How social media can ‘trigger’ eating disorders in young people
Paris, France -- Social media can push vulnerable young people towards developing eating disorders by glorifying thinness and promoting fake,...Technology Culture & Society Geostrategy Health Science
Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan to make rare West Bank visit
Prince Faisal will head a delegation to Ramallah, the first such trip since Israel first occupied the Palestinian territory in...Geostrategy
End to war: World reacts to Gaza-Israel ruling
The reactions to the top UN court's ruling Friday in the Israel-Gaza case were split along the lines of the..."Today marks a decisive victory for international rule of law and a significant milestone in the search for justice for Palestinian people," said South Africa
Qatar's foreign ministry "welcomed the provisional measures" ordered by the ICJ, calling them a "victory for humanity... and international justice"
Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on British oil tanker
US and British forces have launched two rounds of joint strikes aimed at reducing the Houthis' ability to target vessels...It came the same day the US military said one of its warships shot down a missile fired at it by the group, which says it is acting in support of Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war
In the incident involving the US Navy vessel, the Houthis fired an anti-ship ballistic missile from Yemen towards the destroyer USS Carney in the Gulf of Aden, said CENTCOM
Washington approves sale of F-16 warplanes to Turkey
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken led an intense diplomatic effort to broker the deal, telling the Turkish president three...As required by US law, the State Department notified Congress of the agreement, as well as a separate $8.6 billion sale of 40 F-35s to Greece
Turkey will get 40 new F-16s and upgrades to 79 of the jets in its existing fleet, the State Department said in a news release
Education campaigners alarmed as homeschooling rises in England
LONDON, UK - Education campaigners demanded government action on Friday after new figures revealed that the number of children in England...Nearly a quarter of parents involved said they were keeping children at home primarily as a "lifestyle choice" or for "philosophical or preferential reasons".
These were the most commonly given main reasons, ahead of mental health factors (eight percent) and general dissatisfaction with the school (six percent).
WHO-Hamas collusion charges harmful, can endanger staff: Tedros
"WHO refutes Israel's accusation at the executive board meeting yesterday that WHO is in 'collusion' with Hamas and is 'turning...WHO chief Tedros was responding to claims made Thursday by Israeli ambassador Meirav Eilon Shahar at a meeting of the UN health agency's board
Eilon Shahar had said Hamas was embedding itself in hospitals in the Gaza Strip and was using human shields in the Palestinian territory
US Federal Reserve’s favored inflation gauge rises before rate decision
The US Federal Reserve's favored measure of inflation ticked higher last month, according to government data published. The latest announcement...The closely watched "core inflation" measure, which strips out volatile food and energy costs, continued to ease.
This will likely reassure the Fed that trends are moving in the right direction, despite the latest uptick in headline prices.
‘Victory for justice’: World reacts to ICJ’s Gaza genocide case ruling
"Today marks a decisive victory for the international rule of law and a significant milestone in the search for justice...The (International) Court of Justice's decision is an important development which contributes to isolating Israel and exposing its crimes in Gaza," said Hamas.
"Orders of the International Court of Justice are binding on the parties. The EU expects their full, immediate and effective implementation," EU said.
US warship downs incoming missile fired from Yemen: Military
Washington, United States -- A US Navy warship shot down a missile Friday that was fired at it by Yemen's Iran-backed...Several shipping firms have diverted from the Red Sea, instead taking the longer and more expensive route around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.
Maritime monitoring agencies meanwhile said two missiles exploded in waters south of Yemen on Friday, though it was unclear if those reports were related to the incident.
South Africa’s genocide case against Israel explained
At this stage, the ICJ is only deciding whether to impose emergency orders on Israel ("provisional measures" in the court's...South Africa has asked the ICJ to impose nine orders on Israel, including to immediately suspend military activity and to enable more humanitarian access to Gaza.
The court could order all nine of the orders, none of them, or even make up its own completely different orders.
UN court says Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza
The top UN court said Israel should do everything it could to prevent any acts of genocide in the Gaza...South Africa brought the case before the ICJ, saying Israel violated the UN Genocide Convention.
The court rulings are binding on all parties, but it has no mechanism to enforce them.
