ShareMay 17, 2024 Foreign ministers of the 46 nations of the Council of Europe on Friday agreed a treaty on the use of artificial intelligence (AI). “With this new treaty, we aim to ensure a responsible use of AI that respects human rights, the rule of law and democracy,” saidContinue Reading
ShareMay 16, 2024 UN humanitarians have warned that famine was still an imminent threat because of aid restrictions and lack of safe access, as 600,000 are displaced from Rafah in Gaza. More than seven months into the war, babies are still being born too small, warned the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWAContinue Reading
ShareMay 11, 2024 The UN General Assembly, in a meeting convened on Friday in New York, has urged the Security Council to give “ favourable consideration” to Palestine’s request The emergency special session on the Gaza crisis overwhelmingly passed a resolution that upgrades Palestine’s rights at the world body asContinue Reading
ShareMay 10, 2024 The United Nations General Assembly will on Friday vote on granting Palestinians greater representation and participation rights in the UN’s largest body. The draft resolution grants Palestine significantly extended rights to participate in the sessions of the General Assembly, but does not give it regular voting rights.Continue Reading
ShareMay 10, 2024 Chad’s state election body said interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby had won the May 6 presidential election outright with over 61 per cent of the vote, citing provisional results, even as his main challenger declared himself the winner. Chad’s junta has become the first of the coup-hitContinue Reading
ShareMay 9, 2024 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement that the Israeli forces will continue their attacks in Gaza in spite the U.S. threat to halt some weapon shipments. “If Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel will stand alone,” said Netanyahu in a public speechContinue Reading
ShareMay 9, 2024 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has apologised for his wife’s decision to accept a luxury handbag as a gift, revelations of which have caused a scandal. Yoon’s wife, Kim Keon Hee, was secretly filmed by a hidden camera accepting the expensive handbag from a third party.Continue Reading
ShareMay 8, 2024 Jordan has successfully delivered a new convoy consisting of 35 trucks of food aid to Gaza, a statement by the Hashemite Charity Organisation said. The Jordan Armed Forces, in cooperation with the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation, has dispatched a new convoy of food aid to Gaza, inContinue Reading
ShareMay 7, 2024 The Israeli government was taken aback that Hamas accepted the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal, formed by Qatari and Egyptian mediators, as the country was only briefed on the Palestinian movement’s response an hour after its release. The Axios news outlet reported this on Tuesday, citing three IsraeliContinue Reading
ShareMay 06, 2024 Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet French President Emmanuel Macron and with European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen for a three-way meeting on Monday during his visit to France. Following the meeting at the Élysée Palace in the French capital, Macron and Xi plan to meetContinue Reading
