Etihad Q1 profit $187 million

• Total revenue saw a 15 percent rise compared to Q1 2024, supported by both passenger and cargo business.
• With nearly 20 million passengers carried over the last 12 months, Etihad is the fastest-growing airline in the region.

Yalla Group Q1 revenue $83m

US asking countries for ‘voluntary’ Palestinian relocation: Rubio

• President Donald Trump has repeatedly mused about displacing Gaza's two million people to make way for reconstruction.
• Responding to a question in testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio said: "There's no deportation."

The New Travel Mindset: Local Living and Smarter Tech

• Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand are growing heavily from this region as connectivity improves.
• Europe remains strong, but even in Europe, they're exploring more. Before, it was much more London only.

UK halts trade talks with Israel, summons envoy over Gaza

• Lammy said Britain "cannot stand by in the face of this new deterioration" in Gaza and was pausing negotiations with Israel on a new free-trade agreement.
• Israel was the country's 44th-largest trading partner last year, with the two countries exchanging 5.8 billion pounds ($7.8 billion) in goods and services.

Nvidia unveils plan for Taiwan’s first ‘AI supercomputer’

• Taiwan produces the bulk of the world's most advanced chips, including those needed for the most powerful AI applications and research.
• TSMC, the Taiwanese contract chipmaking giant, has unveiled plans to inject an additional US$100 billion into the United States, on top of the US$65 billion already pledged.

Qatar Airways annual profit $2bn

• Qatar Airways Cargo, the group's air freight service, saw revenues increase by 17 percent on the year before, the airline said.
• In 2024, the Qatari airline reported a $1.7 billion net profit following an annual increase of 39 percent, another record.

Israel will ‘take control of all’ of Gaza, says Netanyahu as WHO warns of famine risk

• In southern Gaza, the Israeli military issued an evacuation call to Palestinians in and around Khan Yunis city ahead of what it described as an "unprecedented attack".
• Two million people are "starving" in the Gaza Strip, with the deliberate blocking of aid driving up the risk of famine, the World Health Organization chief warned.

AI talking trees feature at Chelsea Flower Show

• More than 140,000 visitors are expected to view what the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) bills as "the pinnacle of horticultural excellence".
• In the Intelligent Garden, plant-lovers can truly talk to the trees thanks to artificial intelligence.

Israel army announces ‘extensive ground operations’ in ramped-up Gaza campaign

• Israel has faced increasing pressure to lift its aid blockade, as UN agencies warn of critical shortages of food, clean water, fuel and medicine.
• The UN had warned of the risk of famine in Gaza long before the aid blockade was imposed.