Source: US Attack Sub, Canada Navy Patrol Ship Arrive in Cuba on Heels of Russian Warships | Newsmax.com A Canadian navy patrol ship sailed into Havana early on Friday, just hours after the United States announced a fast-attack submarine had docked at its Guantanamo naval base in Cuba, both vessels on the heels of Russian …
Source: Ukraine Peace Summit: Leaders meet in Switzerland, Russia absent | AP News Dozens of world leaders converged on a Swiss resort Saturday to discuss how to bring peace to war-ravaged Ukraine, though any hopes of a real breakthrough were muted by the absence of Russia. Three years into the war, the combatants remain as far …
Source: South Africa’s government of national unity is a landmark for a humbled ANC South Africa once again has a national unity government, 30 years after a similar deal helped stabilise the transition to full democracy from a nation divided by the racist system of apartheid. This time the ruling African National Congress (ANC) was …
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/business/tesla-elon-musk-pay-vote-stock.html Tesla shareholders decisively backed proposals to affirm Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package, according to details of the vote released on Friday. Passage of the proposals was announced at Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, without the underlying totals. In the end, about 72 percent of voting shares backed the pay package, excluding stock owned by Mr. Musk …
Source: Biden, Zelenskiy ink 10-year defense agreement billed as NATO precursor | Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement on Thursday aimed at bolstering Ukraine’s defense against Russian invaders. The deal, signed on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy, aims to commit future U.S. …
Source: Armenia to quit Russia’s military alliance amid split with Putin – POLITICO Armenia will formally withdraw from its military alliance with Moscow, the country’s prime minister announced Wednesday, as tensions grow with Russia. “It turned out that the members of the alliance are not fulfilling their contractual obligations, but are planning a war against …
Source: G7 leaders agree to unblock $50 billion for Ukraine by end of 2024 Group of Seven leaders have agreed to provide Ukraine with $50 billion via the use of frozen Russian assets by the end of the year, the French presidency said on Wednesday, June 12. “We have an agreement,” a presidency official said, …
Source: Elon Musk drops suit against OpenAI and Sam Altman Elon Musk on Tuesday withdrew his lawsuit against OpenAI and two of the company’s co-founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, in California state court. Musk’s decision to file to dismiss the suit came just one day after he publicly criticized OpenAI and its new partnership with …
Source: EU hits Chinese EVs with tariffs, drawing rebuke from Beijing | Reuters The European Commission said it will impose extra duties of up to 38.1% on imported Chinese electric cars from July, risking retaliation from Beijing which said on Wednesday it would take measures to safeguard its interests. Less than a month after Washington …
Source: Ukrainian seaports double cargo turnover in May In May 2024, the cargo turnover of Ukrainian seaports totalled 8.265 million tonnes, almost twice as much as in May last year. This was reported on Facebook by the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, Ukrinform reports. “As of May 2024, 8 million 265 thousand tonnes of cargo were handled by …