AI takes centre stage as Web Summit kicks off in Qatar | Technology News

AI takes centre stage as Web Summit kicks off in Qatar | Technology News

Doha, Qatar – Under blocks of flashing lights, entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders converged in central Doha on Monday as Web Summit, one of the world’s biggest tech conferences, opened in Qatar’s capital. The event, held in the Middle East for the first time, brings together participants from dozens of countries…

Gaza faces starvation as Israel continues to block aid | Israel War on Gaza News

Gaza faces starvation as Israel continues to block aid | Israel War on Gaza News

Two human rights groups have accused Israel of further limiting humanitarian aid to Gaza despite an order from the United Nations’ top court. Exactly one month ago, The International Court of Justice in The Hague said Israel must do everything to prevent genocidal acts in the besieged territory. Tel Aviv…

Hamas studying Paris truce proposals as Israel continues Gaza campaign | Israel War on Gaza News

Hamas studying Paris truce proposals as Israel continues Gaza campaign | Israel War on Gaza News

Hamas is studying a framework proposal put forward by Israel, the United States, Qatar and Egypt in Paris for a truce and prisoner exchange in Gaza. The Palestinian group has yet to officially comment on the proposal, which was hammered out several days ago in the French capital following mediated…

Two people shot dead as Guinea protest turns bloody | Military News

Two people shot dead as Guinea protest turns bloody | Military News

The strike comes a week after the Guinean military unexpectedly dissolved the transitional government without providing a reason or announcing when a new one would be installed. Two youths were shot dead Monday in Conakry as Guinea’s capital was paralysed on the first day of an open-ended general strike against…

Ahead of election, tension brews in Kashmir over tribal caste quotas | Indigenous Rights

Ahead of election, tension brews in Kashmir over tribal caste quotas | Indigenous Rights

Tral, Indian-administered Kashmir – Like many people from his nomadic tribal community, Bashir Ahmed Gujjar, a 70-year-old shepherd, never went to school. Poor and often on the move, formal education was not an option. Things changed for the Gujjars, his community, after the government introduced quotas for what are known…

US Supreme Court casts doubt on GOP efforts to tackle alleged Big Tech bias | Technology

US Supreme Court casts doubt on GOP efforts to tackle alleged Big Tech bias | Technology

Conservative justices express concerns about Florida and Texas laws that curb platforms’ content moderation policies. The United States Supreme Court has cast doubt on a conservative push to crack down on the alleged liberal bias of social media platforms such as Facebook and YouTube. In arguments at the top court…

Biden hopes for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza by Monday | Israel War on Gaza News

Biden hopes for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza by Monday | Israel War on Gaza News

United States President Joe Biden has said that he hopes to have a ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza by next Monday as negotiations to halt hostilities and secure the release of captives appeared to gather pace. Biden’s comments in New York on Monday came as Israeli media reported that…