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United Kingdom: HMS Diamond, one of the most advanced warships of the UK, is returning to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to safeguard global shipping against Houthi attacks. Earlier, HMS Richmond joined Operation Prosperity Guardian, an international collaboration to guard commercial shipping from Houthi attacks. The ship successfully defended against a Houthi attack in the southern Red Sea by shooting down two attack drones using Sea Ceptor missiles. Notably, this is the first time a UK warship used the Sea Ceptor missile in combat. UK operations in Yemen are part of a more comprehensive response to the…
United States: Katya Frolova, Media Director at Liquid Advertising, has been honoured with the Women of the Year: Rising Star Award by the Mobile Growth Association (MGA). This award was presented at the MGS24 Conference in association with Women Championing Women. The conference celebrates significant achievements in the mobile growth and gaming sectors. The MGA Awards is an annual event that acknowledges individuals and organisations who made significant contributions to the fields of mobile growth, gaming, creativity, technology, and storytelling. The ‘Women of the Year: Rising Star Award’ is presented to women who excelled in their careers. The event provided an…
China: Xiaomi, the Chinese technology giant, has announced that it will start delivering its inaugural electric vehicle (EV) this month. This marks Xiaomi’s first foray into the highly competitive automotive industry. The price of the car is anticipated to be revealed later this month. China’s fifth-largest smartphone manufacturer affirmed that their 59 stores in 29 cities across the country are now open for orders. This move comes amid an escalating price war between companies like BYD and Tesla in China, which is the world’s largest car market. Last year, at the launch of the Speed Ultra 7 (SU7), Xiaomi’s CEO, Lei…
Haiti: Ariel Henry, the Haitian Prime Minister, has agreed to resign due to mounting pressure and violence in the country. President Irfaan Ali of Guyana announced the PM’s resignation. Speaking at a regional summit in Kingston, Jamaica, President Ali said that, “We acknowledge the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry upon the establishment of a transitional presidential council and the naming of an interim prime minister.” Several gangs allied to remove the unelected leader from power, which resulted in 10 days of chaos. During this period, police stations were set ablaze, ports were attacked, and the international airport in the…
United Kingdom: The governments of Germany and the United Kingdom have joined hands to turbocharge science and research ties. New partnership plans for a joint group of scientific and research experts are part of shared measures announced by the UK and Germany. Michelle Donelan, the UK Secretary of Science and Technology, and Bettina Stark-Watzinger, the German Federal Minister of Education and Research, are set to make a joint announcement in London. They will be signing a declaration of intent, committing both countries to strengthening their science and research links. Officials from both countries are meeting to discuss and identify opportunities for…
California: Mstyslav Chernov, a Ukrainian director, has won Ukraine’s first Academy Award for his documentary ’20 Days in Mariupol,’ which sheds light on the Russian siege of the port city. Although Chernov was honoured with the Oscar, he sounded a poignant emotion, explaining that he preferred not to get it if it meant his country was not embroiled in war. As a video journalist for The Associated Press, Chernov was able to capture the frightening reality of the Russian invasion in 2022 while he was trapped in Mariupol with a team of journalists. The documentary that he created, which chronicled the…
United States: Elon Musk, the founder of xAI, has announced that it will open-source the Grok AI chatbot to compete with ChatGPT later this week. This hints that the AI startup will release the source code of its Grok AI chatbot. This move will enable everyone to access and use a significant portion of the source code in their chatbots. The move comes shortly after Musk sued OpenAI, accusing the Microsoft-backed startup of straying from its original open-source regulations and now concentrating exclusively on profits. The xAI launched Grok last year, offering real-time information to subscribers of X’s premium service…
United Kingdom: The Government of the United Kingdom has announced providing more than £117 million in protective security funding to UK Muslims over the next 4 years. The government made up to £29.4 million available this year, which included an increase of £4.9 million after the occurrences in Israel since the Hamas attack. The Prime Minister committed to delivering over £70 million to the Community Security Trust over the next four years, as part of the Jewish Community Protective Security Grant. This allowance will be used to enhance security measures at various locations throughout the country, including schools, synagogues and other…
Portugal: Luis Montenegro, leader of Portugal’s opposition Democratic Alliance (AD) party, has won the snap general election against the incumbent Socialists. Montenegro claimed victory after Socialist Party (PS) leader Pedro Nuno Santos admitted failure. However, it remains uncertain whether he can govern without the backing of the far-right Chega party, with whom he refused to negotiate. The Social Democratic Party and its conservative supporters arose victorious in Madeira with a total of 79 seats in the 230-seat parliament, while the Socialist Party secured 77 seats. Chega, a right-wing party, saw a marked increase in its parliamentary representation, with at least 48…
South Korea: The government of South Korea has announced plans to deploy military and public health doctors to hospitals affected by the walkout of trainee doctors. Around 12,000 trainee physicians walked out of 100 hospitals over government reform plans, causing some hospitals to turn away patients and delay treatments. The government will depute twenty army surgeons and 138 public health doctors to twenty hospitals for four weeks to manage this crucial situation. The decision came after the government refused that the strike had caused a full-blown health crisis. The number of military doctors summoned to aid is only a fraction of…