By Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was expected to arrive in Israel on Thursday in a bid to salvage Gaza ceasefire talks and tackle a humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave, where a global hunger monitor
Alex Haley co-wrote The Autobiography of Malcolm X but Haley left out some profound elements of Malcolm’s political thought - by Alex White Read at Aeon
A streak of super-hot tropical nights broke a century-old South Korean weather record, according to official data released Thursday, as the peninsula bakes in a prolonged heat wave.
TOKYO – As new South Korean President Lee Jae Myung sets out to revamp Asia’s fourth-biggest economy, he can cross direct US tariff risks off the list of possible spoilers. Korea’s tariff deal with the US removes a gigantic element of uncertainty as Lee gets to work raising
[CAF] Niger, a semi-finalist in the last edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Nations Championship, heads to East Africa with lofty ambitions.
[CAF] From the lush hills of Kasese to dazzling under continental lights, Uganda Cranes forward Yunus Junior Sentamu has experienced a football journey shaped by resilience, raw talent, and divine timing.
A heat wave scorching Europe had barely subsided in early July when scientists published estimates that 2,300 people may have died across a dozen major cities during the extreme, climate-fueled episode.
Large crowds of Palestinians carried sacks of flour through Gaza City’s Zikim area as growing hunger and blocked aid deliveries deepened the humanitarian crisis in the territory.
Countries across the Pacific rim lifted tsunami warnings on Wednesday, allowing millions of temporary evacuees to return home.
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Charlotte Greenfield GAZA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -In a makeshift tent on a Gazan beach, three-month-old Muntaha's grandmother grinds up chickpeas into the tiniest granules she can to form a paste to feed the infant, knowing it will cause her to cry
US President Donald Trump's 50% tariff on copper imports will not apply to Chile's primary export to the United States: refined copper cathodes. This decision, announced in a White House proclamation, has been met with relief and celebration by officials in Santiago.
The plans include a ban on the sale of alcohol in supermarkets, restaurants and on public transport.
Twenty-one-year-old TikToker Juan Carlos Villafuerte was arrested for allegedly damaging the credibility of Bolivia's system after the Financial System Supervisory Authority (ASFI) filed a complaint against him for creating videos that claimed "banks in Bolivia are in danger"
Offshore bank accounts again? No – “onshore vibes” this time. An anonymous sleuth claims they have been ‘scraping’ Spotify accounts of celebrities, politicians and journalists since the summer of 2024. The results may surprise you.
The authorities must not underestimate the speed at which extremist narratives can spread online, say experts.
New Zealand’s parliament on Thursday passed legislation to reopen the country for offshore oil and gas exploration, lifting a ban imposed by former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
[Liberian Observer] When US President Donald J. Trump hosted five African Heads of State at the White House earlier this month -- including Liberia's Joseph Nyuma Boakai -- it was touted as a high-level dialogue. A carefully staged "test run" for the larger U.S.-Africa summit
Global Korean pop star Heyoon is diving into the world of electronic music with her latest single “Addicted,” a deep house track that marks a significant creative evolution for the artist. The bass-driven song represents Heyoon’s most hands-on creative effort to date, with the
Authorities in Portugal deployed hundreds of firefighters across 10 wildfires, evacuated four villages, and arrested a suspect linked to four blazes in the north.
Whales are swimming farther than previously estimated—up to 20% more—according to a study, "Accounting for Earth's curvature and elevation in animal movement modeling," that has been published in Ecology.
Large tech companies have laid off staff, citing advances in AI. Experts say reality is more complicated.
