Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei faces significant medical challenges post-bomb attack, impacting his direct engagement. This has amplified the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ influence, with analysts suggesting a shift towards a ‘board-style’…
Singapore is slowly emerging as a neutral ground for AI companies, offering an alternative place to build without worrying about US or Chinese regulations (Reuters)
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Singapore is slowly emerging as a neutral ground for AI companies, offering an alternative place to build without worrying about US or Chinese regulations — Singapore is transforming from East-West gateway to neutral ground…
Middle East war live: Israel-Lebanon ceasefire continues as Trump hopes for peace deal
US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a three-week extension of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, and said that he expected Israeli and Lebanese leaders to meet with him over the next couple of weeks, voicing hope for a permanent pea…
‘He died at the moment the war ended’: The young Australian who helped the Czech partisans
Lawrence Saywell survived Nazi prison camps and joined up with Czech freedom fighters only to cruelly lose his life the day Germany surrendered.
Trump says he will ‘probably put a big tariff on the UK’ if it doesn’t drop digital services tax
US president accuses UK of thinking it can ‘make an easy buck’ from US tech companies, weeks after warning that UK–US trade deal can be changedDonald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on the UK if it does not drop its digital services tax on US so…
Canadian Man Sets World Record By Planting 23,060 Trees In 24 Hours
This achievement stands as a significant example of individual effort in tree planting within a short period.
CNBC Daily Open: Truce on land, storm at sea — markets are counting the cost
The vital maritime passage has been under a “double-blockade” with neither Iran nor the U.S. allowing vessels to enter or exit the strait.
4/23: The Takeout with Major Garrett
Trump gives shoot and kill order for boats putting mines in Strait of Hormuz; Chevron CEO expects air travel disruptions due to jet fuel shortage.
White House memo claims mass AI theft by Chinese firms
A memo from Michael Kratsios says firms, mainly in China, are wrongfully distilling US AI models.
US sailor heading for the Strait of Hormuz evacuated after monkey attack
‘Weird stuff happens,’ a military official said of the bizarre incident