Australia: Chinese DeepSeek AI bot banned from government devices citing security risks
Feb 05, 2025, at 04:19 pm
Australia has become the latest nation to ban the use Chinese AI chatbot created by DeepSeek citing security risks.
Donald Trump says US will 'take over' Gaza, Hamas calls his plan 'absurd'
Feb 05, 2025, at 02:09 pm
President Donald Trump has said the USA will 'take over' war-hit Gaza and create a "Riviera of the Middle East" after resettling Palestinians elsewhere, a comment that created confusion and drew criticism of Hamas and ally Saudi Arabia.
Gun attack in Sweden's adult school: Death toll touches 11
Feb 05, 2025, at 12:51 pm
A shooting incident at an education centre in Sweden's Orebro city on Tuesday left at least 11 people, including the suspected gunman, dead, with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson describing it as 'worst mass shooting' witnessed by the country in its history.
Shooting in Sweden education centre kills 10 including suspected assailant
Feb 05, 2025, at 12:38 am
Around 10 people were killed in a shooting that took place at an education centre in central Sweden on Tuesday, including the suspected assailant, media reports said.
Twenty people, mostly women, die after car bomb hits Syria
Feb 04, 2025, at 12:51 pm
At least 20 people, mostly women, died after a car bomb blast rocked Syria's Manbij city on Monday, the deadliest attack since ex-President Bashar al-Assad's government toppled in December.
South African school teacher allegedly cuts off religious string from Hindu student's wrist
Feb 04, 2025, at 09:12 am
A teacher allegedly cut off a religious string from the wrist of a Hindu student at a school in South Africa, triggering condemnation from the community.
UK to become first nation to make AI-generated child abuse material a crime
Feb 03, 2025, at 02:10 pm
Britain will become the first nation in the world to make laws against the use of AI tools that are used to generate sexual abuse images, a government minister said.
Israel appoints new Army chief amid ongoing 42-day Gaza truce
Feb 02, 2025, at 04:38 pm
Israel has appointed retired Major General Eyal Zamir as the country's armed forces chief, days after his predecessor resigned after taking responsibility for failing to prevent the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.
Mexico: Social media influencer Denisse Reyes dies after undergoing liposuction surgery
Feb 02, 2025, at 03:51 pm
27-year-old Mexican social media influencer Denisse Reyes died from complications after suffering liposuction surgery at an unauthorized clinic in Chiapas state.
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Four dead after Moscow bombards school in Kursk, claims Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Feb 02, 2025, at 10:00 am
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed that Moscow bombarded a boarding school in Ukrainian-occupied Russia.
Gaza truce: Hamas frees three more Israeli hostages
Feb 01, 2025, at 05:43 pm
Hamas on Saturday released three more Israeli hostages who were abducted during the October 7, 2023 attacks amid the ongoing ceasefire that came into effect on January 19.
Feb 01, 2025, at 10:26 am
Meta's WhatsApp messenger service fears that around 90 users, including journalists and civil society members, were suspected to be the targets of a spyware campaign conducted by an Israeli spyware company called Paragon Solutions.
Hamas confirms killing of its key leader Mohammed Deif in Israeli airstrike
Jan 31, 2025, at 01:44 pm
Hamas on Thursday confirmed the death of its military chief Mohammed Deif, months after Israel had confirmed it, media reports said.
Gaza ceasefire: Hamas releases eight hostages amid chaotic scenes, Israel frees 110 prisoners
Jan 31, 2025, at 09:32 am
Hamas freed eight hostages on Thursday, the latest release by the group since the Gaza ceasefire began on January 19.
Salwan Momika, Iraqi Christian who burned Quran in Sweden, shot dead
Jan 30, 2025, at 05:08 pm
Stockholm: A man who burned the Quran in Sweden in 2023, drawing criticism from Muslim-majority nations and triggering violent protests, has been shot dead, news agency AFP reported on Thursday.
Doomsday Clock is now 89 seconds to midnight, inching closest ever to human extinction
Jan 29, 2025, at 05:08 pm
The Doomsday Clock was set at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest the Clock has ever been to midnight in its 78-year history.
US will pull out of Paris Agreement on January 27 next year, confirms UN
Jan 29, 2025, at 01:27 pm
The United States has officially notified the Secretary-General of its withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, effective 27 January 2026, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Tuesday.
Gaza ceasefire: Eight hostages due to be released in first phase of deal are dead, says Israel
Jan 28, 2025, at 08:59 am
Israel has confirmed that eight of the remaining 26 hostages, who are scheduled to be released by Hamas in the ongoing phase of the Gaza truce, are dead, media reports said.
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol indicted for insurrection amid martial law bid
Jan 27, 2025, at 04:32 pm
South Korean prosecutors indicted detained President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law that plunged the nation into a political crisis.
Lebanon: UN officials call for ceasefire compliance after 15 die
Jan 27, 2025, at 09:41 am
Top UN officials in Lebanon are calling for compliance with the ongoing ceasefire after reports that Israeli forces killed 15 people, including a Lebanese soldier, along the buffer zone with Israel, which Israel was due to withdraw from on Sunday under the agreement.
Gaza truce: Hamas expected to release six hostages this week
Jan 27, 2025, at 08:59 am
Israel on Sunday said Hamas will release six hostages in two batches this week which will also include civilian Arbel Yehud and soldier Agam Berger.
UK: Heir to over USD 200 million fortune gets life imprisonment for murdering best friend
Jan 26, 2025, at 10:16 pm
The heir to a Welsh pie company fortune valued at $292 million has been sentenced to life imprisonment over the murder of his 'best friend' in Cardiff city.
Gaza ceasefire: Israel releases 200 Palestinian prisoners in second round of swapping
Jan 26, 2025, at 02:11 pm
Israel released 200 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for four hostages held by Hamas group members since the October 7, 2023 attack which left the world shocked.
UN raises alarm over escalating violence in occupied West Bank
Jan 25, 2025, at 04:37 pm
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday expressed grave concerns over escalating violence in the Jenin area of the occupied West Bank, condemning the use of “unlawful lethal force” by Israeli security forces.
United Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Lagos following mid-air jolt, six hurt
Jan 25, 2025, at 04:19 pm
At least four passengers and two crew members were injured after a United Airlines flight from Lagos, Nigeria to Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia made a sudden in-flight movement, media reports said.
Gaza truce: Four Israeli soldiers released by Hamas
Jan 25, 2025, at 03:09 pm
Four female Israeli hostages have been released by Hamas and handed over to Red Cross as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal.
Gaza ceasefire: Israel receives names of four female hostages to be freed by Hamas on Saturday
Jan 25, 2025, at 09:43 am
Israel has confirmed the names of four hostages who the Hamas group will release as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal on Saturday.
Vladimir Putin says he is ready for talks with Donald Trump on Ukraine war
Jan 25, 2025, at 01:13 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he was ready for talks with US counterpart Donald Trump on Ukraine and called him a "smart" leader.
Jan 24, 2025, at 09:37 am
A British teenager, who killed three young girls who were attending a Taylor Swift-themed dance event in the English town of Southport, was jailed for 52 years on Thursday, officials said.
Israel: US green card holder accused of stabbing four people in Tel Aviv
Jan 22, 2025, at 01:57 pm
A US green card holder stabbed and wounded four people in Israel's Tel Aviv city on Tuesday, media reports said.