Commonwealth leaders have gathered in Samoa for the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this week. This is the first time the summit has taken place on a Pacific Small Island Developing State (PSIDS). At the summit, a demand that the United Kingdom pay reparations for its role in the transatlantic slave trade has … Read moreCommonwealth summit in Samoa: Why won’t the UK discuss slavery?
The governing Georgian Dream party is leading the crucial parliamentary elections, according to early results announced by the electoral body, but the pro-Western opposition groups are claiming victory, setting the stage for confrontation over the future of the former Soviet republic. Early official results with 70 percent of precincts counted, showed the governing party had … Read moreGeorgia’s governing party leads key election race: Early results
Russia and Ukraine have swapped 190 prisoners of war under a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates. The exchange late Friday saw each side release 95 prisoners. Russia’s Ministry of Defence stated that returning Russian service members were undergoing medical checks in Belarus, one of Russia’s closest allies throughout the two-and-half-year conflict. A Russian … Read moreRussia, Ukraine each bring home 95 prisoners of war in UAE-mediated swap
A project to possibly supply Turkey with Eurofighter jets is an effort being driven by the United Kingdom and is in the early stages, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says. “There are certain projects that are just getting started, … one that the UK government is taking forward and for which negotiations have now begun,” Scholz … Read moreGermany says UK taking lead on possible Eurofighters for Turkey
Defence ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) countries have backed Ukraine’s “irreversible” path to NATO membership and expressed concern over threats to United Nations peacekeepers targeted by Israel in Lebanon. The one-day gathering in Naples on Saturday marks the G7’s first ministerial meeting dedicated to defence. Italy holds the G7’s rotating presidency for 2024 … Read moreG7 backs Ukraine NATO bid, raises concerns over UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
Icelandic Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson has dissolved the country’s three-party coalition government and called for a new election to take place in November. In a press conference on Sunday, Benediktsson said problems had mounted within the left-right coalition on issues related to foreign policy, asylum seekers, and energy, public broadcaster RUV reported. The coalition comprised … Read moreIceland PM calls new election as coalition government collapses
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused North Korea of sending not only weapons but also soldiers to help Russia in its war against Ukraine. “We see an increasing alliance between Russia and regimes like North Korea,” Zelenskyy said in his video address on Sunday night. “This is no longer just about transferring weapons. It is … Read moreZelenskyy accuses North Korea of sending soldiers to help Russia in war
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson have won the 2024 Nobel Prize in economics “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity”, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says. The award, formally known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, was awarded on Monday in Stockholm. … Read moreUS-based Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson win 2024 Nobel economics prize
The ruling political party in Scotland has expelled an outspoken member and lawmaker over “utterly abhorrent”, “flippant” and “completely unacceptable” comments about Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. John Mason of the Scottish National Party (SNP) confirmed his ouster on Sunday, saying he was “very disappointed” about the party’s decision. “I continue to believe that … Read moreScottish MP defiant after party sacks him over ‘abhorrent’ Gaza remark
John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton have won the Nobel Prize in physics 2024 for their pioneering work in the field of machine learning. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Tuesday the scientists were honoured “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks”. Hopfield, whose research is carried out … Read moreAI scientists John Hopfield, Geoffrey Hinton win 2024 physics Nobel Prize