Some Israeli military officials have privately concluded that Palestinians in Gaza face widespread starvation unless aid deliveries are restored within weeks, according to three Israeli defense officials familiar with conditions in the enclave. For months, Israel has maintained that its blockade on food and fuel to Gaza did not pose a major threat to civilian … Read more
A pioneering duo of astronauts has made history by becoming the first private civilians to perform a spacewalk, hailed by NASA as “a giant leap forward” for the commercial space industry. The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, led by fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman, launched early Tuesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, journeying deeper into … Read more
13 January 2024, 10:04 GMT Updated 3 hours ago Image source, EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock New Zealand’s former prime minister Jacinda Ardern has married her long-term partner Clarke Gayford in a small private ceremony in North Island. The couple had intended to tie the knot in 2022 but cancelled during strict Covid restrictions that Ms Ardern’s government imposed … Read more
Thousands of Greek students rallied in Athens and other cities on Thursday to protest against planned education reforms that would allow the introduction of private universities in the country. The conservative government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who won a second term last year, is expected to submit a bill to parliament this month that would permit … Read more