The Israeli Defense Forces on Monday (December 25, 2023) said it recovered the bodies of five hostages who were killed during Hamas captivity. The IDF also released a video of a Hamas tunnel network on the social media platform X. In an X post, IDF said: “In a centralized intelligence effort, IDF troops located and […]
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UN budget: General Assembly approves $3.59 billion for 2024
The General Assembly has approved a $3.59 billion budget for the United Nations for 2024, including the establishment of a special account to finance the Organization’s peacebuilding fund. In actions taken late evening on Friday, the 193-member General Assembly also adopted nearly $50 million in additional funding for decisions taken by the Human Rights Council, […]
Houthi attack drone hits Indian-flagged crude oil tanker; USS Laboon responds to distress call
An Indian-flagged crude oil tanker is among two vessels that came under drone attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Southern Red Sea, the US Central Command has said. This happened immediately after the Arabian Sea drone attack on a merchant vessel carrying about 20 Indian crew members. However, shortly after the US Central Command […]
Thailand: Country one step away from legalising same-sex marriage
Thailand is inching closer towards approving the marriage equality bill. This, if done, will legalise same-sex marriage in the country. The development comes after the Thai parliament approved the first reading of four draft bills on the issue on Thursday (December 21, 2023). The draft legislation was approved 369:10, as per reports from the Pattaya […]
France grounds flight carrying 303 Indians for suspected human trafficking
France has grounded an aircraft en route to South America’s Nicaragua from Dubai with 300 Indian-origin passengers over suspected “human trafficking”, the Indian Embassy in Paris said on Friday (December 22, 2023). The Legend Airlines flight was detained in France following an anonymous tipoff. The plane was due for refuelling in France. Later in the […]
Czech Republic: Gunman kills 14 at Prague university
At least 14 people died and 25 others were wounded when a shooter attacked them at a university in Czech Republic’s Prague city on Thursday (December 21, 2023). It is one of the worst terror attacks witnessed by the Czech Republic in decades. Authorities believe the gunman, a 24-year-old man, died by suicide, Czech Police […]
Regional migration system: UN’s Grandi welcomes EU deal
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Wednesday (December 20, 2023) welcomed a key deal by members of the European Union (EU) to overhaul their joint migration system which promises a fresh and unified approach to deal with asylum claims. Agreement in Brussels on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum reportedly followed three years […]
England: Two teenagers found guilty of murdering transgender girl Brianna Ghey
Two 16-year-old teenagers were found guilty of the murder of a transgender girl Brianna Ghey who was stabbed 28 times at a park in England’s Cheshire county. “Following a 18-day trial at Manchester Crown Court, a 16-year-old boy from Leigh and a 16-year-old girl from Warrington have today, Wednesday 20 December, been found guilty of […]
Scientists create AI chatbot which can predict death
Researchers said artificial intelligence developed to model written language can be utilized to predict events in people’s lives and can even estimate the time of death. A research project from DTU, University of Copenhagen, ITU, and Northeastern University in the US shows that if you use large amounts of data about people’s lives and train […]
COVID-19: WHO marks JN.1 as “variant of interest”
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday (December 19, 2023) designated COVID-19 variant JN.1 as a “variant of interest”. Cases of JN.1 infected patients are rising across several countries. WHO designated it as a separate variant of interest (VOI) from the parent lineage BA.2.86. WHO posted on X: “It was previously classified as VOI as […]
