A historic defence pact that could reshape geopolitics around West Asia is in near completion. Saudi Arabia and the United States are set to be closing in on a landmark defense pact and nuclear artificial intelligence cooperation dubbed as Plan B.

Israel and Saudi are at the 'cusp of a deal'

Saudi Arabia-US explore bilateral defence pact

United States President Joe Biden, on Friday (May 3) will present the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honour, to 19 people from various walks of life, said the White House.

Presidential Medal of Freedom 2024: Biden to award 19 politicians, activists, and others

The US has accused Russia of deploying chemical weapons in the Ukraine war. Reportedly, the banned chemical gas 'Chloropicrin' has been used as a 'method of warfare' in Ukraine.

What is Chloropicrin, World War 1 gas used by Russia against Ukrainian soldiers

This story focuses on one of the most popular apps globally, TikTok. Rather than highlighting the controversies surrounding the app, we delve into something unique: a TikTok school. Get all the details in this report.

TikTok schools in China helping turn trendsetting power into sales

The pro-Palestinian protests across college campuses are continuing unabated in the United States. At one of the epicenters of the protests, the Columbia University the New York police arrested over 100 professors across the campus. The University president Minouche Shafik acknowledged that many were concerned about the University's plans for its May 15th commencement.

US: So far police have arrested over 2,000 people

Alarm bells are ringing in the US The key services sector of the country unexpectedly contracted in April. Their business activity gauge plunged to a four-year low, with a reading below 50 indicating a decline.

Slower growth raises recession fears

Hope Hicks, a former top aide to Donald Trump, testified on Friday that he told her in the final days of the 2016 presidential election to deny that he had a sexual relationship with porn star Stormy Daniels.

Trump Hush Money Trial: Day 11 of trial, Hicks denies trump's affair with Daniels

Trump Hush Money Trial: Hicks denies trump's affair with Daniels

Chaos in US universities: Police flattened camps at UCLA, Columbia University

The hearing in Donald Trump's hush money case entered day 11. On Friday Trump's former advisor Hope Hicks took the witness stand. On Friday her testimony revolved around her fallout with the former president over the Access Hollywood tape.

Trump Hush Money Trial: Trump paid $9000 fine over gaga order violation

Controversial exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui's Chief of Staff has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in New York in a $1 billion fraud case. The 45-year-old Yvette Wang pleaded guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to conspiring to commit a wire fraud and money laundering.

Wang pleads guilty weeks before trial in the US

US defence giant Northrop Grumman has tested an underwater drone that looks like a monster manta ray. The drone is capable of carrying multiple payloads of various sizes, and the machine is autonomous and war-ready.

US military flaunts massive unmanned 'Manta Ray'

It is not just in the United States of America where students are staging protests demanding an immediate ceasefire. These are pro-peace students, and anti-war students and more and more of these anti-war demonstrations are popping up outside of the United States in countries as far away as Australia, Germany the United Kingdom.

After US, pro-Palestine protests erupt in Germany, UK, France

Watch the top headlines of the hour: - Imran Khan alleges threat to life - Russian troops at US base in Niger - Xi Jinping heads to Europe to defend Russia ties - Turkey halts trade with Israel - Top Israeli ministers huddle over Rafah

Imran Khan alleges threat to life | Jinping heads to Europe to defend Russia ties

Space is not the only frontier, there is another race going on under the waters - nations are trying to build long range highly autonomous fuel independent submarine drones. Washington has completed the first test of the underwater drone, also capable of hibernating on the seabed.

America's 'Manta Ray': Futuristic new underwater drone, race to conquer the ocean

A US drone strike in northwest Syria a year ago mistakenly killed a civilian, a Pentagon review found. The Pentagon on Thursday (May 2) acknowledged in an internal investigation, that the United States mistakenly killed a civilian in Syria in a 2023 drone strike, saying US forces had misidentified an intended al Qaeda target.

US airstrike in Syria mistakenly killed civilian, not al Qaeda leader, Pentagon admits

The Pro-Palestinian university protests have gone global. Students in France, Australia and Canada have also joined in. Will students stop the war in Gaza?

Gravitas | Pro-Palestine student protests turn global: Will students stop the war?

Are there secret negotiations underway to establish American military bases in Pakistan? Have the talks between Washington and Pakistan's military establishment resumed? What strategic interests does the U.S. have in establishing a base in Pakistan? Is it to keep an eye on Afghanistan, or perhaps on China and Iran?

Gravitas | Are US, Pakistan holding secret talks to establish long-term American military bases?

Once there was the era of submarines. The silent undersea vessels were used as deterrence. The submarines however are very costly. But the drones are now changing the underwater warfare scenario also. The US military is developing a huge underwater drone called the "Manta Ray". The unmanned system passed its first major test at sea. Watch the story to know how Russia, China & North Korea too are developing such underwater drones.

Underwater drones reshape the naval warfare landscape

Over 2,100 people have been arrested in pro-Palestinian protests across US campuses, with the faculty at UCLA joining students in demonstrations, amid concerns for student safety.

Morning news brief: US campus protests; Trump hush money trial; and more

The Reserve Bank of India is likely to delay cutting interest rates, until the last three months of the year. High inflation and the US FED rate policy will determine the policy trajectory of India's Central Bank.

High inflation and the US FED rate to determine policy

U.S. defence giant Northrop Grumman has tested an underwater drone that looks like a monster manta ray. The drone is capable of carrying multiple payloads of various sizes, and the machine is autonomous, and war-ready. Gravitas brings you the details of this monster spy drone.

Gravitas | America's new 'Monster Manta Ray' underwater spy drone

US and Russian warplanes had a close encounter when two of Vladimir Putin's nuclear bombers were sighted near Alaska. Watch in for more details!

BREAKING: US and Russian warplanes came face-to-face near Alaska

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