Israel’s Gaza City plan sparks global condemnation with warnings of more destruction and suffering – latest updates
Widespread calls for takeover plan to be stopped with UK’s Starmer saying escalation will ‘only bring more bloodshed’ and Germany halting arms exports
The day so far
The German government will not approve any exports of military equipment that could be used in the Gaza Strip until further notice, chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday in response to Israel’s plan to expand its military operations there.
Israel’s decision to take over Gaza City “must have consequences for EU-Israel relations”, EU Council president Antonio Costa said on Friday, adding that this will be assessed by the Council and that he urged the Israeli government to reconsider.
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump ‘wanted to meet Putin in Rome’ as Kremlin rejects Zelensky meeting
Donald Trump asked Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni about meeting Vladimir Putin in Rome, according to reports.
The US president spoke to the Ms Meloni on Thursday about the possibility of meeting Mr Putin in the Italian capital, Sky News reported.
This is despite Italy being bound by the 2000 Rome Statute to detain the Russian leader under an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court in March 2023.
German court rejects deported Yazidi family's return
The Potsdam Administrative Court has rejected an emergency application by a Yazidi family seeking reentry to Germany after their deportation to Iraq.
The decision comes amid political pressure and public debate over whether the removal violated legal protections for survivors of a genocide perpetrated by the "Islamic State" (IS) militant group.
The Bright Side: Abidjan landfill transformed into city parkland
Beneath the fresh grass and brand-new infrastructure of Abidjan's Akouedo Park lie millions of tons of waste that for decades plagued locals' lives and health.
Transforming landfill into recreational spaces – turning trash into landscaped treasure – has become something of a trend in recent years from New York to New Zealand.
Abidjan, Ivory Coast's bustling economic hub, has now enthusiastically got in on the act.
ED Former first lady's charges
Thorough probes and stern punishment needed for Kim
Former first lady Kim Keon Hee, wife of the impeached and detained former President Yoon Suk Yeol, underwent nearly 11 hours of questioning by a special counsel over corruption charges. Former first ladies have been questioned previously, but not in the public light. Kim standing for photos and addressing the press as she proceeded to questioning at the special prosecutors' office was an unprecedented and ignominious moment in contemporary Korean democracy.
Why has an AI-altered Bollywood movie sparked uproar in India?
What if Michael had died instead of Sonny in The Godfather? Or if Rose had shared the debris plank, and Jack hadn’t been left to freeze in the Atlantic in Titanic*?
Eros International, one of India’s largest production houses, with more than 4,000 films in its catalogue, has decided to explore this sort of what-if scenario. It has re-released one of its major hits, Raanjhanaa, a 2013 romantic drama, in cinemas – but has used artificial intelligence (AI) to change its tragic end, in which the male lead dies.
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