Developments Across Asia and Africa

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Today is Wednesday the first of july, twenty twenty six starting in the Americas today In Venezuela, it has been a week since the most powerful earthquakes to hit the country since the year nineteen hundred Yesterday, some people were found alive after spending six days under debris. Almost two thousand deaths have now been recorded although this is still expected to significantly rise, as thousands more people are still reported as missing and are likely trapped below fallen buildings In the United States, the Supreme Court has made some major decisions this week In one decision, the Supreme Court upheld a ban on transgender girls and women competing in female sports. a position which is supported by the Trump administration However, the court has disagreed with Trump on birthright citizenship has rejected an executive order that birthright citizenship does not apply to children born to mothers who are in the country temporarily or illegally The Supreme Court also decided against Trump by saying that in an election, mail in ballots must be counted even if they arrive after election day as long as they were sent by election day Europe In the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Sir Kir Stama has announced a fifteen billion pound plan to transform the UK military In a speech yesterday, Starmer said that the British military must be modernized giving the example of how Ukraine has adapted and used technology to gain advantages over Russia was traditionally seen as a more powerful military force We also see on the battlefield in Ukraine that the very nature of conflict is changing before our eyes Despite having a limited navy limited traditional airp and limited armour. Uradian forces have destroyed the Black Sea fleet They struck deep into Russian territory and stop the advance of one of the biggest armies in the world Now they've done that through sheer courage but also by embracing technology. They for integrated drones into their fighting like never before understanding that the ability to innovate and produce at speed and at scale. is more vital than ever to military power and that AI will accelerate this transformation even further In Ukraine, birds are making nests using fiber optic cables, according to researchers and soldiers talking to Reuters Over the last two years, it has been increasingly common for military drones to be attached to cables in order to avoid electronic jamming Parts of Ukraine's front lines are now covered in the cables Birds are combining the cables with organic material to make their nests In Monaco, an explosion at a residential building injured a Ukrainian businessman and his family French and Ukrainian media has said Magesque and French officials say that they are still searching for a person that left explosives in the building. In Germany, police have said that a forty five year old man who was involved in a child custody dispute is the suspected attacker in a shooting on Monday at a mother and child center Four women and two men who all worked at the centre were killed. In Spain, over a million migrants have applied to regularize their status using a new government program. double the expected number when the program was started Asia India's capital city, Delhi will ban new petrol rickshas New Delhi government legislation says that from twenty twenty seven, new auto rickshaws and other three wheel vehicles must be electric. And from twenty twenty eight motorbikes and other two wheel vehicles must be electric Together, rickshaws and scooters make up over two thirds of Delhi's traffic, largely contributing to the poor air quality of Delhi. In Thailand, police are investigating whether an Australian man charged with murdering a seventeen year old girl also be responsible for two other similar murders in the same area over the last two years South Korean President Lee Jai Myg has announced investment in artificial intelligence worth nine hundred trillion one, which is around five hundred billion euros. u In South Africa, there were anti immigrant protests in various cities yesterday Recently, several African governments have organised the voluntary repatriation of their citizens. because of anti immigrant sentiment in South Africa In Senegal, there have been protests against constitutional reforms that are being debated by Parliament Protesters say that the changes are an attempt to weaken the presidency and give more power to Uzman Sonkor who is now the Speaker of Parliament, Soncor was an ally of President Bazidou Diomee Fei, and was appointed as Prime Minister by Fei in twenty twenty four However, he was removed a few weeks ago afterfter they fell out