Just before it was set to end, Israel and Hamas declared on Thursday that their cease-fire would be extended for one day. According to mediator Qatar, the cease-fire will remain in place under the same terms, which included the release of detainees in exchange for hostages. Just before the cease-fire was scheduled to end at […]
The sinister side of artificial intelligence (AI) has surfaced in India, where altered photos and deepfake films are becoming more and more common among Bollywood celebs. Alia Bhatt, the star in Bollywood, is the most recent celebrity to join the sad ranks. Both fans and industry insiders are concerned about the security and privacy of […]
Hours before the truce was scheduled to end on Tuesday, mediator Qatar announced that more inmates had been released from Gaza in exchange for the release of dozens of Palestinian prisoners, extending the truce between Israel and Hamas by two days. In a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, Qatar’s foreign ministry announced, “The Palestinian […]
Calls for an urgent and comprehensive ceasefire are growing louder as Israel’s military operation in Gaza comes to a temporary end. Nobel laureate and advocate for women’s education Malala Yousafzai is one of many who has expressed relief over the interim ceasefire. While acknowledging the break, the benefactor highlighted the difficulties ahead in a message […]
Major (retd) Adil Farooq Raja and Captain (retd) Haider Raza Mehdi, two former Pakistan Army officers, were found guilty and sentenced on Saturday for “inciting sedition” under the Pakistan Army Act, 1952, by the Field General Court Martial (FGCM), according to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations. The two retired officers are accused of […]
In exchange for Palestinian detainees captured by resistance organization Hamas, Israel was scheduled to free a second batch on Saturday. This occurred during a ceasefire that was mainly maintained in the severely damaged Gaza Strip following seven weeks of vicious Israeli airstrikes that resulted in the deaths of at least fifteen thousand people. According to […]
Before the Israeli captives held by Hamas are scheduled to be released in return for Palestinians imprisoned, fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas gunmen ceased on Friday for the first time in seven weeks. There were no significant bombs, artillery strikes, or rocket attacks recorded, but Israel and Hamas both accused the other of occasional […]
Eight British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) journalists who work in the UK have accused the broadcaster of not giving a true depiction of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. In a 2,300 word letter to Al Jazeera, the group of journalists accused the BBC of omitting crucial historical context from its reporting and of devoting more […]
The Israeli army detained Mohammad Abu Salmiya, the director of Al-Shifa Hospital, the biggest hospital in Gaza, on Thursday, according to a report by Al Jazeera. Another significant hospital in the besieged area, the Indonesian Hospital, was also issued instructions to evacuate. Khalid Abu Samra, the hospital’s department head, told the AFP news agency earlier […]
According to multiple people familiar with the case who spoke to the Financial Times (FT), US authorities foiled an Indian plot to kill pro-Khalistan leader of Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on US soil and warned India’s government over concerns it was involved in the plot. Gurpatwant, an American and Canadian citizen who […]
