Why Israel ordered yet another evacuation of Gaza’s Khan Younis
Quarter of a million Palestinians in Khan Younis are terrified again as a renewed Israeli ground operation looms.
For nearly nine months, Israel’s war on Gaza has forced Palestinians to run from place to place in search of pockets of safety in the besieged Strip.
Israel’s latest mass evacuation order told 250,000 displaced people in Khan Younis, Gaza’s second-largest city, to leave, as it carries out renewed attacks in southern Gaza.
The order comes as fierce fighting traps Palestinians in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, and the Shujayea neighbourhood in Gaza City in the north.
Cambodia jails 10 environmentalists in ‘crushing blow to civil society’
Activists from the award-winning Mother Nature found guilty on charges of plotting against government
Ten activists from a prominent youth-led environmental group in Cambodia have been sentenced to between six and eight years in jail in a case human rights experts have widely condemned.
The activists from Mother Nature, an award-winning group of environmental campaigners, were found guilty on charges of plotting against the government, while three were also convicted of insulting the king. They denied the charges.
Four of the defendants were arrested outside the court in Phnom Penh after the verdict was delivered on Tuesday morning, according to reports. Others were sentenced in absentia.
Police out in force as fresh protests hit Kenya
Riot police have fired tear gas at protesters in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, as demonstrations erupted in several cities.
Fresh protests have flared again in several cities in Kenya, with demonstrators facing a heavy police presence.
In the capital, Nairobi, police fired tear gas at protesters after they set fires on the main road running through the center of the city and threw stones at police in the central business district.
DW correspondent Sella Oneko said she saw "small groups of protesters being chased by police," with officers sporadically firing tear gas and making arrests.
At least 200 candidates quit French runoff, aiming to block far right
At least 200 candidates have stood down ahead of France's runoff election as President Emmanuel Macron and a left-wing coalition seek to block the far right, an AFP tally showed on Tuesday. The rivals are hoping that tactical withdrawals ahead of the runoff on Sunday will prevent the far-right National Rally party of Marine Le Pen winning an absolute majority of 289 seats in the 577-seat National Assembly.
Defense Ministry rolls out 1st policy to promote AI use
The Japanese Defense Ministry rolled out Tuesday its first-ever basic policy to promote the use of artificial intelligence as it seeks to respond to changes in defense operations driven by technological advancements.
Also aimed at streamlining the ministry's work, the blueprint focuses on seven fields, such as detection and identification of military targets, command and control, and logistic support.
Noting that foreign nations have been working on utilizing AI, the government document said it "could determine the situation of conflicts in the near future, as has been pointed out."
Britain is broken. Can anyone fix it?
There is a hole on the top of Rishi Sunak’s head. Roger Bairstow thrusts his index finger inside, presses his palm around the prime minister’s ears, and thumps him hard on the table.
“It’s been non-stop,” he exclaims through a mischievous grin. “It’s just been go, go, go: one prime minister after another.”
Next to Sunak are four other clay figures, each five inches in height, each dethroned by the person to their right. “The gang,” Bairstow calls them: Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Theresa May, and David Cameron. He crafted each one by hand.
No comments:
Post a Comment