UN investigators: Israel committing genocide in Gaza to ‘destroy the Palestinians’
This is the first time a UN-mandated investigative body has concluded the country is committing genocide and it might prompt...
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UN rights expert says complicity with Gaza ‘genocide’ ‘shame of our time’
Albanese added that "this genocide has something different, is openly incited, cynically denied and relentlessly supported, armed and weaponized, while...
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Musk says X could charge all users ‘small monthly payment’
The tech tycoon has made multiple changes since taking over the site for $44 billion in October last year, when...
- During a talk with Musk on Monday, Israeli PM raised the question of online anti-Semitism, and how X could prevent the use of bots
- Musk replied that the company was moving to having a small monthly payment for use of the X system and it's the only way to combat vast armies of bots
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Neymar and Al Hilal suffer scare in Asian Champions League
Runners-up in last year’s Champions League, Hilal were fortunate not to lose their Group B opener having gone behind on...
- Neymar was making his first start for the record Asian champions having debuted on Friday as a substitute in the Saudi Pro League victory at home to Al Riyadh
- The forward was subjected to some particularly robust treatment from Navbahor, and was incensed just before the hour when he was trod on after being dragged to the ground
Israeli PM Netanyahu urges Musk to fight anti-Semitism
During their conversation, Netanyahu said I hope you find within the confines of the First Amendment, the ability to stop...
- The conversation, which was broadcast on Musk's X platform, came as the Tesla tycoon is mired in row with the Anti-Defamation League
- The main topic of the conversation between the Israeli Prime Minister and Elon Musk was the potential fallout from artificial intelligence
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Canada and India expel diplomats as row over killing heats up
The diplomatic spat has grown fierce in the hours since Canada blamed India for being behind the killing of a...
- Trudeau called on the Indian government to cooperate in clearing up the matter
- Relations between India and Canada have been tense over the unsolved slaying
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Instacart to raise US$600m in IPO
The US grocery delivery start up set IPO price at $30 per share.
- The price valued San Francisco-based Instacart at around $10 billion -- down from $39 billion in 2021
- In the event of strong demand, the number of shares could climb to 25.3 million, raising $759 million for Instacart
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Biden pledges to extract ‘costs’ from Iran despite prisoner swap
NEW YORK, US- President Joe Biden said the United States would keep piling "costs" on Iran despite a prisoner swap deal...
- Biden confirmed that he was imposing new sanctions on Iran's intelligence ministry and former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
- His statement did not mention the granting of clemency to five Iranians jailed or awaiting trial for non-violent crimes.
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UNESCO adds Djerba in Tunisia to world heritage sites list
Tunis, Tunisia -- UNESCO announced Monday it was adding the Tunisian resort island of Djerba to its list of World Heritage...
- The United Nations cultural organization took the decision in Saudi Arabia, during its 45th world heritage committee meeting.
- Djerba is considered to be the mythological island in Homer's "Odyssey" where Ulysses and his companions encounter the lotus eaters.
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14 pro-Turkish fighters killed in Syria attack by Kurdish group
Beirut, Lebanon - A Syrian Kurdish armed group attacked an area controlled by pro-Turkish fighters in rebel-held northern Syria on Monday,...
- The Kurdish Afrin Liberation Forces took advantage of factional fighting that broke out after midnight on the outskirts of Al-Bab in Aleppo province.
- With artillery support, the Kurdish group infiltrated the area, leaving "at least 14 dead" and others wounded in the attack, all pro-Turkish fighters.
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Italy to restrict migrants after record entrants from Africa
Meloni, who won the election last year on a vow to stop immigration, said Sunday the defense ministry would also...
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said the cabinet would sign off on new measures on Monday, including increasing the time migrants due to be expelled from Italy.
- The time limit for detentions used to be 18 months between 2011 and 2014, before being reduced under a center-left government led by Matteo Renzi.
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Erdogan invites Musk to establish his next Tesla factory in Turkey
"President Erdogan called on Tesla to establish its seventh factory in Turkey," the Turkish leader's office said.
- Erdogan and Musk have held a series of meetings, developing a seeming friendship that they extended on Sunday in New York.
- Local reports said said Musk told Erdogan that his country was "among the most important candidates" for the new factory
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UN investigators: Israel committing genocide in Gaza to ‘destroy the Palestinians’
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China’s exports beat forecast in March despite trade war woes
China said Monday that exports soared 12.4 percent year-on-year last month, beating expectations as Beijing navigated mounting trade headwinds sparked...
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Trump says Russian strike on Ukraine ‘a horrible thing’
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said a Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy that killed at least...
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Israel PM says Macron ‘gravely mistaken’ in promoting Palestinian state
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday lashed out at French President Emmanuel Macron over his plans to recognise a...
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Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa makes first visit to UAE
Damascus, Syria -- Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, whose war-devastated country seeks Gulf financial support, traveled to the United Arab...
- Nearly a week after rebels toppled Assad in Dec, UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash said his government found the Islamist affiliation of Syria's new rulers "quite worrying'.
- But in mid-January Sharaa spoke by phone with the Emirati president about ways to reinforce ties and "ensure the stability and development of the region'.
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Gaza hospital damaged in Israeli strike: civil defence
There were no reports of casualties in the strike and the Israeli military told AFP they were looking into the...
- The airstrike came "minutes after the (Israeli) army's warning to evacuate this building of patients, the injured and their companions", the agency said in a statement.
- Hospitals, protected under international humanitarian law, have repeatedly been hit by Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas.
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Osaka Expo 2025 opens: World gathers amidst hope and global tensions
From quirky Hello Kitty algae sculptures to demonstrations of flying vehicles and lunar samples, the Osaka Expo offers a fascinating...
- Encircling dozens of national pavilions is the Grand Ring -- recognized by Guinness World Records as the planet's largest wooden architectural structure.
- So far 8.7 million advance tickets have been shifted, below the pre-sales target of 14 million.