Ever Given crisis: It may take “weeks” to unblock Suez canal; daily cargo losses $9.6 billion
Experts have said it may take weeks to move the enormous Ever Given container ship which ran aground in the Suez Canal on Tuesday, blocking all shipping through the vital waterway, and causing some $9.6 billion per day in lost cargo traffic worldwide, …
North Korea Fires Missiles Prvoking Tensions
North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan in the first such test since Joe Biden became U.S. president.
Iceland Volcano Erupts for the first time in 800 Years, While 7.0 Earthquake Hits Japan
A long-dormant volcano erupted and sent streams of lava flowing down southwestern Iceland for the first time in 800 years Friday.
Court rules Japan’s failure to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional
In what campaigners have described as a major landmark victory, a court in Japan has ruled that the country’s failure to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, AFP reports.
Israel’s first university-made nanosatellite launches into space
Israel’s first nanosatellite to be completely designed, developed, assembled and tested by an Israeli university launched into space on Saturday night, Tel Aviv University shared.
TAU-SAT1 took off right on time at 7:36 p.m. Israel time from the NASA …
Biden debuts on world stage as president with G-7, Munich meetings
President Biden’s vow to expand U.S. engagement with allies will be put to the test later this week when he participates in a virtual meeting with leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies and then delivers remarks to the annual Munich Security Con…