The oil-producing countries, led by Russia and Saudi Arabia, are struggling to decide whether to initiate another cut in oil supply to support sagging oil prices. The 23-member group is meeting at OPEC headquarters in Vienna to deliberate on possible solutions to the falling prices. Despite warnings from Saudi Arabia over betting on lower prices, […]
During the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, Ukrainian forces are still putting up a fight to defend the city of Bakhmut amidst reports that Russian forces had declared victory. Ukrainian Battalion Commander Oleg Shiryaev directed his troops to fire mortars after detecting Russian forces advancing towards a patch of trees just outside Bakhmut, as […]
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Apple is expected to announce the launch of its new virtual-reality headset at its annual developers conference on Monday. This device could be a milestone in Apple’s history of creating game-changing technology, despite the hefty price tag, which is rumored to be around $3,000 and may limit its appeal to affluent technophiles. The headset, possibly […]
One of the deadly train collisions in India in 20 years claimed the life of a 21-year-old man who was a house painter and was supposed to get married next month. Rajib Dakua and a group of six to seven men in their early 20s were traveling from Medinipur district in the east Indian state […]
China’s defense minister, General Li Shangfu, has defended the actions of a Chinese warship sailing its way through the Taiwan Strait in front of an American destroyer and a Canadian frigate. In a speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Li referred to such operations as “freedom of navigation” patrols as a provocation against China. […]
On the anniversary of the 1989 pro-democracy protests, China tightened access to Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The public space has been the scene of an annual candlelight gathering to remember the hundreds or thousands killed by the army. However, discussion of the event has long been suppressed in China and challenging in Hong Kong after […]
Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has vowed to attempt a second spy satellite launch after the North’s failed attempt to launch its first military spy satellite into orbit last Wednesday. Kim Yo-jong criticized the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in a statement, calling it “a political appendage” of the US, […]
Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue, a top security summit in Singapore, Chinese defense minister Li Shangfu said that a conflict with the US would be an “unbearable disaster.” He added that the world is big enough to accommodate both nations, and they should seek “common ground and common interests.” While acknowledging that China and the […]
