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Tesla Q1 sales sink 13 percent

The dip occurred amid lower production during factory upgrades.

AD Ports Group 2024 revenue $4.70bn

The Group's EBITDA increased by 69 percent YOY.

Tesla sales tumble in Europe in Q1

The company suffered from boycotts against the policies of Elon Musk.

Ford’s US Q1 auto sales dip

But its Q1 figures exceed a forecast by Edmunds

Vanke reports annual loss of $6.8 bn

The property giant attributes loss to falling sales and shrinking profit.

Japan’s Masaki Kashiwara wins Abel Prize for mathematics

Oslo, Norway -- The prestigious Abel Prize for mathematics was on Wednesday awarded to Japanese mathematician Masaki Kashiwara a specialist...
  • The 78-year-old mathematician was honored for "his fundamental contributions to algebraic analysis and representation theory.
  • D-modules provided a "new basis for studying systems of linear differential equations", according to the jury.

Turkey protesters defiant despite nearly 1,500 arrests

The protests erupted on March 19 after the arrest of Istanbul opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a graft...
  • Those detained include AFP journalist Yasin Akgul, who the Paris-based agency says was doing his job covering the protests.
  • President Recep Erdogan, who has repeatedly denounced the protests as "street terror", stepped up his attacks on the opposition.

Israel releases Palestinian Oscar winner after West Bank detention

Jerusalem, Undefined - Israeli police on Tuesday released Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, detained a day earlier for "hurling rocks"...
  • Basel Adra, who worked with Ballal on the Oscar-winning documentary film "No Other Land", posted on X a photo of him from a hospital after his release
  • The best documentary at this year's Academy Awards follows Adra and Abraham, telling the story of forced displacement of Palestinians by Israeli troops

Russia, Ukraine agree to halt Black Sea strikes in US-brokered talks in Saudi Arabia

With President Donald Trump pushing for a rapid end to the war that has killed tens of thousands of people,...
  • The United States said it would also look for ways to enforce a ban on strikes on energy infrastructure in the two countries
  • Zelensky told a news conference in Kyiv that the talks also discussed bringing in third parties to oversee a future truce

Syria slams ‘flagrant’ Israeli violation after deadly bombardment

Syria slammed Israeli attacks as a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty after deadly bombardment Tuesday in the country's south, where...
  • The violence near the UN-patrolled buffer zone on the Golan Heights followed Israeli air strikes in central Syria, the latest in a string of attacks on military sites
  • Israel has launched hundreds of strikes on military sites since Assad's fall in December, saying it wants to prevent weapons from falling into the hands of jihadists

Houthi PC small group’ leak: Probe underway after sensitive info exposure

The breach became public on Monday after The Atlantic magazine's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg published an article recounting how he was...
  • On March 14, messages in the group indicated that a US strike was being prepared against Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
  • The militant group has been trying to interrupt trade via the Red Sea and have targeted US military vessels several times in recent months.

Saudi Arabia draw with Japan to keep World Cup hopes alive

Saitama, Japan --  Saudi Arabia battled to a 0-0 away draw with already qualified Japan on Tuesday to keep their...
  • The Saudis went into the game in Saitama in third place in Asian qualifying third round Group C, one point behind Australia.
  • The top two teams qualify directly for next year's tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico, with those placing third and fourth going into another qualifying round.

Palestinian behind Oscar-winning documentary arrested by Israeli army

Jerusalem, Undefined - The Palestinian co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land" was attacked by settlers and arrested by...
  • The incident took place in the southern West Bank village of Susiya, according to the anti-occupation NGO Center for Jewish Nonviolence
  • "No Other Land", which was directed by Israeli-Palestinian activists, won best documentary at this year's Academy Awards

Samsung TV pioneer Han Jong-hee dies of heart attack at 63

Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee, credited with boosting the South Korean tech giant's television business on the global stage, died...
  • Han joined Samsung in 1988 and was seen as having played a key role in getting its high-end TV sets noticed worldwide
  • Samsung Electronics is the flagship subsidiary of South Korean giant Samsung group, by far the largest of the family-controlled conglomerates

Trump admin sent journalist classified US plan for Yemen strikes

A US journalist was inadvertently included in a group chat in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance...
  • The Atlantic magazine's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg wrote that he had hours of advance notice of Yemen strikes via the group chat on Signal
  • Defence Secretary Hegseth, a former Fox News host with no experience running a huge organization like the Pentagon, took no responsibility for the security breach

World’s tiniest pacemaker is smaller than grain of rice

Paris, France -- Scientists said Wednesday they have developed the world's tiniest pacemaker, a temporary heartbeat regulator smaller than a...

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Tunisia’s president announces constitutional referendum

Kais Saied presented a roadmap for restoring democratic institutions, and announced a nationwide public consultation from January 1 until March...

IMF says Omicron could slow global growth

According to the economists, Omicron's threat to economy will likely be less severe than the previous waves.

Trump says ‘very angry, pissed off’ with Putin over Ukraine

"If Russia and I are unable to make a deal on stopping the bloodshed in Ukraine, and if I think...

Netanyahu offers Hamas leaders Gaza exit but demands group disarm amid strikes on the Palestinian territory

A senior Hamas official stated on Saturday that the group had approved a new ceasefire proposal put forward by mediators...

Turkey opposition pushes for early polls as Swedish reporter jailed

Istanbul, Turkey --  The Turkish opposition on Sunday worked to keep up the momentum of the protest movement triggered by...

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First orbital rocket launched from Europe crashes seconds after blast-off

Oslo, Norway -- The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off Sunday, in a closely watched...
  • Isar Aerospace, which had said it did not expect to reach orbit with the launch, said the two-stage rocket fell into the sea, adding that "the launch pad seems to be intact".
  • The 28-metre (92-foot) tall, two-meter diameter rocket has a one-ton carrying capacity, but was unloaded for the test flight.

Morocco ‘water highway’ averts crisis in big cities but doubts over sustainability

Morocco is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tapping northern rivers to supply water to parched cities farther south...
  • Morocco has spent $728 million so far on what it dubs a "water highway" to redirect the surplus flow of the Sebou River to meet the drinking water needs of capital Rabat
  • Officials say the project has been a success in heading off the immediate threat to the water supply of the country's most populous region

‘Something is rotten’: Apple’s AI strategy faces doubts

New York, United States - Has Apple, the biggest company in the world, bungled its generative artificial intelligence strategy? Doubts...
  • Doubts arose when tech analyst John Gruber criticized Apple in a blog titled "Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino."
  • The analyst admitted frustration for not questioning Apple's Siri genAI upgrade announced last June