Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Ukraine’s prime minister Denys Shmyhal told parliament that two of the three documents related to a minerals deal with the United States would not need to be ratified, lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak wrote on Telegram. In the post, he also claimed that…
Israel says its fighter jets bombed an area next to the presidential palace in Syria’s capital, Damascus, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to protect the Druze religious minority following days of deadly sectarian violence. Netanyahu said the strike was “clear message to the Syrian regime” that Israel would “not allow the deployment of forces…
Keir Starmer has been warned to “start listening” by a veteran Labour mayor after she fended off a challenge by Reform UK on a night when Nigel Farage’s party made sweeping electoral gains. The rightwing populist party won the Greater Lincolnshire mayoral race as the Reform candidate and former Conservative MP Andrea Jenkyns delivered a…
Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang delivers his keystone speech ahead of Computex 2024 in Taipei on June 2, 2024. Sam Yeh | AFP | Getty Images Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has made tens of billions of dollars in recent years from his stake in the chipmaker, but he’s getting his first salary increase in a decade….
Hundreds of cars were left with flat tyres after a truck travelling along one of Australia’s busiest highways spilled 750kg (1,653lb) of sharp metal shards on the road. The truck travelled for 30km (18 miles) before the scrap metal spillage was detected, authorities said. The incident forced city-bound lanes to close for hours on Friday,…
US Vice-President JD Vance has said the war in Ukraine is “not going to end any time soon”, in an interview with Fox News. Vance said the question facing the US administration now was how it could help Russia and Ukraine “find middle ground” to end the conflict that has been raging for more than…
US Vice-President JD Vance has said the war in Ukraine is “not going to end any time soon”, in an interview with Fox News. Vance said the question facing the US administration now was how it could help Russia and Ukraine “find middle ground” to end the conflict that has been raging for more than…
An Australian boatbuilder has launched what it describes as the world’s largest battery-power ship, describing it as a “a giant leap forward in sustainable shipping” and the “most important” project it has ever done. Incat, a manufacturer based in Tasmania, constructed the ship – called Hull 096 – after being contracted by the South American…
Standard Chartered Plc bank branch in Hong Kong Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Standard Chartered on Friday beat first-quarter profit expectations on the back of strong growth in its wealth management and global markets businesses. The bank’s reported profit before taxation for the three months ended in March was $2.103 billion, up from $1.91 billion…
Jalen Brunson’s crossover dribble between his legs created space for a game-winning 3-pointer with 4.3 seconds left and he blew a kiss to a quiet crowd that relentlessly taunted him for three games. Brunson finished with 40 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 116-113 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night…
