Police arrested 21 individuals for attacking two transgender people late on Saturday in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, including 11 minors who were later released under orders of a prosecutor. They are facing charges of serial verbal abuse with racist motives, while two of the adults were additionally charged with attempted serial simple bodily … Read more
Tech giant says model is ‘missing the mark’ after controversy over failure to depict white people. Google has temporarily stopped its Gemini AI model from generating images of people following a backlash over its failure to depict white people. The search engine giant made the announcement on Thursday after Gemini users shared images created by … Read more
Israel-Palestine live: UN warns 300000 people in northern Gaza are at risk of famine Middle East Eye UN: 300k in north Gaza at risk of famine as Israel continues to block aid Al Jazeera English When Pita Made of Animal Feed Is Your Best-case Scenario: Life in the Northern Gaza Strip – Israel News Haaretz Joe Biden Leads … Read more
Medical group warns of catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Zamzam camp in Sudan’s North Darfur state. At least one child dies every two hours in a camp for displaced people in Sudan’s North Darfur state during a nine-month war that has caused the collapse of humanitarian services, a medical charity says. Before the war began … Read more
Rescue efforts under way in mountainous area of southwestern China after pre-dawn disaster. Rescue efforts are under way in southwestern China’s mountainous Yunnan province after at least 47 people were buried in a landslide. State news agency Xinhua reported that the disaster struck just before 6am (22:00 GMT on Sunday) in the village of Liangshui, … Read more
Dallas County Sheriff Adam Infante says the gunman in the shooting at Perry High School has been identified. Multiple people have been wounded in a shooting at a high school in Perry, Iowa in the US, officials said. The shooting at Perry High School took place just after 7:30 am (13:30 GMT) and resulted in … Read more
The ADF has carried out multiple attacks in Uganda and neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo in the last decade. At least five people were killed, including a local leader, after suspected rebels from an armed group allied to ISIL (ISIS) attacked an area in western Uganda late on Monday, the area legislator told Reuters … Read more
The shallow 6.2 magnitude quake struck during the night near the border of Gansu and Qinghai provinces, sending people rushing out onto the street. More than 100 people have been killed after an earthquake hit northwestern China while many people were asleep. The earthquake, measured at 6.2 according to state news agency Xinhua, struck in … Read more
Nearly 1.8 million people have been displaced across the Gaza strip since October 7 Al Jazeera English What the Displacement in Gaza Looks Like in Maps, Charts and Photos The New York Times UNRWA’s Lazzarini ‘deeply concerned’ that Israeli offensive could move to southern Gaza • FRANCE 24 FRANCE 24 English Israeli assault on southern Gaza could push … Read more
Palestinians in the war-torn Gaza Strip face increased risk of disease. Israel’s assault on Gaza has created a humanitarian catastrophe for the 2.3 million residents of the besieged Palestinian territory. Hundreds of thousands have been forced from their homes, some left with just a plastic tent for shelter. Essential medicines, food, water and fuel are … Read more