Children in Gaza are voicing their demands for the future through a UN-run initiative that seeks to amplify their voices and restore the “fundamentals of childhood”. Through expressing their hopes for peace in art, poetry and models that they have made from rubble created by the war, thousands of young people across the enclave have taken part…
Surface-to-air missiles, which are capable of shooting down aircraft and ballistic missiles, will be located on Yonaguni, Japan’s westernmost island Justin McCurry in Tokyo Japan will deploy missiles to a tiny island near Taiwan within five years, its defence minister has said, in a move that is likely to inflame tensions with China. The surface-to-air missiles, which are capable…
Death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, one of world’s most wanted drug traffickers, sets off wave of disorder across several Mexican states Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent and Analy Nuño in Mexico City One of the world’s most wanted drug traffickers, the Mexican cartel boss known as “El Mencho”, has been killed by security forces, Mexico’s defence ministry has confirmed. The…
KOHIMA, FEBRUARY 22: In a major push to strengthen rural digital infrastructure, a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) was signed between Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN), Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India, and the Government of Andhra Pradesh for the expedited rollout of the Amended BharatNet Programme (ABP) in the state. The memorandum was…
A sprawling online scam industry worth an estimated tens of billions of dollars a year is being powered by trafficked workers subjected to torture, sexual abuse and forced labour inside heavily guarded compounds in Southeast Asia, a new UN human rights report has found. Behind the staggering profits lies what the report calls a “litany…
The former president was found guilty of leading an insurrection and sentenced to life imprisonment with labour, a punishment that some have called a ‘failure Raphael Rashid in Seoul On Thursday, former president Yoon Suk Yeol was found guilty of leading an insurrection and sentenced to life imprisonment with labour over his failed martial law declaration in December…
Narendra Modi’s thirst to supercharge economic growth is matched by US desire to inject AI into world’s biggest democracy Robert Booth in Delhi India celebrates 80 years of independence from the UK in August 2027. At about that same moment, “early versions of true super intelligence” could emerge, Sam Altman, the co-founder of OpenAI, said this week….
Ex-leader sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour over failed martial law declaration in 2024 Raphael Rashid in Seoul A South Korean court has sentenced the former president Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment with labour over his failed martial law declaration in December 2024, finding him guilty of leading an insurrection and making him the first elected…
Tarique Rahman set to take oath and become prime minister after landslide victory prompted by ousting of Sheikh Hasina Agence France-Presse Bangladesh’s incoming prime minister Tarique Rahman and other politicians were sworn into parliament on Tuesday, becoming the first elected representatives since a deadly 2024 uprising. Rahman is set to take over from an interim…
Artificial intelligence is no longer the sole preserve of rich western nations. The applications for the Global South, in areas ranging from health to agriculture and industry, are having a transformative effect on people’s lives. Fodder cutters are fearsome machines with huge circular blades spinning at high speed, powered by small generators. Operated by rural…