54 journalists killed in 2024, a third by Israel: media group
Fifty-four journalists were killed worldwide while carrying out their work or because of their profession in 2024, a third of...
New Syrian rulers pledge stability, accountability, and reconstruction after Assad’s ouster
Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the Islamist leader who headed the rebel offensive, had previously announced talks on a transfer of power...
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World Bank estimates damage to Gaza infrastructure at $18.5bn
The World Bank said in its interim damage assessment, this is equivalent to 97 percent of the combined economic output...
- The bank said the rate of damage appears to be leveling off as few assets remain intact
- The report also found that more than half of Gaza's population were on the brink of famine
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Gaza situation ‘beyond catastrophic’, says UN agency chief
The British-born official, who spent a week in the besieged Palestinian territory last month, said even when aid got through...
- "Everybody we drove by and many we spoke to were gaunt, starving, hungry and looking frail. Everybody was looking for food," said Dominic Allen, the head of UNFPA.
- "Delivery rooms are overwhelmed. A midwife described women giving birth on the floor because they were at maximum capacity," he added.
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World powers condemn deadly Gaza air strike on aid workers
World Central Kitchen -- one of two NGOs spearheading efforts to deliver aid by boat -- said a "targeted Israeli...
- The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, who is also Spanish, said that "despite all the demands to protect civilians and humanitarian workers, we see new innocent casualties".
- Australian PM Anthony Albanese slammed the "completely unacceptable" attack, and called it a "tragedy that should never have occurred"
Geostrategy
Newborn mortality and malnutrition surges in Gaza, says WHO
"From different doctors, particularly in the maternity hospitals, they're reporting that they're seeing a big rise in children born with...
- WHO said that at Kamal Adwan, the only pediatric hospital in northern Gaza, at least 15 malnourished children are coming in per day.
- The organization is unable to establish precise statistics on child mortality because of the devastation in the Palestinian territory after six months of war.
Geostrategy
Spanish president wants parliament to recognize Palestine state by July
"We have to think seriously about doing it this semester," Sanchez told a group of Spanish journalists accompanying him on...
- Sanchez, who after Jordan will visit Saudi Arabia and Qatar, wants to "try to convince Arab countries that have not yet recognized Israel to do so".
- He has repeatedly said the only solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the recognition of two states, Israel and Palestine.
Geostrategy
Sisi sworn in as Egypt’s President for third successive term
In power for the past decade, Sisi is set to remain president until 2030, after winning a December election with...
- In power for the past decade, Sisi is set to remain president until 2030, after winning a December election with 89.6 percent of the vote against three relative unknowns
- For the past two years, his administration has struggled to contain the fallout of a punishing economic crisis that has seen the currency lose two-thirds of its value
Israeli PM vows to ban Al Jazeera broadcasts
Netanyahu was quick to single out Qatar-based channel Al Jazeera, with which his government has a long-running feud that predates...
- The law, passed on Monday by 70 votes to 10, grants top ministers the power to ban broadcasts by foreign channels deemed a national security threat and to shut their offices
- The Committee to Protect Journalists said the law contributes to a climate of self-censorship and hostility toward the press, a trend that has escalated since Israel-Gaza war began
Iran calls for ‘international community response’ after Israel’s Syria attack
In a statement, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani "strongly condemned" the attack and said that Iran "reserves the right...
- Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian described the Israeli attack on an Iranian consulate as a violation of all international obligations and conventions
- In a night-time rally held in Palestine Square in central Tehran on Monday, hundreds of demonstrators, waving flags of Iran and Palestine, called for "revenge" and chanted slogans
Google to delete incognito search data
The suit filed in June of 2020 sought US$5bn in damages.
- The lawsuit, filed in a California court in June 2020, claimed Google's practices had infringed on users' privacy by intentionally deceiving them with the incognito option
- The settlement calls for no cash damages to be paid but leaves an option for Chrome users who feel they were wronged to sue Google separately to get money
Geostrategy
Israeli attack kills several aid workers in Gaza
According to the health ministry in Gaza, the bodies of four foreign aid workers and their Palestinian driver were brought...
- World Central Kitchen, a US based organization, called the incident a "tragedy"
- Australian prime minister confirmed one of his country's citizens was among those killed
54 journalists killed in 2024, a third by Israel: media group
Fifty-four journalists were killed worldwide while carrying out their work or because of their profession in 2024, a third of...
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Details: Fresh Israeli attacks kill more Lebanese as Europe flays Netanyahu over strike against UN
Israel attacks Lebanon killing dozens and injuring more than 100 people, while Joe Biden calls Netanyahu a "liar" and Amnesty...
UN probe accuses Israel of seeking to ‘destroy’ Gaza healthcare
"Israel has perpetrated a concerted policy to destroy Gaza's healthcare system as part of a broader assault on Gaza," the...
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US warns Israel not to repeat Gaza destruction in Lebanon
Netanyahu said in a video address addressed to the people of Lebanon on Tuesday: "You have an opportunity to save...
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Nobel-winning physicist ‘unnerved’ by AI technology he helped create
Washington, United States - A US scientist who won the 2024 Nobel physics prize for his pioneering work on artificial intelligence...
- John Hopfield, a professor emeritus at Princeton, joined co-winner Geoffrey Hinton in calling for a deeper understanding of the inner workings of deep-learning systems
- With the meteoric rise of AI - and the fierce race it has sparked among companies - the technology has faced criticism for evolving faster than scientists can fully comprehend
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Israel continues to tear apart Gaza and parts of Lebanon; Hamas-Hezbollah alive and kicking
While Israel continues to attack Gaza and Lebanon, the situation is "very scary" in Gaza Strip according to a Red...
- "It seems Israel aims to create long-term demographic changes through displacement to fully colonize Gaza"
- Few remaining hospitals and clinics in Gaza have been hit hard by a lack of supplies with restricted humanitarian aid
Geostrategy
Lebanese fishermen stay ashore after Israeli warning
The Israeli army warned late Monday that it would expand its operations against the Lebanese fighter group Hezbollah to Lebanon's...
- Israel warned people to stay away from the shore in the area south of the Al-Awali River
- Issam Haboush, a fisherman, said he was worried about his family