By AFP/Glenn Chapman with Alex PigmanA quietly growing belief in Silicon Valley could have immense implications: the breakthroughs from large AI models -– the ones expected to bring human-level artificial intelligence in the near future –- may be slo...

By UN NewsAs intense round-the-clock COP29 climate talks enter their final stretch in Baku, delegates on Wednesday are eagerly awaiting updates on the progress of negotiations regarding a new climate finance target. Meanwhile, high-level discussions...

By AFP/Richard CarterThe International Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced a jihadist police chief to 10 years in jail for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during a reign of terror in the fabled Malian city of Timbuktu.ICC judges ha...

By AFP/Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOISThe United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council push to call for a ceasefire in Gaza that Washington said would have emboldened Hamas.The resolution demanded "an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasef...

By AFP/Laure Al KhouryOn a mountain slope in south Lebanon, agricultural worker Assaad al-Taqi is busy picking olives, undeterred by the roar of Israeli warplanes overhead.This year, he is collecting the harvest against the backdrop of the raging Isr...

By AFP/Saawmiet Moos with Louise DewastMashudu Mashau says it takes about two minutes to catch a penguin, a task he does weekly to investigate sightings of injured or sickly seabirds."We don't rush... we go down, sometimes we crawl, so that we don't...

By UN NewsThe future of childhood ‘hangs in the balance’ as three major global forces reshape children’s lives, according to UN Children’s Fund UNICEF’s flagship report released on World Children’s Day.‘The State of the World’s Children 2024: The Fut...

By UN NewsAs the dangers posed by climate change become increasingly evident worldwide, the need for reliable and accurate information on the impact of the environmental crisis is more crucial than ever.To address this, the United Nations, together w...

By UN NewsIn a powerful appeal to the world’s largest economies during the G20 Summit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called for urgent climate action and reform of international institutions, warning that current systems are failin...

By AFPBotswana will diversify its diamond-dependent economy by launching into the medicinal cannabis market and exploiting its abundant sunshine, President Duma Boko said Tuesday, in his first state of the nation address.Boko swept to power in electi...

By AFPA handful of left-leaning senators on Tuesday called on the Biden administration to halt arms sales to Israel, accusing the United States of playing a key role in the "atrocities" of the war in Gaza.The four senators gave the media conference a...

By AFP/Sophie Estienne and Clare ByrneAnti-poverty campaigners have hailed a decision by G20 leaders meeting in Rio to make sure the world's billionaires "are effectively taxed."Getting the super-rich to cough up more in taxes has been a priority of...