Like millions of people from Sudan, we have seen our families suffer in the wake of a devastating war that began in April. No one in Sudan has been spared. Both of us are lucky to have escaped with our lives but we have relatives who were killed in the fighting, kidnapped at gunpoint, and … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian government hopes to rush legislation through Parliament on Wednesday that could place behind bars some of the migrants freed after the High Court ruled their indefinite detention was unconstitutional. The Senate on Tuesday passed draft legislation that would create so-called community safety orders. Immigration Minister Andrew Giles would be able … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — That Australian government on Wednesday proposed new laws that would place behind bars some of the 141 migrants who have been set free in the three weeks since the High Court ruled their indefinite detention was unconstitutional. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said Parliament would not meet for the year as scheduled … Read more
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday announced a plan to endorse a national strategy for the development of artificial intelligence, emphasizing that it’s essential to prevent a Western monopoly. Speaking at an AI conference in Moscow, Putin noted that “it’s imperative to use Russian solutions in the field of creating reliable and transparent … Read more
Six days ago, the US aircraft carrier Dwight D Eisenhower – Ike – transited the Suez Canal southbound and headed into the Red Sea as part of her pre-planned but accelerated deployment to the Gulf Region. En route she joined USS Ford and her carrier battle group in the Eastern Med for some interoperability training … Read more
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Biggest Forest Fire in New Mexico History As petrochemical companies continue to inundate the world with cheap plastic products and packaging — much of which is designed to be used once and then thrown away — they’ve been heavily promoting one … Read more
The US Defense Department believes the Chinese People’s Liberation Army is developing a new Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. That is, a heavy, multi-stage missile that leaves the Earth’s atmosphere and travels around the world at huge velocities before re-entering and descending toward its target at 20 times the speed of sound. Such missiles normally have a … Read more
An intensifying bond rout is piling pressure on the global economy and creating a “tremendously dangerous” outlook for equities, the chief investment officer of Livermore Partners hedge fund said Friday. A new era of higher interest rates has caused bond yields to surge, hampering returns for investors and flipping on its head the status quo … Read more
Matt Cardona recently called a 30-year-old star dangerous after watching a clip of one of her matches. Peyton Royce, aka Cassie Lee, signed with WWE in 2015 and was a part of the NXT brand for several years. While there, she formed a formidable tag team with Billie Kay called The IIconics. They were named … Read more
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine military has called out China to stop “unsafe actions” in the South China Sea, after a Chinese navy ship shadowed and attempted to cut off a Philippine navy vessel conducting a resupply mission late last week. A Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessel came as close as 350 yards … Read more