India probing iPhone hacking complaints by opposition politicians

India's cyber security agency is investigating complaints of mobile phone hacking by senior opposition politicians who reported receiving warning messages from Apple AAPL.O, Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said
2 November 2023

Samurai trash collectors clean Tokyo streets after Halloween

Dressed in hats and boldly patterned black-and-white tunics, the group, known as Gomihiroi Samurai, or trash-picking samurai, has attracted a large fan base since it formed in 2006
2 November 2023

Over 20,000 wounded people still in Gaza, says Doctors Without Borders

More than 20,000 wounded people are still trapped in the Gaza Strip, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF), despite initial evacuations of foreign passport holders and badly injured Palestinians across the border to Egypt.
2 November 2023

Over 195 killed in Israel's strikes on Gaza refugee camp

More foreigners prepared to leave the besieged Gaza Strip today as its Hamas-run government said at least 195 Palestinians died in Israel's attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp, strikes that UN human rights officials said could be war crimes
2 November 2023

Thousands in Gaza need medical aid

The World Health Organization welcomed yesterday’s first evacuations of wounded patients out of the Gaza Strip,
1 November 2023

N Korea closes multiple embassies worldwide

North Korea is poised to close as many as a dozen embassies including in Spain, Hong Kong, and multiple countries in Africa, according to media reports and analysts, in a move that could see nearly 25 percent of Pyongyang’s missions close worldwide.
1 November 2023

UN alarmed

The United Nations chief said Tuesday he was “deeply alarmed” by the intensifying conflict between Israel and Hamas, while the UN refugee agency appealed for the divided Security Council to act.
1 November 2023

Israel again hits Gaza refugee camp

Israel yesterday gain hit Gaza’s biggest refugee camp for a second consecutive day killing dozens as the first batch of injured Palestinians and foreigners escaped the besieged territory to Egypt.
1 November 2023

118 Ukrainian settlements hit within 24 hours

Russia has shelled more than 100 settlements over the last 24 hours -- more than in any single day so far this year, Ukraine said yesterday.
1 November 2023

Anti-Migration Deadline: Thousands of Afghans leave Pakistan

Pakistani authorities began rounding up undocumented foreigners, most of them Afghans yesterday, ahead of a midnight deadline for them to leave or face expulsion.
1 November 2023

Artificial Intelligence Safety: UK, US, China sign pledge at first summit

Countries including the UK, United States and China yesterday agreed the “need for international action” as political and tech leaders gathered for the world’s first summit on artificial intelligence (AI) safety.
1 November 2023

Plastic waste in rivers may carry dangerous microbes

Plastic litter in rivers might be allowing dangerous pathogens to hitch-hike downstream, a new study published yesterday found.
1 November 2023

Taiwan detects 43 Chinese warplanes around island

More than 40 Chinese warplanes were detected around Taiwan in a day, the self-ruled island’s defence ministry said yesterday.
1 November 2023

‘AI’ named Word of the Year

The abbreviation of artificial intelligence (AI) has been named the Collins Word of the Year for 2023, the
1 November 2023

Bolivia cuts ties with Israel over Gaza strikes

Bolivia said on Tuesday it was severing diplomatic ties with Israel over its "disproportionate" attacks in Gaza, as two other Latin American countries recalled their ambassadors over the mounting humanitarian crisis
1 November 2023

First foreigners leave Gaza for Egypt through Rafah crossing

Hundreds of foreign passport holders and wounded trapped in Gaza started leaving the war-torn territory on Wednesday as the Rafah crossing to Egypt opened for the first time since the October 7 Hamas attacks, AFP correspondents reported
1 November 2023

Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli strike on Gaza camp 'in strongest terms'

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday roundly condemned a deadly Israeli bombing of Gaza's largest refugee camp that killed dozens of people -- including, Israel says, a Hamas commander
1 November 2023

Israeli army says it hit 11,000 Gaza 'terror targets' since war's start

The Israeli army said on Wednesday that its forces had carried out attacks on more than 11,000 militant targets in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of its ongoing war with Hamas
1 November 2023

Biggest Chinese Antarctic fleet sets off to build research station

Work on the first Chinese station in the Pacific sector began in 2018. It will be used to conduct research on the region's environment, state television reported.
1 November 2023

Europe's economic powerhouse tests a shorter working week

Starting in 2024, up to 50 companies of varying size are set to test the new hours, with the aim of avoiding a drop-off in productivity.
1 November 2023