[UN News] Conflicts can expose civilians and detainees to grave abuses; the challenge is not only to document these crimes, but also to ensure all survivors are recognised, protected and able to access justice and care.
[UN News] For Ari, a six-year-old boy with learning difficulties in Jamaica, artificial intelligence (AI) opened the door to something many children take for granted: reading a book in his own language. Thousands of miles away, gold miners in Ethiopia are being screened more
The Grumpy Cook in Hastings is set to expand its scheme after receiving £30,000 in donations.
Demonstrations in the capital New Delhi, triggered by the leak of the national medical entrance test, turned violent on 20 July when thousands of protesters attempted to march towards parliament.
The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has unveiled 23 Korean and Asian independent films for its Vision section, split into 12 titles under Vision-Korea and 11 under Vision-Asia. The Vision section grew out of Korean Cinema Today – Vision, expanding last year into a
The fashion industry's toxic petrochemical dyes often end up in oceans. Could colours be 'brewed' from nature instead?
Miley Cyrus famously hopped off the plane at LAX with just a dream and a cardigan, but have you ever wondered what airport codes are actually used for?
Poll also finds sizeable majorities who believe it should be easier to install air con in homes Given the choice, more people across five major European nations including the UK favour encouraging the adoption of air conditioning over keeping carbon emissions down, a survey has
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Five years after the Taliban’s return, the BBC follows senior figures as the group reshapes the country.
The European Commission has published an updated version of the guidance document to help stakeholders prepare for the implementation of the Digital Batteries Passport under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries. The Guidance Document: Digital
Bamako is turning around its gold production, despite insecurity and a business climate that remains difficult for mining companies.
Kazakhstan's new ruling Adilet Party has taken a decisive lead in early exit polls, with more than 70% of the vote, in the country's early elections for its unicameral parliament, which could give it roughly 105 of the 145 seats in the new legislative chamber.
The media cast Ottawa’s move as validating Beijing’s opposition to Washington’s protectionist trade policies.
DUBAI, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi will visit Tehran on Tuesday to continue talks between Iran and Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday. On Sunday, Baghaei said the army chief of
"The way they do the lighting is exactly the same as Quake," says Nightdive's Josh Dowell.
Politicians don’t often find themselves on packages of cookies. Nor do their bags tend to go viral, sparking a fashion craze. But few politicians are quite like Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. Since she took office in October, Takaichi has developed
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will co-chair the meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing in Kyiv on Monday, along with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
On Friday I sent out a piece entitled “The US does not understand air power, does Ukraine?” It caused a little stir. People have called it the anti-Wildberries campaign, which I suppose is partly right. However, the key thing was that it called for focus in airpower and argued
John Oliver is an outspoken fan of reality TV — but not this former “Real World” star. On Sunday’s “Last Week Tonight,” the political pundit took aim squarely at Sean Duffy, President Trump’s Secretary of Transportation and former congressman and “The Real World: Boston” cast
Lee Dong-seok was elected mayor to lead a city with an unusually large social media following.
The former skippers say it is "basic decency" for Pakistan to comply with a court-ordered medical assessment.
The suspects could face charges that carry penalties ranging from hefty fines to prison terms of up to 15 years, said a director at the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency.
BEIJING, Aug 24 - Torrential rain triggered by Typhoon Narra caused widespread flooding across China's southwestern Guangxi region over the weekend, forcing tens of thousands of people to relocate as forecasters warned of more downpours in the days ahead.
Water levels at 20 monitoring stations on 15 rivers exceeded warning thresholds.
SYDNEY, Aug 24 - New Zealand's conservative coalition government will introduce a bill in Parliament on Monday that seeks to ban children under 16 from using social media, and proposes fines of up to 10% of a platform's global revenue for non-compliance.
Fines of up to 10% of a platform’s global revenue for non-compliance have also been proposed.
Both main crude contracts were down 2.3 per cent, with the Brent benchmark sitting at US$92 a barrel.
Other brands affected by the recall include Chinese carmakers XPeng, Xiaomi and Geely.
She said it allows her to work long hours without putting an excessive burden on her staff.
Heavy train triggered the landslide at the waste mound. The government had issued eviction orders to local residents living near the landfill in the days leading up to the incident out of fear for a collapse.
"Biologically, physiologically, we are not so different from each other; historically, as narratives — we are each of us unique."
The incident has exposed weaknesses in how adult missing persons cases are managed.
Strength manifests in many forms, be it for a human or a kaiju.
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Alibaba shares plunged 10% after the tech giant priced a $10.2 billion share placement to fund its growing AI investments.
MUMBAI, Aug 24 - Tukaram Mundhe is an Indian bureaucrat on a mission.
Pyongyang has continued to supply Russia with weapons systems, including short-range ballistic missiles.
SEOUL, Aug 24 - South Korea's Defence Ministry said North Korea was continuing preparations for an additional troop deployment to Russia, but had detected no signs that such a deployment was imminent, according to a South Korean lawmaker's office.
A sailor onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Saturday said his father was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Joshua Aviles has spent roughly nine months deployed at sea due to the Iran war amid reported shortages of clean water, food and supplies. “I’ve been
The fast-fashion giant's shares are due to start trading in Hong Kong on 1 September.
The HBO show has introduced two of Green Lantern’s greatest villains
Lanterns episode 2 gives John Stewart an extremely rare Green Lantern ability, establishing the trainee as a potential prodigy.
US agency releases plan to lease millions of hectares of seabed off the coast of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam A US government plan to lease out millions of hectares of seabed near the Mariana Trench for deep sea exploration has drawn opposition from US territories in
