An Iranian court has ordered the United States government to pay damages of $50 billion for the killing of the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani, according to Iran International. Other judicial officials also demanded an apology. The legal action was allegedly driven by over 3,000 plaintiffs, who … Read more
Abishur Prakash is the founder of the Geopolitical Business, Inc. He is a global keynote speaker and the author of five books. His latest book is called “The World Is Vertical.” The Israel-Hamas war is an ominous message to the world: The guardrails that long stopped wars from breaking out are now effectively failing. Of … Read more
PRINCE ANDREW is allegedly “totally tormented” as his name is “set to appear” in an unsealed document related to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, it has been claimed. Virginia Roberts Giuffre, 40, has fought to release a fresh dossier of information on Epstein – and name 177 of his high-profile associates, victims, friends, recruiters and more. 4 Virginia … Read more
Microsoft Corp-backed OpenAI is in early discussions to raise a fresh round of funding at a valuation at or above US$100 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said, a deal that would cement the creator of ChatGPT as one of the world’s most valuable start-ups. Investors potentially involved in the fundraising round have been … Read more
An American destroyer intercepted four drones fired by Houthi militants into the busy shipping lanes of the Red Sea, during a chaotic evening of strikes that hit at least one foreign-owned oil tanker. In a statement issued Sunday, U.S. Central Command said its navy had “shot down four unmanned aerial drones originating from Houthi-controlled areas … Read more
DETROIT – General Motors has cut the size of its Buick dealership network roughly in half in the U.S. through an ongoing voluntary buyout program, an executive told CNBC. The 1,000-store reduction aims to increase the amount of sales per location, or throughput, and profits at the remaining dealers, according to Duncan Aldred, global head … Read more
Photo: Google maps In a show of solidarity with the Palestinian people, the Hamtramck City Council in the United States (US) of Michigan has voted to rename one of the city’s streets, as “Palestine Avenue”. A resolution to rename Holbrook Avenue passed last week with four votes in favor and three against, the Detroit Free Press reported. … Read more
BERLIN — Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany on Saturday rejected claims that Berlin may be pressuring Kyiv behind closed doors to reach a peace deal with Russia. The speculation has been fueled by a report in the German magazine Der Spiegel on Friday about a secret “Russia dinner” in the German embassy in Washington in late … Read more
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said the way Israel is conducting its offensive against Hamas is “creating massive obstacles to the distribution of humanitarian aid inside Gaza,” in a post on X Friday night. The Portuguese diplomat issued his statement shortly after the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution calling for increased aid deliveries to Gaza. … Read more
Two of Westminster’s best-connected journalists, Sky News’s Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard, usually guide us through their predictions of how British politics will play out over the next seven days – but in this episode they attempt to predict an entire year… a year that’s set to be the planet’s biggest ever for elections. … Read more
