We’ve now witnessed the opening scene of what could be a major months-long drama. U.S. President Joe Biden’s state of the union address uncorked a public standoff over debt. Judging from the raucous sce…
Big Oil walks back climate pledges as earnings show 2022 was their most profitable year ever
Financial results from the biggest energy companies in the world this week show that last year was their most profitable year ever, prompting many of them to scale back previous commitments to pivot mor…
Zelenskyy lashes out at ‘rumours’ that he’s about to fire his wartime defence minister
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is trying to stamp out widespread reports that he’s about to replace his defence minister in the wake of a corruption scandal that has touched a nerve with the pu…
Stena buying back $350m of bonds as it cuts finance costs
Luxembourg-based subsidiary of cash-rich shipowner clearing away some of its 2024 debt maturity
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to meet PM Sunak in first wartime trip to UK
The Ukrainian president to meet Rishi Sunak in the first wartime foreign trip to the UK, according to British PM office.
It’s Time to Re-evaluate the Myanmar Military’s Intelligence Capabilities
Recently leaked documents suggest that intelligence operatives have successfully managed to infiltrate the anti-junta resistance.
French rescue workers join frantic search for survivors in quake-stricken Turkey
International aid teams have rushed to Turkey in the wake of the devastating twin earthquakes that flattened towns and cities in the country’s south as well as in neighbouring Syria. In the Turkish city of Osmaniye, a team of French rescue workers spe…
New Zealand drug bust: Batman-labelled cocaine haul seized at sea
A naval vessel intercepted a massive 3.2 tonnes haul found drifting in the Pacific Ocean.
Assembly of 1,000th F-35 begins
The final assembly of the 1,000th Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has begun, with BAE Systems announcing the delivery of the aft fuselage…