Generative AI’s most prominent skeptic doubles down
Vancouver, Canada -- Two and a half years since ChatGPT rocked the world, scientist and writer Gary Marcus still remains...Technology Geostrategy Social Tech & Media
South East Asia, Gulf and China three-way talks ‘response to call of times’
The trade-dependent economies are looking to insulate themselves after US President Donald Trump blew up global trade norms by announcing...Geostrategy
Algerian footballer handed suspended sentence over Gaza post
The comments at issue came in a video of a preacher, Mahmoud Al Hasanat, which Atal posted to his 3.2-million-follower...The defender, who plays for Ligue 1 side Nice in France has been handed an eight month suspension and a fine of $49,000
The 27-year-old Algerian had shared a video on his Instagram account calling for a "black day for the Jews" after Israel attacked Gaza
France condemns Israeli minister’s Gaza emigration remarks
Ben-Gvir on Monday called for promoting "a solution to encourage the emigration of Gaza's residents" and the re-establishment of Israeli..."France condemns the comments of Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir," the French foreign ministry said
"The forced transfer of populations constitutes a grave violation of international law," the French foreign ministry warned
Gaza war tensions spike after deadly Iran blasts, Lebanon killing
At least 103 people were killed and another 140 injured when two blasts 10 minutes apart struck Iranian mourners commemorating...The blasts came a day after an Israeli drone strike killed Hamas number two Saleh al-Aruri, an act condemned as cowardly by Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
The deadly blasts and the killing of Aruri have sparked fears that Israel's war in Gaza could spiral across the Middle East.
4,156 Palestinian students killed in Israeli Gaza and West Bank assault
The Palestinian Ministry of Education said that since the beginning of the aggression, the number of students killed in the...In the occupied West Bank, 37 students were killed and 282 others were injured, with 85 others arrested.
A total of 278 public school and 65 others affiliated with the UNRWA were bombarded and vandalized in Gaza.
Israel ready ‘for any scenario’ after strike kills Hamas deputy
Israel has previously announced the deaths in Gaza of Hamas commanders IN the war, but Aruri is the most high-profile...Saleh al-Aruri was killed along with his bodyguards in a strike by Israel
Hamas said his death would not lead to its defeat, while Hezbollah vowed retaliation
Israel minister slams US for condemning call for mass exodus of Gazans
Washington has called out both Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who have called for Israeli settlers to return to...Ben-Gvir's post comes after the US State Department criticized his call for a population transfer as "inflammatory and irresponsible."
Washington has called out both Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who have called for Israeli settlers to return to Gaza
WHO chief deplores ‘unconscionable’ strikes on Red Crescent in Gaza
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire, alongside urgent action to get food, medical supplies...WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said health must never be a target during conflicts, adding that Gazans were facing a "dire humanitarian catastrophe"
PRCS said that Israel twice struck its headquarters in Khan Yunis, resulting in "five casualties and three injuries" among displaced people who had sought refuge there
Houthis fire on commercial ships in Red Sea: US military
According to United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, it had received reports of up to three explosions 1-5 nautical miles from...Houthis have carried out a flurry of drone and missile strikes targeting commercial vessels
The attacks endanger a transit route that carries up to 12 percent of global trade
Former British PM Blair says no role in Gazans resettlement
London, UK - Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair has strongly denied an Israeli media report linking him to talks last...Channel 12 claimed on Sunday that Blair, who left office in 2007 and served as a Middle East envoy charged with building up Palestinian institutions, was in Israel last week
The news channel said he held meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and war cabinet member Benny Gantz about a mediation role after the war with Hamas
Illegal Israeli settlers block Palestinian farmers from farming lands
Tubas, Palestine - Colonial Israeli settlers backed by the Israeli military prevented Palestinian farmers from plowing their lands today in...Eyewitnesses and local activist Ayman Ghrayeb revealed that a group of settlers hindered several farmers from cultivating their fields in the vicinity of the village.
He added that the soldiers accompanying the settlers confiscated personal identification cards from the farmers and detained them for several hours.