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Palestinian leader urges Israel to lift Gaza ceasefire ‘obstacles’

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas called on Saturday for the removal of ‘all obstacles’ he said Israel has imposed on implementing phase two of the Gaza ceasefire. ‘We emphasise the need

Palestine Action wins legal challenge against UK ban

The High Court in London on Friday upheld a challenge to a UK government ban on activist group Palestine Action under terror legislation, saying it had interfered with the right

International crew takes off for space station

NASA launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Friday, the latest team to head out on a research expedition to the orbiting laboratory. The US space agency’s international

10 dead after a shooting in Canadian province of British Columbia

Ten people, including a suspected shooter, are dead after a shooting in Tumbler Ridge, in the Canadian province of British Columbia on Tuesday, CBC News reported. Six people were found

OpenAI policy exec who opposed chatbot’s “adult mode” reportedly fired on discrimination claim

Ryan Beiermeister, who served as OpenAI’s vice president of product policy, was fired in January after a male colleague accused her of sex discrimination, the Wall Street Journal has reported. “The

Death toll from heavy snowfall in Japan rises to 46

Almost three weeks of heavy snowfall has killed 46 people and injured 558 others in Japan, fresh data from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency showed Tuesday. Continued snowfall since late January

Starmer vows to remain as UK PM amid Epstein fallout

Prime minister Keir Starmer vowed to stay on as Britain’s leader Monday, as another top aide quit and he prepared to face lawmakers furious that his government has become embroiled

Thailand votes after three leaders in two years

Thais voted Sunday in an election where progressive reformists were the runaway opinion poll leaders but the incumbent conservative prime minister is expected to end up retaining his position, extending