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Palestine

Keir Starmer’s Palestine move savaged by British Hamas hostage

Keir Starmer has been condemned by a British Hamas hostage who was held captive for more than a year, after the Prime Minister announced plans to formally recognise Palestine. The Prime Minister announced yesterday that the British Government would follow France's lead in recognising a Palestinian State by September, unless…

bubmagJuly 30, 2025

Govt to stay prudent amid China-US trade tensions: FS

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Wednesday said the government will remain prudent before making any policy changes amid ongoing trade tensions between China and the United States. His comment came as officials from the world's two top economies reached an agreement in talks in Sweden to seek an extension of…

bubmagJuly 30, 2025

The Queen

Will Lionesses increase interest in women’s football? I asked fans at parade

Wednesday 30 July 2025 11:03 am | Updated: Wednesday 30 July 2025 10:45 pm 65,000 fans turned up to see the Lionesses parade in London I joined more than 65,000 people lining The Mall yesterday as the Lionesses celebrated their Women’s Euro 2025 triumph with an open-top bus parade. The…

bubmagJuly 30, 2025

Bolsonaro

Is Brazil’s Underdog Era Coming to an End?

A few weeks ago, inside the marbled corridor of Brazil’s Foreign Ministry, the country’s leftist President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, received a question from a journalist: “Trump said he would announce a tariff against Brazil,” she began. But, before the journalist could finish her question, she was interrupted by…

bubmagJuly 30, 2025

Kim Jong Un

Who is Kim Yo Jong, sister and ‘right hand’ of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un?

SEOUL — Since taking office in January, President Trump has expressed an interest in restarting talks with Kim Jong Un, whom he met for a series of unsuccessful denuclearization summits in 2018 and 2019. But throwing cold water on the latest hopes of a Round 2 is none other than Kim Yo…

bubmagJuly 30, 2025

Vietnam

Kyrgyzstan signs investment deals with Vietnamese firms for 1.9GW solar PV power plant

Latest The project is scheduled for completion in 2027 and will be financed through foreign investment. Image: Ministry of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic. The Government of Kyrgyzstan has signed two investment deals with Vietnamese firms Rox Energy Global and RECA LLC for the development of a 1.9GW solar project…

bubmagJuly 30, 2025

TikTok

ICE Denies Giving Taco Bell Number to Immigration Lawyer

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has accused an immigration attorney of "lying for likes" after she posted a viral TikTok video alleging that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official gave her the phone number of a Taco Bell when she called seeking help for a detained client. Trisha…

bubmagJuly 30, 2025

Climate Change

US pushes to revoke scientific ruling that underpins climate regulations

US pushes to revoke scientific ruling that underpins climate regulations By Issam AHMED Washington (AFP) July 29, 2025 President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday moved to reverse a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles and, more broadly, to combat…

bubmagJuly 30, 2025

Huawei

The WAIC sees the launch of two strategic AI alliances to strengthen China’s chip-to-model ecosystem

China forms two AI alliances to localize chips and models. Pictured: Huawei's Atlas 900 AI cluster (Image source: Huawei) At WAIC Shanghai, China’s AI sector unveiled two strategic alliances — the Model-Chip Ecosystem Innovation Alliance and the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce AI Committee — to bridge GPU designers, LLM…

bubmagJuly 30, 2025

Drones

PH to produce drones, unmanned defense vehicles

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will soon produce its own defense assets showcasing Filipino engineering and robotics starting with high-powered drones and Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) to boost the asymmetric warfare capability of the Philippine Navy (PN). On Wednesday, the PN launched the very first Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP) Forum,…

bubmagJuly 30, 2025

Keir Starmer’s Palestine move savaged by British Hamas hostage

Will Lionesses increase interest in women’s football? I asked fans at parade

Is Brazil’s Underdog Era Coming to an End?

Who is Kim Yo Jong, sister and ‘right hand’ of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un?

Kyrgyzstan signs investment deals with Vietnamese firms for 1.9GW solar PV power plant

ICE Denies Giving Taco Bell Number to Immigration Lawyer

US pushes to revoke scientific ruling that underpins climate regulations

The WAIC sees the launch of two strategic AI alliances to strengthen China’s chip-to-model ecosystem

PH to produce drones, unmanned defense vehicles

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