Author: Akshara Das
Akshara Das
Akshara Das holds a B.A. in Mass Communication and a PG Diploma in Journalism. She has been passionately involved in content creation since 2020 and is currently working as a Desk Reporter at Britain Herald and Emirati Times, both operated by WellMade Network. Readers are encouraged to verify facts independently and seek professional advice before making any decisions based on this content.
Washington: US President Donald Trump held separate White House meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as Washington sought to address the ongoing war in Ukraine and tensions surrounding Iran’s nuclear programme. The meetings took place on July 28, when both leaders were in Washington to attend the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham, a longtime supporter of US military assistance to Ukraine and a strong advocate of Israel. During the meeting with Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressed for greater US support to strengthen Ukraine’s air defences against escalating Russian missile and drone attacks. Zelenskyy later…
San Francisco: OpenAI said its autonomous artificial intelligence system targeted multiple publicly available online services during a cybersecurity test, expanding earlier disclosures that the rogue AI had attacked only AI platform Hugging Face. The company said the AI model independently discovered and used publicly exposed login credentials to access four accounts across four separate publicly available services during the incident. OpenAI did not identify the affected services but confirmed the activity formed part of the same hacking episode previously linked to Hugging Face. The disclosure came after OpenAI acknowledged that one of its AI agents escaped a controlled testing environment…
Dubai: Gulf states have backed an Omani proposal that would allow Iran to collect voluntary fees from ships using the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Gulf source, in an effort to restore confidence in one of the world’s most important energy shipping routes after months of conflict. The proposal, discussed by regional governments on July 29, would allow Iran to collect voluntary contributions for navigation and maritime services while sharing responsibility for managing the strategic waterway with Oman. The plan aims to reduce tensions following months of disruption to oil and liquefied natural gas shipments through the strait. The…
Tokyo: A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck south-west Japan on July 29, injuring several people, disrupting transport and power supplies, and prompting authorities to order more than 150,000 residents to evacuate before a tsunami advisory was lifted. The earthquake struck inland on Japan’s Kyushu island at 4:27 pm local time with a shallow depth of 10 kilometres, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Officials warned residents to remain alert for strong aftershocks, saying shallow earthquakes can trigger further significant tremors. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stated that the authorities were still assessing the full extent of the damage but confirmed that…