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South Africa classifies drought, water shortages as national disaster
CAPE TOWN, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — South Africa has classified drought conditions and water supply disruptions in parts of the country as a national disaster. Read full story Date: 5 […]
UNICEF calls for criminalization of AI content depicting child sex abuse
Feb 4 (Reuters) – The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF on Wednesday called for countries to criminalize the creation of AI-generated child sexual abuse content, saying it was alarmed by […]
US carries out strikes in Syria targeting Islamic States, military says
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) – U.S. Central Command said on Wednesday that it carried out five strikes against multiple Islamic State targets in Syria, including a weapons storage facilities with […]
Hungarian court jails left-wing German activist for 8 years for assault
BUDAPEST, Feb 4 (Reuters) – A German citizen was sentenced to eight years in prison by a Hungarian court on Wednesday for assaulting suspected far-right sympathisers in Budapest in 2023, […]
‘Nobody wants to die’: Ukrainians flee from southeast as Russia lurches forward
TAVRIISKE, Ukraine, Feb 4 (Reuters) – In the last few weeks, buses have stopped running to the village of Tavriiske in southeast Ukraine from the major city of Zaporizhzhia, some […]
Germany seeks broader spy powers to counter rising hybrid threats
BERLIN, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Germany’s government wants to give its spy agencies broader powers to confront rising hybrid threats, a sensitive step in a country where intelligence operations remain […]
Cyprus confirms death of Russian ex-Uralkali CEO Baumgertner
NICOSIA, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Russian businessman Vladislav Baumgertner, a former chief executive of potash giant Uralkali, has been confirmed dead in Cyprus after going missing on January 7, authorities […]
UK’s Starmer expresses regret over Mandelson, says ex-ambassador ‘lied repeatedly’
LONDON, Feb 4 – Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed regret on Wednesday for appointing Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to Washington, saying the Labour veteran had created a “litany of […]
Son of Norway’s crown princess cries in court, denies videos on his phone show rape
OSLO, Feb 4 (Reuters) – The son of Norway’s crown princess denied that videos on his phone showed acts of rape as he broke down during his first day of […]
‘Angel Meloni’ scrubbed off Rome church painting on priest’s orders
ROME, Feb 4 (Reuters) – An angel restored with the face of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been scrubbed off a wall painting in a central Rome church on […]