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The European Union opened fresh investigations Thursday into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that they’re failing to protect children online, in violation of the bloc’s strict digital regulations for social media platforms. It’s the latest round of scrutiny for parent company Meta Platforms under the 27-nation EU’s Digital Services Act, a sweeping set of regulations…
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to send arms to Israel. Washington: The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would force President Joe Biden to send weapons to Israel, seeking to rebuke the Democrat for delaying bomb shipments as he urges Israel to do more…
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks during an event to launch Labour’s election pledges at The Backstage Centre on May 16, 2024 in Purfleet, United Kingdom. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Britain’s main opposition Labour party on May 16 set out its stall for this year’s general election, outlining six key pledges to voters in…
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during the 36th Annual Candlelight Vigil to honor the law enforcement officers who lost their lives in 2023, in Washington, on May 13, 2024. File | Photo Credit: AP The White House has blocked the release of audio from President Joe Biden’s interview with a special counsel about his handling…
Ukraine has sent reinforcements to shore up its defence against a Russian ground incursion. Kharkiv Region: Peeking out from under a hat and with his face covered, the Russian fighting for Kyiv described unrelenting battles in the northeastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv where Moscow’s forces opened a new front last week. “The situation is difficult,…
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The Israeli army said Thursday that two Thai hostages earlier believed to be alive in Gaza were killed. Jerusalem: The Israeli army said Thursday that two Thai hostages earlier believed to be alive in Gaza were killed in the October 7 attack and their bodies are being held in the Palestinian territory. “We informed the…
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Houthis have previously said their main targets are Israel and its allies. (File) Dubai: All ships heading to Israeli ports will be targeted by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis and not just in the Red Sea region, the group’s leaded Abdulmalik al-Houthi said in a televised speech on Thursday. The group has threatened to extend their attacks…
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In 2023 testimony, Demirtas slammed the case against him as a “revenge” trial. (Representational) Istanbul: A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced an ex-leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party to 42 years in prison for his alleged role in deadly 2014 protests that erupted as Islamic State group jihadists overran the Syrian town of Kobane. Already…
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International human rights groups had said the election would be neither credible nor fair. (File) N’Djamena: Chad’s junta leader General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno won the May 6 presidential election with 61 percent of the vote, according to final results announced by the Constitutional Council Thursday. The court rejected his rival Prime Minister Succes Masra’s…
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Israel said May 16 that five of its troops were killed by friendly fire in a Gaza battle, as a rift emerged inside the war cabinet on how the Palestinian territory should be ruled in future. More than seven months into the conflict sparked by Hamas’s October 7 attack, Israeli forces were fighting Palestinian militants…
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