Author: News Desk

Australia: Chinese Premier Li Qiang was welcomed by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to the Australian Parliament in Canberra for high-level discussions that were honest, according to both parties. Li’s four-day visit marks the first time a Chinese premier has visited Australia in seven years. Prior to this, Beijing had imposed broad taxes on important Australian exports, such as coal, wine, and barley. Following the talks, Albanese expressed his concerns about the state of human rights in China, the Pacific region, and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine at a press conference. “We … have our differences … that’s why…

Israel: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposes the military’s plan for daily tactical pauses along a main road into Gaza to allow aid delivery. The daily pauses in the area from the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing to the Salah al-Din Road and then northward had been declared by the IDF. They would last from 05:00 to 16:00 GMT. “When the prime minister heard the reports of an 11-hour humanitarian pause in the morning, he turned to his military secretary and made it clear that this was unacceptable to him,” an Israeli official told the Reuters news agency. The…

Gaza (Palestine): The UN has praised Israel’s decision to temporarily halt fighting around a key Gaza route to allow for aid deliveries but stressed the need for more substantial actions to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis. Israel’s military announced a ‘local, tactical pause’ in military activities during daylight hours near Rafah to facilitate humanitarian assistance. The UN’s aid agency OCHA, represented by spokesman Jens Laerke, acknowledged the move but emphasized that it has yet to significantly increase aid reaching those in need. Dire Humanitarian Situation UN agencies and aid groups have repeatedly raised alarms about severe shortages of food and…

Switzerland: World leaders are gathering in Switzerland for a summit to pressure Russia to end its war in Ukraine, but the absence of key Moscow allies like China may reduce its impact. Alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the summit, which begins on Saturday, are anticipated to be Vice President Kamala Harris of the United States and the leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan. It is also anticipated that Turkey, Hungary, and India—all of which have better ties with Russia—will join. China, meanwhile, has decided not to participate after Russia was barred from the proceedings on the…

China: Researchers are discovering microplastics in almost every crevice and nook of the human body. Not long after US researchers verified that microplastics were present in human testicular tissue, Chinese researchers have now found the contaminants in sperm as well. Every seminal fluid sample that the thirty-six male participants from interior China provided contained tiny pieces of plastic, the team discovered. The most prevalent kind of plastic particles, accounting for about one-third of the total amount detected in an average sample, were polystyrene (PS) particles. Although they can’t be certain, researchers believe that the PVC, polystyrene, and polyethylene pieces were…

Germany: Scotland’s nightmare start to Euro 2024 began with a 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Germany in the opening game. After a goal from Florian Wirtz in the tenth minute and another from Jamal Musiala in the next, they had a steep hill to climb from the start. After a brilliant initial match, Musiala hit the ball hard into the net’s roof, severely depressing the Tartan Army. Just before halftime, Ryan Porteous was sent off for fouling Ilkay Gundogan in the box, and Kai Havertz of Arsenal converted the penalty to make it even worse. After the interval, Germany…

United States: Elon Musk’s record-breaking pay package and the company’s intention to relocate its legal headquarters to Texas were approved by Tesla shareholders. The multibillionaire, who had fought tenaciously for the payoff, which is valued at much to $56 billion depending on the price of Tesla shares, has won. He exclaimed, “Hot damn, I love you guys,” to an ecstatic group of shareholders who had assembled in Texas for the annual meeting of the company. The staggering amount had drawn criticism and concerns about the company’s board being overly obedient and close to Musk. The vote is not legally binding, and…

Italy: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced that the G7 countries had agreed to provide $50 billion to Ukraine from the proceeds of assets that Russia had frozen. Meloni, who is hosting the G7 this year, stated on Thursday, “I confirm to you that we have reached a political agreement to provide additional financial support to Ukraine of approximately $50 billion by the end of the year.” Meloni had extended an invitation to President Volodymr Zelenskyy to participate in a special summit meeting with US President Joe Biden, as well as the leaders of France, Germany, Canada, Japan, and the…

Yemen: Yemen’s Houthi rebels have admitted to carrying out a small-scale attack involving watercraft and missiles, which resulted in a Greek-owned cargo ship requiring rescue after taking on water near the Red Sea port of Hodeidah. Following the attack on the cargo ship on Wednesday, there were no early reports of casualties. If the owner of the yacht is connected to Israel in any way is unknown. Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, and its most populated regions have been under the authority of the Iran-backed organization, which is engaged in combat with a coalition led by Saudi Arabia. Since November, it has…

Greece: Greece has closed the ancient Acropolis to tourists, shut schools, and deployed medics across Athens due to the first heatwave of the summer. In certain regions of the Mediterranean nation, temperatures were predicted to reach 43 degrees Celsius (109.4 degrees Fahrenheit) on Wednesday and Thursday due to southerly winds that carry hot air and dust from North Africa. One of the most well-known archaeological monuments in the world, the Acropolis hill, contains the Parthenon temple. On Wednesday, it was closed from midday to 5 p.m. (09:00–14:00 GMT), during which time Red Cross workers gave tourists water bottles. The country’s…