30-01-2025 GAZA STRIP: Adham Bartawi had hoped for the best when he set off back to his family home in the north of Gaza after more than a year but he was shocked at what he found. “Half our house is gone,” the 31-year-old told media from the ruins of …
Read More »Danish PM in whirlwind EU trip as Greenland unease grows
30-01-2025 COPENHAGEN: Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen visited three European capitals on Tuesday, days after US President Donald Trump reiterated his interest in acquiring Greenland. Over the space of a day, Frederiksen met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris and NATO leader Mark …
Read More »Netanyahu invited to meet Trump next week: Israel
30-01-2025 JERUSALEM/ WASHINGTON: Benjamin Netanyahu has been invited to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House next week, the Israeli prime minister’s office has said. The visit, yet to be confirmed by the Trump administration, is set to take place on 4 February. Netanyahu’s office said in a …
Read More »US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s freeze on federal funding
30-01-2025 WASHINGTON: A US judge temporarily blocks a sweeping White House order to pause federal grants, loans and other financial assistance from taking effect. In her first-ever briefing, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump’s plan to pause trillions of dollars in US government funding is about being “good …
Read More »Italy’s PM investigated over release of Libyan suspect
30-01-2025 ROME: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says she has been placed under judicial investigation over Italy’s surprise release of a Libyan citizen who had been wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a video message shared on social media on Tuesday, Meloni said she was …
Read More »Mona Lisa to be moved as part of Paris’ overhaul
30-01-2025 PARIS: The Mona Lisa will be moved to a new exhibition space at the Louvre in Paris as part of a plan to renovate the world’s most frequented museum. Emmanuel Macron stood in front of the masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci as he made the announcement to an audience …
Read More »OpenAI seeks to block Indian media groups
29-01-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Microsoft-backed OpenAI sought to block on Tuesday India’s biggest media organizations, including those of billionaires Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani, from joining a copyright lawsuit that is set to shape the legal framework for AI in India. Courts globally are hearing cases from authors, news …
Read More »DeepSeek a ‘wake-up call’ for US tech firms: Trump
29-01-2025 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has called the rise of Chinese company DeepSeek “a wake-up call” for the US tech industry, after the emergence of its artificial intelligence (AI) model triggered shockwaves on Wall Street. Shares in major tech firms such as Nvidia fell sharply, with the chip giant …
Read More »China to prioritize physical education in schools
29-01-2025 BEIJING/ HONG KONG: China is aiming to beef up physical education in schools, making it core to the curriculum rather than a secondary subject, authorities said as they push for a more “holistic education” amid growing concerns about the rise in childhood obesity. Primary and secondary schools must ensure …
Read More »Rwandan-backed rebels enter Goma in major escalation
29-01-2025 GOMA: Rwandan-backed rebels marched into eastern Congo’s largest city Goma on Monday, and the UN said they were supported by at least some regular Rwandan troops, in the worst escalation of a long-running conflict for more than a decade. A rebel alliance spearheaded by the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 militia …
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