North Korea fires ballistic missile toward South Korea’s east coast

November 7, 2025

North Korea on Friday fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang steps up its testing activity while talks with Washington and Seoul remain stalled, AP reports. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff didn’t immediately release other details, including what type of ballistic weapon it was or […]Continue Reading

Denmark eyes new law to protect citizens from AI deepfakes

November 7, 2025

In 2021, Danish video game live-streamer Marie Watson received an image of herself from an unknown Instagram account, AP reports. She instantly recognized the holiday snap from her Instagram account, but something was different: Her clothing had been digitally removed to make her appear naked. It was a deepfake. “It overwhelmed me so much,” Watson […]Continue Reading

Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Win Inspires Ugandans

November 5, 2025

Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral race has sparked hope among Ugandans, showing that young leaders can succeed in politics, even if the success feels distant for those at home, AP reports. Joel Ssenyonyi, an opposition lawmaker in Kampala, said Mamdani’s win is “a big encouragement,” but added, “we have a long […]Continue Reading

Israel vows to keep targeting Hamas, destroy tunnels inside Gaza

November 5, 2025

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that the military will continue to strike Hamas and destroy tunnels within the “Yellow Line,” a demarcation marking areas where Israeli forces remain deployed in Gaza, “without any limitations,” Xinhua reports. “Israel’s policy in Gaza is clear: the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) is Continue Reading

Scientists spot the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole

November 5, 2025

Scientists have spotted the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole that shines with the light of 10 trillion suns, AP reports. These bursts of light and energy can come from things like tangled-up magnetic fields or hiccups in the heated gas disks surrounding black holes. The flares help illuminate researchers’ understanding of the […]Continue Reading

Trump-Putin summit cancelled after Moscow sent memo to Washington, FT reports

October 31, 2025

The United States cancelled a planned Budapest summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin following Russia’s firm stance on hardline demands regarding Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Friday, REUTERS reports. The decision came after a tense call between the two countries’ top diplomats, the Financial Times said, citing Continue Reading

Turkey says Pakistan-Afghanistan talks to resume

October 31, 2025

Pakistan and Afghanistan will hold another round of peace talks in Istanbul next week and will maintain a ceasefire until then, Turkey’s foreign ministry confirmed late Thursday, AFP reports. The talks, set for November 6, come in the wake of the deadliest clashes between the South Asian neighbours since the Taliban returned to power in […]Continue Reading

Israel’s parliament gives initial nod to occupied West Bank annexation

October 23, 2025

A bill applying Israeli law to the occupied West Bank, a move tantamount to annexation of land which Palestinians want for a state, won preliminary approval from Israel’s parliament on Wednesday. The vote was the first of four needed to pass the law and it coincided with the visit of U.S. Vice President JD Vance […]Continue Reading

After hostages and prisoners are freed, complex issues remain for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

October 15, 2025

Israel and Hamas moved ahead on a key first step of the tenuous Gaza ceasefire agreement on Monday by freeing hostages and prisoners, raising hopes that the U.S.-brokered deal might lead to a permanent end to the two-year war that ravaged the Palestinian territory, AP reports. But thornier issues such as whether Hamas will disarm […]Continue Reading

Hamas releases all 20 living hostages under Gaza ceasefire deal

October 15, 2025

NEWS DESK Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages on Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that pummeled the Gaza Strip, killing tens of thousands of Palestinians. The releases came as President Donald Trump was in Israel to celebrate the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, an […]Continue Reading