The UN peacekeeping force deployed in the Golan Heights, known as UNDOF, “informed the Israeli counterparts that these actions would constitute a violation of the 1974 disengagement agreement,” said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. He said that the Israeli forces that entered the zone were still present in at least three locations. Israeli […]
The Microsoft-backed (MSFT.O), opens new tab company, which kicked off a generative AI craze with the launch of its ChatGPT chatbot in November 2022, aims to target similar text-to-video tools from Meta (META.O), opens new tab and Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google, along with Stability AI’s Stable Video Diffusion. The AI model, named Sora, […]
Al Jazeera television reported that the Syrian transitional authority would be headed by Mohammed Al Bashir, who ran the administration in a small pocket of rebel-held territory before the 12-day lightning offensive that swept into Damascus. A source close to the Syrian rebels in Idlib confirmed Mohammed Al Bashir had been nominated, though there had […]
Bird flu has infected more than 500 dairy herds in top milk state California, and more than 700 nationwide since March, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, raising concerns about the impact on farmers and the milk supply as well as the risk to human health from the ongoing spread. Nearly 60 people have […]
“Assad didn’t seize these opportunities to start engaging and restoring his relationship with his people, and we didn’t see any serious movement, whether it’s on the return of the refugees or on reconciling with his people,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani said at the Doha Forum for political dialogue. Qatar — which gave […]
President Emmanuel Macron scored a major coup in Trump’s acceptance of the invitation to attend the ceremony in the evening, where he will be joined by scores of other leaders. The event provides a unique chance for leaders to brush shoulders with Trump before the tycoon-turned-politician takes office in January. Trump arrived at Orly airport […]
Hasina’s iron-fisted rule was strongly backed by India and the 77-year-old remains in New Delhi where she took refuge after her ouster, despite Bangladesh announcing it would seek her extradition. Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who is leading an interim government tasked with implementing democratic reforms, has condemned acts of “Indian aggression” that he alleged were […]
The decision is a major win for the Justice Department and opponents of the Chinese-owned app and a devastating blow to TikTok parent ByteDance. It significantly raises the prospects of an unprecedented ban in just six weeks on a social media app used by 170 million Americans. TikTok plans to appeal the decision to the […]
Daraa was dubbed “the cradle of the revolution” early in Syria’s civil war after activists accused the government of detaining and torturing a group of boys for scribbling anti-Assad graffiti on their school walls in 2011. While Aleppo and Hama, the two other main cities taken from government control in recent days, fell to an […]
The 860-year-old medieval cathedral, a symbol of both France and Paris, has been meticulously restored, with a new spire and rib vaulting, its flying buttresses and carved stone gargoyles returned to their past glory and the white stone and gold decorations shining brighter than ever. On the evening of April 15, 2019, Parisians who rushed […]
