Israel Ambasador to UN: “The UN should be sit on trial in Hague”
The U.S. has classified Hamas a foreign terrorist organization. Hamas’ sponsor, the Islamic Republic of Iran, has been designated by the U.S. State Department as the world’s worst international state sponsor of terrorism. South Africa’s use of the top United Nations court to charge Israel with genocide sparked an angry response Friday from the Jewish
The Trump Campaign
Former president dispenses with conventional campaigning in Iowa but eldest son and his team are confident they can beat warring rivals. The Trump campaign is hoping for a decisive result in Iowa to swiftly eject his GOP challengers from the race for the White House. But, unlike his rivals, the former president has not spent
The AI pillows
Motion Sleep, a South Korean company, has a large space in one of the main exhibition halls at CES.First I’m offered a few stats about the consequences of bad sleep.The solution the company has landed on is a pillow that detects snoring. It then pumps air into different compartments of a pillow, which gently lifts
Ukrainians fight on
Russia is trying to break the Ukrainian spirit of resistance. But as the second anniversary of the invasion on February 22, 2022, draws closer, war appears to have become normality for many. There are reports of people who no longer rush to take shelter in the depths of the Kyiv subway when the air sirens
United Kingdom Military support to Ukraine
The UK will give Ukraine a further £2.5bn in military support, Rishi Sunak has said – Britain’s largest annual commitment since Russia’s invasion. Officials said the package will provide Ukraine with long-range missiles, air defence and artillery shells. Some £200m will be spent on drones, most of which will be UK-made. The UK commitment comes
Poland spying in Russia
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on Friday said it had arrested a Russian national, working for a state firm, who it said was planning to pass on sensitive information to Poland. Russian security services have detained a number of foreigners and Russian nationals on allegations of working with foreign intelligence since launching its invasion of
Investing on Semiconductors
A serious shortage of those chips in 2021, underlined how dependent global industry is on a few key suppliers. In particular, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) makes 90% of the world’s most advanced semiconductors. It is an industry that has seen a lot of turbulence over the last few years. There’s been disruption to supply
The rise in Oil prices
Oil prices jumped by 4% after the US and UK launched strikes in Yemen over recent attacks by Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea. While the price rose, it is below highs reached when Russia invaded Ukraine. On Friday, Brent Crude – the international benchmark for oil prices for much of the world
Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria to determine their Black sea areas
The Turkish minister of defence, Yaşar Güler, was the one who announced that the agreement on the demining of parts of the Black Sea would be signed by him and his counterparts from Romania and Bulgaria on January 11, 2024, in Istanbul. After more than six months of negotiations, the defence ministers of Romania, Bulgaria
US inflation Raises
While price increases for goods have cooled, as supply bottlenecks from the pandemic clear, the progress in other areas is proving more difficult. Consumer prices in the US rose again in December, driven by higher costs for housing, medical care, dining out and car insurance. Inflation, the rate at which prices climb, was 3.4% over