Anything that works in practice can work in theory. When a theory tells us something that is working is impossible, we’ve either measured wrong or the theory needs updating. Theories exist to explain, predict and understand. They are supposed to help us see and improve the
A preternaturally talented, precocious child, barely out of toddlerhood, in powdered wig and knee-breeches, capering around the great houses of 18th century Europe between virtuoso performances on the harpsichord. A young boy who can play any piece anyone puts in front of him,
Researchers have mapped how microbes underpin our food systems—and how we can stop their decline. Published in Frontiers in Science, their map of "agri-food system microbiomes" reveals how players at every stage of the food system can restore and protect dwindling microbiomes
Palestinian director Kamal Aljafari's "first film, which I have never made," premieres in the Swiss festival's competition program: "It is a film about the catastrophe, and the poetry that resists."
An Iranian citizen has been sentenced to three months in prison in Uruguay for entering the country with a fake Israeli passport. The man had previously been deported from El Salvador, where he also used the forged document.
President Donald Trump has been raging at Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell for weeks, demanding that he cut interest rates. But on Wednesday, the Fed declined —and worse for Trump, Powell delivered a blunt assessment of his tariffs, claiming they are “pushing up prices”
Vying to control the future of artificial intelligence, Beijing is pushing the application of AI while the U.S. focuses on developing cutting-edge models.
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Prime Video India is riding high on a wave of subscriber growth and franchise success, with the streaming giant revealing that nearly 25% of its viewers in the past 12 months have been completely new to the service. The milestone comes as Amazon doubles down on its unique
Tsunami alerts were issued across the Pacific after waves followed a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday.
[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa/Brussels -- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the European Commission today announced the launch of the Partnership to Accelerate Mpox Testing and Sequencing in Africa (PAMTA), a landmark initiative to boost
Then, the company doubled down, writing "Seatney" in a follow-up comment.
Cyberstalking is increasing at a faster rate than traditional stalking and is disproportionately affecting young people, women, and members of the lesbian, gay and bisexual community, according to a new study led by researchers from UCL.
The dismissed lawsuit targeted prosecutors and law enforcement officials, alleging they pursued the criminal case against Baldwin for political or personal gain.
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun called on Hezbollah and other political parties on Thursday to hand over their weapons to the army, a move the powerful militant group is resisting as Washington ramps up pressures for it to remove its arsenal. "It is the duty
The Polish Nobel Prize-winning scientist was born in Warsaw with the surname Skłodowska, before later marrying the Frenchman Pierre Curie.
The rupee currency tumbled and equity indexes slid in response to the news.
NEW DELHI - Indian opposition parties criticised the government on Thursday, describing U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of a 25% tariff as a diplomatic failure for New Delhi, while the rupee currency tumbled and equity indexes slid in response to the news.
Two deputy directors of the Centro Las Piedras—a facility within Uruguay’s juvenile justice system—have been removed from their posts following serious allegations of violence and potential torture against adolescents in custody, Búsqueda weekly reported.
When it comes to susceptibility to influence on social media, "It's not just about who you are—it's about where you are in a network, and who you're connected to," said Luca Luceri, a lead scientist at USC's Information Sciences Institute (ISI).
The programme aims to bring US health care into the digital age, but online privacy advocates raised concerns about how Americans' data could be used.
Iran's Araghchi told the Financial Times that Tehran needs confidence-building measures after Witkoff proposed resuming talks: 'They should explain why they attacked us in the middle of negotiations'
A hastily organized effort to revise voter rolls in the eastern state of Bihar has been marked by technical glitches, absent documents and widespread confusion.
The Reagan presidency was probably the golden age of anti-drug messaging. America’s school kids were told that a brain was like an egg and drugs were like a frying pan. The First Lady told America’s school kids simply to “Just Say No.” The message was stupefyingly simple.
Hey, look, I didn't do it.
Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan said each of the team, which included Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol and Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo, took turns role-playing as the US president to prepare.
The Met Opera previously dropped Russian soprano Anna Netrebko after she refused to repudiate President Vladimir Putin over Russia's campaign against Ukraine. Her discrimination case will now proceed.
The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) and the Israeli oil company Navitas wish to advise that there has been a change in time and location for the upcoming public meeting to be held to present the findings from social and economic impact assessments of the proposed Sea Lion