A summit between between Palestinian, US, Jordanian and Egyptian leaders, has been cancelled, just hours before Joe Biden was due to visit the region. The US president was set to meet them after his visit to Israel on Wednesday. The summit’s cancellation is a blow to Mr Biden’s diplomatic efforts over the Middle East crisis.
Heavy electrical transmission lines at the powerful Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, located in California’s Mojave Desert at the base of Clark Mountain are viewed near Primm, Nevada, July 15, 2022. George Rose | Getty Images News | Getty Images The world has to add or replace 49.7 million miles of transmission lines by 2040
Britney Spears says she had an abortion while dating Justin Timberlake more than 20 years ago. The revelation came from an excerpt of the US pop star’s upcoming memoir – a selection of extracts which were published on Tuesday by People magazine. In the excerpt, Spears described the pregnancy as a “surprise”, but wrote: “For
BMW Group is the latest legacy automaker to confirm it will adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS), delivering EV drivers in the US and Canada access to Tesla’s Supercharger network. The North American Charging Standard began as Tesla’s proprietary charging connection but, like many innovations from the American automaker, is quickly becoming the go-to
Tesla hasn’t released an Autopilot safety data report in about a year. It’s not clear why, but it is disappointing as the company is being opaque with its self-driving data while missing timelines to deliver on its promises. Since 2018, Tesla has been trying to create a benchmark for its improvement in Autopilot safety by
In this article META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Instagram chief Adam Mosseri. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Instagram chief Adam Mosseri said in a post on Threads that the platform’s “biggest safety focus” is “managing content responsibly” around the Israel-Hamas war, adding that the platform is “getting pulled in a lot of directions at
Oct 17, 2023, 12:32 PM Open Extended Reactions Simon Raiwalui, coach of the Fijian national rugby team, has said he will leave his post at the end of his contract in December. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, from Tuesday, Raiwalui wrote: “Well I guess it is time to make it official, specifically what
Joe Biden flies to the Middle East with his policy for the region in tatters. It was not meant to be like this. Until a couple of weeks ago his administration was preparing for an outbreak of peace. A historic deal between sworn enemies was in the offing or so it seemed. Follow live: Hundreds
NHTSA announced that Tesla is recalling over 54,000 Model X, but the fix for the “recall” is another over-the-air software update. There’s a lot of debate in the Tesla community about whether or not it’s fair to call those issues “recalls” since the word generally refers to having to physically recall a vehicle to the
Tesla has released a new video demonstration of its latest self-driving software following Elon Musk’s underwhelming livestream. A few months ago, Elon Musk did a livestream of a drive on Tesla’s latest “Full Self-Driving” software in the Bay Area. The idea was to showcase Tesla’s new neural net-based vehicle controls, but the stream was far
Israel’s military says more civilian deaths in Gaza are “inevitable”, claiming that Hamas fighters are using Palestinians as cover. More than one million Palestinians were warned to move south through Gaza at the weekend by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), ahead of an expected ground invasion. In recent days, more than 80 people have been
The Senedd has banned GB News from its internal TV system after a recent broadcast. Former UKIP and Brexit Party leader, and GB News presenter, Nigel Farage said the decision showed “just how awful the Welsh Labour administration is”. However, the decision to ban GB News from the Senedd‘s TV system is one for the
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2023, 06:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jake Paul will return to the boxing ring Dec. 15, though an opponent has yet to named, his Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) team announced Monday. In a statement, Paul said his “mission is to be a world champion.” Paul, 26, last competed
A police officer speaks to Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg moments before she was arrested outside the InterContinental London Park Lane during the “Oily Money Out” demonstration organised by Fossil Free London and Greenpeace on the sidelines of the opening day of the Energy Intelligence Forum 2023 in London on October 17, 2023. Henry Nicholls
Donald Trump has returned to court in the US for the fraud trial that he says is “rigged” and brought to court by a “radical lunatic” prosecutor. As he arrived at the court in Manhattan for the start of the third week of proceedings, Trump, 77, told reporters “this is a rigged trial”. The case
The gathering in Beijing of senior leaders from over 140 countries has been months in the planning, but the timing now feels very prescient. Ostensibly, the purpose is to celebrate 10 years of China’s flagship ‘One Belt One Road’ initiative. It’s a programme that’s seen China invest more than $1tn to build roads, bridges, dams
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT New Apple Pencil with USB-C Apple Apple on Tuesday announced a new $79 Apple Pencil with a hidden USB-C charging port that will launch in November. Prior models required users to charge by plugging the pencil into the iPad charging port. It’s the cheapest Apple
The rate of inflation failed to nudge downwards as expected last month, remaining at an annual rate of 6.7% according to official figures. The headline consumer prices index (CPI) measure had been predicted to slow to 6.6% in September by a Reuters poll of economists. The higher than expected number – largely a consequence of
The UK could have had fewer coronavirus-related deaths if the country had gone into lockdown two weeks earlier, a government scientist has said. Professor Steven Riley, who worked for Imperial College London at the time of the pandemic, told the UK COVID-19 Inquiry that the government should have called the lockdown on 9 March 2020
A “highly visible policing presence” will be in operation at Wembley for England’s match against Italy this evening following the Brussels shooting. The Metropolitan Police said: “Given the events yesterday in Brussels, those attending the match can be reassured that they will see a highly visible policing presence. “Officers are there to ensure the event