Israel Strikes Rafah After Top UN Court Orders It To Halt Offensive
Israel bombed the Gaza Strip, including Rafah, on Saturday, a day after the top UN court ordered it to halt military operations in the southern city as efforts get underway in Paris to seek a ceasefire in the war sparked by Hamas's October 7 attack.
Life In Water And Mud: Colombians Fed Up With Constant Flooding
The Berrio family moves around their home on raised planks, upon which their beds and furniture have been raised, to avoid the knee-high, murky waters that have invaded their modest brick house.
Ukraine Offers Path For Victims Of Wartime Sexual Violence: Nobel Winner
A Ukrainian pilot project to compensate women raped by invading Russian soldiers could offer a roadmap for dealing with wartime sexual violence, says a Nobel Prize winner and expert on conflict atrocities.
Zverev Expects 'Peak Nadal' In French Open Duel As Djokovic Slumps
Alexander Zverev expects to face "peak Rafael Nadal" in their mouth-watering French Open duel as he prepares to deliver a heart-breaking, final blow to the 14-time champion's storied Roland Garros career.
UK's Starmer Campaigns In Key Election Battleground Scotland
UK Labour leader Keir Starmer visited the key battleground of Scotland on the second day of general election campaigning Friday, as his party bids to reclaim power for the first time in 14 years.
ICJ Orders Israel To 'Immediately Halt' Offensive In Rafah
The top United Nations court Friday ordered Israel to halt military operations in Rafah, a landmark ruling likely to increase mounting international pressure on Israel more than seven months into the Gaza war.
AI Relies On Mass Surveillance, Warns Signal Boss
The AI tools that crunch numbers, generate text and videos and find patterns in data rely on mass surveillance and exercise concerning control over our lives, the boss of encrypted messaging app Signal told AFP on Thursday.
Pandemic Agreement Talks Come To The Crunch
Countries trying to thrash out a global agreement on handling future pandemics are hoping to seal the deal Friday after weeks of creeping progress in exhausting talks.
Domestic Violence 'Broke Me,' Says Ex-partner Of Rapper 'Diddy'
Singer Casandra Ventura said Thursday -- in her first comments since video emerged of her being beaten by rap mogul and former partner Sean "Diddy" Combs -- that domestic violence "broke" her.
US Imposes Visa Restrictions, Reviewing Cooperation With Georgia
The United States was imposing new visa restrictions and reviewing relations with Georgia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday, after it pushed forward a Russian-style "foreign influence" law that triggered mass protests.
Japan Inflation Slows To 2.2% In April
The pace of Japanese inflation slowed in April to 2.2 percent as gas bills fell, government data showed Friday, with the figure remaining above the Bank of Japan's two percent target.
Don't Expect UN Peacekeepers To Stop Wars, Chief Tells AFP
The world cannot look to UN peacekeepers as a way of stopping wars, whether in Gaza or other active conflict zones, the department chief told AFP, citing the famous Blue Helmets' inherent limitations.
Stock Markets Sink On Diminishing US Rate Cut Hopes
Asian and European stock markets fell Friday following Wall Street losses, as better-than-expected US data compounded worries the Federal Reserve will hold off on cutting interest rates this year.
Russia 'Bogged Down' In Battle For Border Town, Ukraine Says
Russian forces have become "bogged down" trying to capture the Ukrainian border town of Vovchansk but have intensified their offensive elsewhere on the eastern front, Ukraine's top general said on Friday.
UK Police Arrest 16 At Oxford University Gaza War Protest
UK police have arrested 16 people at a protest organised by a pro-Palestinian student group at Oxford University, in the latest flare-up on a prestigious campus over the war in Gaza.
Migration, Infrastructure Woes Fuel S.Africa Poll Disinformation
Propagandists and scammers are exploiting xenophobia and anger over failing infrastructure to unleash a wave of disinformation ahead of South Africa's most contested polls since 1994, experts warn.
Massive Landslide Hits Papua New Guinea, Many Feared Dead
A massive landslide struck six villages in Papua New Guinea's highlands Friday, local officials said, with many homes believed to be buried and scores of villagers feared dead.
China Warns Of Taiwan 'War' As Military Drills Encircle Island
China said on Friday that Taiwan's leadership was pushing the self-ruled island into war and warned of further "countermeasures", as Beijing conducted military drills around the territory.
Israel Strikes Gaza As World Court Ruling Due
Israeli forces struck the Gaza Strip on Friday, as the UN's top court was due to rule on a plea to halt the military offensive over accusations of "genocide".
Mines, Unexploded Ordnance A Daily Menace For Afghanistan's Children
The black mushroom cloud had barely faded in Ghazni province before kids clustered around the edge of the crater created by the mine, one of the devices that kills a child every other day in Afghanistan.
Biden Woos Kenya's Ruto With Major Ally Status On State Visit
A diplomatic upgrade and a surprise appearance by Barack Obama: US President Joe Biden pulled out the stops as he hosted Kenyan counterpart William Ruto for a lavish state visit aimed at competing with Russia and China for influence in Africa.
UN Creates Srebrenica Genocide Memorial Day
The UN General Assembly voted Thursday to establish an annual day of remembrance for the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, despite furious opposition from Bosnian Serbs and Serbia.
Russia Purges Military Leadership, As War Drags On
Russia has arrested a number of generals and military leaders in recent weeks, seeking to overhaul an army hierarchy seen as corrupt and inefficient in an reinvigorated push for victory in Ukraine.
Tens Of Thousands Bid Farewell To Iran's Raisi Ahead Of Burial
Tens of thousands of Iranians took to the streets Thursday to bid farewell to president Ebrahim Raisi ahead of his burial in his home town after he was killed in a helicopter crash.
Gary Oldman Talks Sobriety And 'Harry Potter' At Cannes
British actor Gary Oldman, who plays a washed-up alcoholic writer in new Cannes film "Parthenope", said Wednesday he is celebrating 27 years sober.
Euclid Space Telescope Unveils New Images Of The Cosmos
A mind-boggling number of shining galaxies, a purple and orange star nursery and a spiral galaxy similar to our Milky Way: new images were revealed from Europe's Euclid space telescope on Thursday.
Israel Says Ready To Resume Truce Talks As Gaza War Grinds On
Israel bombed Gaza on Thursday even as it said it was ready to resume stalled talks on a truce and hostage release deal with Hamas to pause the war raging since October 7.
What Are The Costs Behind Trump's Economic Proposals?
Republican former president Donald Trump once dubbed himself a "Tariff Man" seeking to boost government coffers.
News Corp Makes Deal To Let OpenAI Use Its Content
News Corp on Wednesday announced a deal to let ChatGPT-maker OpenAI use content from its publications in artificial intelligence products.
Nvidia Profits Soar On Demand For AI Power
Nvidia said Wednesday its quarterly net profit rocketed by seven times year-on-year on demand for its chips to power artificial intelligence in data centers.
