hormuz amid continued war in West Asia. As petroleum reserves continue to dwindle in Bangladesh, heavily dependent on imported fuel, five LNG shipments from Qatar and one crude oil cargo from Saudi Arabia, carrying nearly 5 lakh
IRGC takes de facto control of President Pezeshkian’s government in Iran
Mounting friction between President Masoud Pezeshkian’s administration and Iran’s military establishment has led to what insiders describe as a “complete political stalemate”. And now, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has taken de facto control over key areas of governance.Traditionally, Iran’s president nominates candidates for the post of Intelligence Minister only after receiving approval from
SpaceX’s Starlink loses contact with satellite,
SpaceX’s Starlink said one of its satellites had an anomaly on-orbit on Sunday, leading to a loss of communications with the spacecraft at roughly 560 km (347.97 miles) above Earth, though the event does not pose a risk to key missions. The event comes just ahead of the potential April 1 launch of the Artemis
Iran’s Qeshm Island desalination plant out of service
One of the desalination plants on Iran’s Qeshm Island has been out of service since being hit by an air strike earlier in the month, an official from the Health Ministry told Iranian media on Tuesday. “Drinking water on Qeshm Island is provided by desalination plants. One of the desalination plants on Qeshm Island was
Putin takes Russia off the grid
A major mobile internet blackout in Moscow and the throttling of popular messaging app Telegram, both justified by ambiguous security considerations, helped fuel the rare public criticism over this erosion of digital freedoms and connectivity. It comes against the backdrop of soaring prices and an ailing wartime economy, with little sign of major battlefield progress
Iran hits oil tanker off Dubai
As Gulf states increasingly suffer the fallout from the war, with Saudi Arabia also reporting drone attacks overnight, Iran’s foreign minister stressed the strikes were against U.S. targets, not “brotherly” countries. Meanwhile, a wave of attacks was reported in central Israel, with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) saying rescuers were on the way to the
Bellatrix Aerospace Focus Shifts To Scale And Manufacturing
Bellatrix Aerospace raises $20 million in a Pre-Series B funding round led by Cactus Partners, as the company moves to scale commercial production of its in-space propulsion systems. The funding marks a transition from flight-proven technology to large-scale manufacturing and global delivery. The company plans to use the capital to expand manufacturing facilities, deploy high-throughput
Markets Nvidia’s PE sinks to seven
As global stock markets tumble over deepening worries about war in West Asia, Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, finds itself trading at its cheapest price-to-earnings multiple since before ChatGPT kicked off the AI boom.Shares of Nvidia have tumbled nearly 20 per cent from their record high close in October, with the company caught up
Russian oil tanker reaches Cuba
A Russian tanker carrying oil to Cuba has entered the waters off the Communist-run island. The oil shipment – the first to reach Cuba since January – comes hours after US President Donald Trump said that he had no problem with countries, including Russia, sending supplies to the island. Trump’s remark appeared to signal a