Author: News Desk

United States: Nvidia, the chipmaker at the epicentre of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, has sent its stock to a record high with its announcement of a seven-fold increase in earnings. The Santa Clara, California-based business reported on Wednesday that its net income increased from $2.04 billion to $14.88 billion in the first quarter of the previous year. Revenue exceeded analysts’ predictions by more than trebling to $26.04 billion. Nvidia said that second-quarter revenue will reach $28 billion, give or take 2 percent, exceeding analysts’ projections. To increase shareholder accessibility, Nvidia also declared that it will split its stock 10-for-1…

Vietnam: Public security minister To Lam was approved by the rubber-stamp parliament of Vietnam to become the country’s next president following the resignation of his predecessor due to a significant anticorruption effort. Following the customary processes of the one-party state, the National Assembly unanimously confirmed Lam’s election, 66, following a secret poll in which he was the sole contender for the position. The voting came one week after the ruling Communist Party nominated him. The “blazing furnace” corruption crackdown has affected thousands of people, including high-ranking government and corporate officials. Lam, the deputy head of the anti-corruption steering committee, has…

Russia: Russia has started the first round of tactical nuclear weapons training using Iskander and Kinzhal missiles in territories bordering Ukraine. The exercises are being held in Russia’s Southern Military District, which borders and encompasses areas of Ukraine that Moscow has unlawfully seized and occupied since its full-scale invasion started in February 2022, according to a statement released by the Russian Ministry of Defense on Tuesday. The precise site of the drills was not disclosed by the ministry. It is also anticipated that Belarus, where Russia claimed last year to be putting tactical nuclear weapons, will participate. Since commencing its…

GAZA: Food distribution in Rafah, in southern Gaza, has been suspended, according to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), because of a shortage of supplies and insecurity in the heavily populated area. In a statement on Tuesday, UNRWA stated that just seven of its twenty-four health centres were operating and that, as a result of “closures/disruptions” at the Rafah and Karem Abu Salem crossings into Gaza (known as Kerem Shalom in Israel), the organization had not received any medical supplies in the previous ten days. Since Israel took control of and blocked the Palestinian side of the Rafah land…

United Kingdom: BMW, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), and Volkswagen (VW) have used parts manufactured by a supplier on a list of businesses prohibited due to possible ties to Chinese forced labour as per the US congressional report. The Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden’s staff research stated that at least 8,000 BMW Mini Cooper automobiles were smuggled into the US using parts from the outlawed Chinese company Sichuan Jingweida Technology Group (JWD). The investigation also stated that once the company was placed on the prohibited list, Jaguar Land Rover began importing spare parts, some of which were components from JWD.…

Australia: The Australian and New Zealand governments announced that they were sending planes to evacuate their citizens from violence-hit New Caledonia. The French government has permitted Australia to send two planes to evacuate tourists and citizens from New Caledonia, amid the violent unrest that has engulfed the French Pacific archipelago, where native people have long sought independence from France, according to Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong. “We continue to work on further flights,” Wong wrote on the social media platform X on Tuesday. There are 300 Australians in New Caledonia, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. Additionally, New Zealand…

United States: US President Joe Biden has defended Israel against accusations of war crimes in the world’s highest courts. Following the announcement by Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that he was requesting arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant due to suspected war crimes during the Gaza conflict, Biden made his statements. At a Jewish American Heritage Month event held at the White House on Monday, Biden declared, “Let me be clear, we reject the ICC’s application for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders.” On the same day, Khan announced…

Iran: Iranian state media has confirmed that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi had died in a helicopter crash in hazy weather in the mountains close to the Azerbaijani border. Among the dead was Hossein Amir-abdollahian, the foreign minister. “All passengers of the helicopter carrying the Iranian president and foreign minister were martyred,” the Mehr news agency in Iran said. Concerns have been mounting for the 63-year-old ultraconservative since Sunday, when the plane lost communication with it while flying over foggy mountains in northwest Iran. Later, footage of drone operators scouring the forested slopes surfaced online, and drone photos of what seemed…

Indonesia: Elon Musk has launched SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet services in Indonesia to improve internet access in rural areas. The SpaceX founder told local reporters during the ceremony on Sunday that he was “very excited” to deliver internet services to places with little to no connectivity and that internet connectivity can be “a life-saver to remote medical clinics.” The event was held at a community health facility in Bali. “It is really important to emphasize the importance of internet connectivity and how much of a life-changer and a life-saver it can be,” Musk told local media. In addition to developing…

United Kingdom: Manchester City made English football history by defeating West Ham 3-1 to win the Premier League for the fourth time in a row and break Arsenal’s hearts as Jurgen Klopp left Liverpool in an emotional exit. At a packed Etihad Stadium on Sunday, Phil Foden scored two goals early to put his team in the lead before Mohammed Kudus pulled one back with a fantastic overhead kick. However, Rodri scored just before the hour mark to give City their two-goal lead back, and the home team hardly looked vulnerable as they cruised to victory. Arsenal knew that a…