By AFPPalestinian officials reported on Friday that Israeli settlers had set fire to a mosque in the occupied West Bank, an act Israeli police said was under investigation.According to Abdallah Kamil, the governor of Salfit, the attack targeted the B...

By AFP/David Courbet, Philippe Siuberski and Isabelle WesselinghFrenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, who survived a decade of sexual abuse by her husband and dozens of strangers, said she hoped her ordeal would help make the world a better place for "women an...

By AFPSouth Sudan has detained a leading journalist, an international media organisation said Friday as it urged his immediate release.News of the apparent arrest followed a warning by the United Nations which denounced arbitrary detentions, includin...

By AFPUS immigration authorities removed over 270,000 people last financial year, figures showed Thursday, weeks before Donald Trump takes office threatening to deport millions of migrants.The tally of removals is the final annual report under Presid...

By AFPOpenAI on Monday said it is making ChatGPT-powered internet search available to all users, escalating its threat to Google's dominance.The San Francisco-based tech firm had beefed up its ChatGPT generative AI chatbot with search engine capabili...

By AFP/Mary YANGGruff men shout over an angry motor as they float huge blocks of ice towards a rusty conveyor belt on the bank of a frozen river in northeastern China.Every winter, dozens of workers brave subzero temperatures to hack ice from the mig...

By AFP/Jay Deshmukh and Daniel CapurroIsrael on Thursday faced accusations of "acts of genocide" and exhibiting "signs of ethnic cleansing" in its military offensive in Gaza, charges Israeli authorities dismissed as "lies".They are the latest in a se...

By UN NewsThe head of the UN aid coordination office in Gaza, Georgios Petropoulos, issued a harrowing update on the dire situation in the enclave on Thursday, describing it as “the most dangerous place on earth right now.”Speaking to correspondents...

By UN News/Vibhu MishraThe UN Secretary-General on Thursday urged the Security Council to act decisively to establish international guardrails for artificial intelligence (AI), warning that delays could heighten risks to global peace and security.Add...

By AFPThe United States has redefined what qualifies as "healthy" food for the first time in 30 years, striking items like white bread from the list while welcoming nutrient-rich options such as eggs and salmon, officials said Thursday.The move comes...

By AFP/Gregory WALTONThe UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution on Thursday asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to assess Israel's obligations to assist Palestinians, amid accusations the Israeli government systematicall...

By AFP/Layal Abou RahalIn Damascus's Ummayad Square, hundreds gathered Thursday, demanding a democratic state that includes women in public life, marking the first such demonstration since Islamist-led rebels toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.Wo...