Aid groups that visited a packed Gaza hospital described an “unimaginable” situation in which large open wounds were left untreated. An emergency medical team organized by three aid groups spent two weeks carrying out surgeries and other care at the European Gaza Hospital near Khan Younis. The southern city has seen heavy fighting between Israeli … Read more
Will it become my friend? Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/ZDNET AI is an adorable venture into the unknown, for all involved. Everyone knows it’s garlanded with vast opportunity and the occasional imperfection — which may, to some, make it pleasingly human. I didn’t hesitate, therefore, to download the Microsoft Copilot app onto my iPhone. Especially as … Read more
ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday that he regrets using the term “illegal” during his State of the Union address to describe the suspected killer of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. Facing frustration from some in his party for the use of the term to describe people who arrived or are living in … Read more
DONETSK REGION, Ukraine — On Feb. 17, Russia claimed total control of the eastern city of Avdiivka — its first significant territorial gain in almost a year. The loss was a stinging defeat for Ukraine, which up until the last minute was still rushing troops to the city in a desperate last-ditch attempt to hold … Read more
HEBRON, West Bank — To leave their home, the Idris family has to navigate an obstacle course. “This is our secret way,” said Firas Idris, 57, gesturing toward the 12-foot ladder that leads over a garden wall and into the basement of a neighboring building. After two flights of stairs, a door opens onto the … Read more
The family of two Americans who may have been killed after prison escapees allegedly hijacked their yacht in Granada are clinging to hope the couple might be found alive. The pair have been identified by their sailing club as Kathy Brandel and Ralph Hendry, a couple from Virginia who were spending the winter cruising the … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave JERUSALEM — Jihad Hammouda said he spent 17 days blindfolded and handcuffed in an Israeli detention facility, made to kneel on the ground for hours at a time. He did not know where he was or when he would be released. Israeli soldiers stormed his family home … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave JERUSALEM — On his 17th birthday, Noah Bseso got a surprise: He was taken from the cell he shared with eight other young Palestinians at Israel’s Damon Prison. Fingerprinted and photographed, he wondered if he was in for an unexpected transfer. He had heard nothing of the … Read more
Smoke rises in Gaza which is seen from the Sderot city as the Israeli airstrikes continue in Sderot, Israel on November 05, 2023. Mostafa Alkharouf | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Every day in the Gaza Strip brings desperate uncertainty as the war intensifies, Palestinian residents told CNBC. In late October, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin … Read more
Authorities in Australia postponed the search for the body of a 55-year-old man on Tuesday, believed to have been mauled by a shark in a known great white hotspot. Witnesses described their horror at seeing the surfer go under during the attack in South Australia, and poor ocean conditions have halted the search process for … Read more