MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States renewed a warning Monday that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack under a 1951 treaty, after Chinese ships blocked and collided with two Filipino vessels off a contested shoal in the South China Sea. Philippine diplomats summoned a Chinese Embassy official in Manila … Read more
Russia moved its trained dolphin force to a different part of the Black Sea, Naval News reported. Dolphin pens appeared in Novoozerne, which is 56 miles northwest of where they were first spotted. It comes at a time when Ukraine is ramping up attacks on Russian naval assests in the Black Sea. Russia has moved … Read more
You cannot escape conversations about AI no matter how far or fast you run. Hyperbole abounds around what current AI tech will be able to do (revolutionize every industry!) and what current AI tech will be able to do (take over the world!). Closer to the ground, TechCrunch+ is working to understand where startups might … Read more
An event logo displayed in the main conference hall at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The annual strategic energy conference runs from Oct 2-5. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chief executives of some of the world’s largest energy companies on Monday sought to defend … Read more
GUATEMALA CITY — 1000’s of indigenous supporters protested in Guatemala Metropolis on Monday to defend Guatemala’s president-elect as authorities prosecutors search to ban his political celebration. Most of the protesters carried banners or chanted slogans demanding the resignation of presidency officers who’ve sought to prosecute Bernardo Arévalo and ban his Seed Motion celebration. Aleisar Arana, … Read more
SAO GONCALO, Brazil — The chants of “monkey!” on the Spanish soccer stadium echoed throughout the Atlantic, reaching the ears of individuals on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. That is the place Vinícius Júnior, who’s Black, grew up and launched his soccer profession. Now, regardless of his international fame and thousands and thousands, he … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment An incursion of South Korean airspace by North Korean drones uncovered Seoul’s lack of preparedness in defending towards such threats, and it’ll probably take years for the army to appropriate its shortcomings, in response to a categorised U.S. intelligence evaluation of the December incident. The findings, outlined in a leak of … Read more