Israeli strikes killed at least 23 people in the Gaza Strip overnight into Tuesday, according to Palestinian medics. The dead include three children and their parents, who were killed in a strike on their tent near the southern city of Khan Younis, according to Nasser Hospital. The hospital has received a flood of dead and wounded since Israel resumed its …
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Israel has blown up Gaza’s only specialised cancer treatment hospital, as well as an adjacent medical school, drawing condemnation for again targeting a medical facility, which is banned under international humanitarian law.
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A bombshell report that top national security officials for President Donald Trump discussed war plans in a private group chat that accidentally included the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic has elicited fierce criticism from Democrats and media commentators who have framed it as a scandal for which heads should roll—but it’s largely been dismissed by a number of Republicans. In a …
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Jared Kushner plans to build a luxury hotel on the site of a military headquarters in Belgrade bombed by NATO in 1999 Thousands of protesters rallied in Serbia on Monday against plans to build a luxury hotel on the site of a former army compound destroyed during NATO’s 1999 bombing campaign in the country. The project is backed by a …
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In Madagascar, information sessions are key in changing minds and raising awareness about child marriage and other harmful practices. Credit: UNFPA Madagascar Opinion by Sheema Sen Gupta (united nations) Tuesday, March 25, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Mar 25 (IPS) – As the sun rises over coastal Gopalpur, Odisha, in eastern India, dozens of children prepare for school. Unfortunately, for …
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Company says it is ‘grateful’ to Chinese authorities for releasing local staff after two years in detention. China has released five staff of the due diligence firm Mintz Group after nearly two years in detention, the United States-based company has said. Chinese authorities detained the five local staff in March 2023, marking the start of a series of raids on …
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A man who fell into a large sinkhole in South Korea’s capital Seoul has been found dead, according to the local fire department. The man was riding his motorbike in the Gangdong district when the road caved in at about 6.30pm local time (9.30am GMT) on Monday. Rescuers found his body underground on Tuesday morning around 11am local time, about …
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Kristine Carroll plopped herself down in the only shade on the beach — a triangle cast by the makeshift lifeguard station — and slathered sunscreen all over her freckled skin. Squinting at the scorching midday sun, she glanced over at her 8-year-old daughter, Zoe, who had already plunged into the blue-green water without hesitation. “She’s a water baby,” Ms. Carroll …
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Complicating matters further is AI’s rapid evolution. Autonomous systems are advancing quickly, with the emergence of agents capable of communicating with each other, executing complex tasks, and interacting directly with stakeholders developing. While these autonomous systems introduce exciting new use cases, they also create substantial challenges. For example, an AI agent automating customer refunds might interact with financial systems, log …
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South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, the top United Nations official in the world’s youngest nation warned on Monday. Calling the situation unfolding in the country “dire,” Nicolas Haysom said international efforts to broker a peaceful solution can only succeed if president Salva Kiir and his rival-turned-vice president, Riek Machar, are willing to engage “and …
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