For more than 40 years, Adelaide man Mustapha Chahine has yearned for answers over the disappearance of his son Khaled from a Lebanese street. The family suspects he was taken when he was just 16 by Israeli soldiers as the first Lebanon war was about to erupt. It came after Mustapha had already experienced immense … Read more
Israel, the United States and Hamas have reportedly reached a tentative agreement to free dozens of women and children being held hostage in Gaza. The release would be on the basis of a five day pause in fighting in the territory, the Washington Post reported on Saturday citing people familiar with the deal. However a … Read more
The US vetoed a UNSC resolution on Gaza demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Israel-Hamas War: US Vetoes UN Resolution Calling For Immediate Humanitarian Ceasefire In Gaza New York: Amid the ongoing war, the United States on Friday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Gaza that called for an immediate … Read more
When Racha Mousdikoudine turns on her kitchen tap, she never knows what will happen. “Maybe I won’t get any water at all,” she told CNN. “Maybe I’ll get 30 minutes of water. Maybe the water will only come after hours of waiting.” For the past four months, Mousdikoudine and her two children have had little … Read more
Another 31 Australian citizens, permanent residents and family members have left Gaza and made it to the safety of Egypt. The evacuation took the number of Australians the federal government has helped get out of the conflict-ridden region to 62, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said. “They are being supported by our consular staff in Egypt,” … Read more
When Rami Mahmoud left his family’s home in northern Gaza to buy food, his wife Elham Maged stayed behind to pray. When he made his way back through the narrow, tightly packed nearby streets of the Jabalya Refugee Camp, he returned to a scene of complete chaos. An Israeli airstrike had smashed into the centre … Read more
LAS VEGAS — At a Frank Sinatra-themed restaurant in the lobby of Encore, a luxury hotel and casino on the Vegas strip, Colombian musician J Balvin sat down to discuss his interest in Formula One. Balvin was the only artist at last month’s Las Vegas Grand Prix to perform twice doing their motorsport weekend — … Read more
The Earth’s temperature has briefly risen above a crucial threshold that scientists have been warning for decades could have catastrophic and irreversible impacts on the planet and its ecosystems. For the first time, the global average temperature on Friday last week was more than 2 degrees Celsius hotter than levels before industrialisation. That’s according to … Read more
Sam Altman — the leader of one of the world’s most influential AI companies that created ChatGPT, OpenAI — was fired on Friday night by the startup’s board in a surprise move. Within about 48 hours, he was hired to run a new division at Microsoft where he’ll be arguably even more powerful, with the … Read more
The leader of Hamas says a truce agreement with Israel is close and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he hopes for good news soon about hostages — the most optimistic signals so far of a deal to pause fighting and free captives. It comes as the war in Gaza nears day 50, with at … Read more
