Hamas Fighter Free More Hostages After Delays
Hamas fighters were set Sunday to release a third group of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a day after freeing captives including a young woman snatched from a desert rave. In a sign of the fragility of the exchanges, the latest swap Saturday was delayed for hours after Hamas accused Israel of breaching its side of the deal...
Microsoft to hire OpenAI’s Sam Altman – CEO
Microsoft’s Chief Executive Officer, Satya Nadella, on Monday announced the hiring of OpenAI’s Sam Altman and other members of his team, days after the co-founder of the venture behind ChatGPT was fired. “The mission continues,” Altman, who rose to fame with the launch of the artificial intelligence chatbot last year, posted on X, formerly Twitter. Nadella wrote on X that Altman “will...
Gaza Communications Down As Israel Searches Main Hospital
Israeli troops carried out building-by-building searches at Gaza’s main hospital as a new communications blackout in the territory on Friday compounded fears for Palestinian civilians trapped inside the facility. Al-Shifa hospital has become a focal point for Israeli operations in northern Gaza since soldiers raided the complex on Wednesday, hunting for a command centre they say militant group Hamas operates...
Netanyahu Blasts Turkish President, Erdogan For Calling Israel Terrorist State
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he called Israel a “terrorist state” amid the ongoing war with Hamas. Accusing him of supporting the “terror state of Hamas”, Netanyahu said on X, formerly known as Twitter, “By contrast, there are forces that support the terrorists. "One of them is President Erdogan of Turkey, who...
Israel Wants To Make Gaza a “Unlivable City” – Palestinian Envoy
The Palestinian Ambassador in Nigeria, Abu Shawesh, has called on the UN’s Security Council, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Court of Justice (ICJ), and all UN member states to adopt/enforce the 4th Geneva Convention obligation on Israel. The Convention stipulates that each high contracting party shall be under the obligation to search for persons alleged to have committed, or to...
U.S., China To Resume Military-To-Military Communication – Biden
The U.S. and China will resume military-to-military communication after a long period of radio silence, according to U.S. President Joe Biden. Biden disclosed this to reporters after a long-awaited face-to-face meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the ongoing summit in Filoli Estate, San Francisco, U.S. The summit is the 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)...
Turkish President Erdogan Declares Israel Terrorist State, Backs Hamas
The President of Turkey, Tayyip Erdogan, tagged Israel a terrorist state during an address before the Turkish Parliament on Wednesday. Erdogan is one of the world leaders who has been vocal against Israel’s bombardment of Gaza since the conflict started in October. “With the savagery of bombing the civilians it forced out of their homes while they are relocating, it is...
Uganda: 2 Army Majors Sacked For Running Away In Attack That Killed 50 Colleagues
A military court in Uganda has found two officers guilty of cowardice during an attack by Islamist fighters who stormed an African Union base in Somalia in May. At least 50 Ugandan soldiers were killed in the attack, officials say. The convicted officers, Majors Zadock Abor and John Oluka were said to have ran away after they came under attack by...
Amidst Protest, Kenya Imposes Charge On Issuance Of National ID Card, Death Certificate
Kenyan government has introduced a fee for the issuance of national identity cards, birth and death certificates among others amidst increasing cost-of-living crisis in the East African country. This has also sparked a widespread outcry among Kenyans, especially on social media who denounce the policy as anti-people, negating the promise of President William Ruto who came into power last year,...
Indonesia Inaugurates Southeast Asia’s Largest Floating Solar Farm
Indonesia inaugurated a $100 million floating solar farm on Thursday, the largest in Southeast Asia, as it seeks more opportunities to transition to green, renewable energy. The Cirata floating solar farm, which is expected to generate enough electricity to power 50,000 households, is built on a 200-hectare (500-acre) reservoir in West Java, about 130 kilometers (80 miles) from the capital,...
