ST PETERSBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday cautioned Germany that Moscow would consider it to be directly involved in the war in Ukraine if Berlin supplied Kyiv with Taurus cruise missiles, but said he was ready to speak to Chancellor Friedrich Merz. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said earlier this month that Germany is…
BEIJING: China’s embassy in Israel will assist Chinese citizens who want to evacuate to leave in batches beginning on Friday, the embassy said in a notice on Thursday. The evacuation operation will bring Chinese nationals to the Taba Border Crossing into Egypt via bus, about 360 km (224 miles) from Tel Aviv. “The Israel-Iran conflict…
PARIS: The Afghan women’s cycling championship race will take place during the French championships, using the same route, the sport’s governing body the UCI announced on Wednesday. Defending champion Fariba Hashimi, who won the 2022 edition held in Switzerland, will line up alongside four compatriots in western France for the 115.5km race on June 28….
ISTANBUL: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Iran is not seeking military support from Moscow despite heightened tensions with Israel, dismissing the notion of a military alliance between the two countries. “Iran is not asking us for any military assistance,” he told international news agency executives during a meeting in St. Petersburg. “Even…
WASHINGTON: The United States is restarting student visa appointments but will significantly tighten its social media vetting in a bid to identify applicants who are hostile towards the United States or pose a threat to national security, according to an internal State Department cable reviewed by Reuters. U.S. consular officers are required to conduct a…
BERLIN: A spectator suffered a minor injury at the Halle Open tennis tournament on Wednesday when part of an advertising board fell during a match involving Alexander Zverev. The German world number three was quick to react, handing an ice pack into the stands to help treat the injured woman, who was applauded as she…
HOUSTON: World number one Nelly Korda says her agonising near-miss at the US Women’s Open earlier this month has left her hungrier for success as the Women’s PGA Championship tees off on Thursday. The 26-year-old American had to settle for second place behind Maja Stark at Erin Hills three weeks ago after dropped shots in…
MIAMI GARDENS: Federico Valverde missed a stoppage-time penalty as Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw by Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal in the Club World Cup on Wednesday. A large contingent of Real fans in a crowd of 62,415 at the Hard Rock Stadium were left frustrated after new manager Xabi Alonso’s first game in…
HighPoint Rocket 7604A RAID card is half the size of the previous iteration Delivers nearly 60GBps using four Gen5 SSDs with no power cable First review shows it offers strong performance across both Intel and AMD platforms The HighPoint Rocket 7604A is a PCIe Gen5 RAID card which targets professionals needing extreme sequential throughput in…
There’s nothing quite like the excitement of a new console; feverishly whipping off the packaging, setting up your user account, and loading up your games to settle in for an hours-long induction to your new system. Thrilling though the process may be, there’s a fundamental step all too often skipped: adjusting your settings. From Display…
