As Israel continues to bombard southern Lebanon, thousands of civilians are fleeing their homes. Lebanon’s health ministry says 558 people have been killed, including 50 children, in strikes since Monday. The BBC’s Carine Torbey visited a school in the capital Beirut, which has been turned into a shelter for the displaced. Follow here for live … Read more
Russia has struck an apartment block in the north-east Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, killing at least three people and injuring 31 more, say local officials. The wave of strikes targeting the high-rise and other residential spots was conducted with the use of guided glide bombs on Tuesday. “The targets for Russian bombs are a residential … Read more
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has suspended three top judges over alleged judicial misconduct, prompting accusations of political interference in the judiciary. In 2016, the three Constitutional Court judges dismissed President Hichilema’s petition, in which he challenged the election victory of former President Edgar Lungu. They also took part in a controversial ruling allowing Lungu to … Read more
Multiple people have been arrested in Switzerland in connection to the seemingly willing use of a “suicide capsule.” Police officials of Schaffhausen canton in northern Switzerland announced on Tuesday that multiple people have been detained following a tip indicating individuals were helped to kill themselves in a cabin in Merishausen. An investigation into possible incitement … Read more
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Liverpool, ENGLAND — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted on Tuesday that tough decisions taken now will spark a new era for Britain, as he sought to shake a fog of pessimism that has clouded his new premiership. “Change must mean nothing less than national renewal,” he told a crowd of Labour Party delegates Tuesday. … Read more
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery is partnering with Google to integrate the internet giant’s AI technology into its Max video streaming platform to automatically generate captions. The two companies said they were working to make Max’s captions more accurate using a new caption generation tool, which is being referred to … Read more
Some 1,685 “seriously ill” inmates have been released from one of the most notorious prisons in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the latest move to tackle overcrowding. The release began at Makala Prison in the capital, Kinshasa, on Sunday. It was there, at the beginning of this month, that 129 prisoners died in an … Read more
Police in Switzerland made multiple arrests after someone reportedly ended their life using a so-called suicide pod, in apparently the first case of its kind. Police in the Schaffhausen region said they arrested “several persons” on suspicion of inciting, and aiding and abetting suicide after someone died reportedly by using a Sarco-made pod on Monday. … Read more
15 February 2024, Hesse, Frankfurt/M.: The lettering “Commerzbank” can be seen on the Commerzbank Tower in the center of the banking city. Boosted by the turnaround in interest rates, Commerzbank is aiming for another profit increase after a record year. Photo: Helmut Fricke/dpa (Photo by Helmut Fricke/picture alliance via Getty Images) Picture Alliance | Picture … Read more