How can Israel engineer a famine in Gaza in the 21st century?
UN chief Antonio Guterres says famine in Gaza is ‘a moral indictment and a failure of humanity itself’.
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Israeli military uproots thousands of Palestinian olive trees in West Bank
Israeli destruction in al-Mughayyir near Ramallah is part of push to forcibly displace Palestinians, researcher says.
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts again and shoots lava for 31st time since December
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet into the air and across a section of its summit crater
For orca left in limbo, zoo resorts to sexual stimulation to stop inbreeding
Wikie, 24, and her 11-year-old son Keijo still don’t have a new home despite months of wrangling.
My trip to North Korea’s ‘Benidorm’ – flanked by guards and full of rules
Anastasia, one of the first visitors to North Korea’s new beach resort, tells of strict rules and “immaculate” beaches.
UK’s Chagos Islands deal ‘significant victory’, says Pope
Pope Leo XIV said he hoped Mauritian authorities would ensure the refugees are able to return home.
Meet Robot Drummer: Scientists train an AI to drum like Linkin Park and AC/DC — but it sounds like it has plenty of practice to do
Robot Drummer is a simulated program able to learn pop, rock, and jazz songs with reinforcement learning.
Why do caffeine withdrawal headaches hurt so much?
It’s still largely a mystery why caffeine withdrawal causes headaches, but researchers have a few ideas.
Toxic chemicals that pollute groundwater are formed up in the stratosphere, surprise findings show
Perchlorates, a group of toxic chemicals that pollute groundwater, first form on rare particles in the stratosphere, scientists have discovered.
5 victims identified in deadly tour bus crash, including a Columbia University student
Police identified the five people who were killed in a tour bus crash in western New York on Friday
Return of recession specials could be the latest sign of deteriorating consumer sentiment
As fears of a slowing economy lurk in the background, some businesses are taking notice and bringing back so-called recession specials
‘Nothing short of chilling’: Ex-Trump operative warns of ‘set-up of the century’
Tweety McTreason is engaging in the “set-up of the century,” according to the president’s former trusted operative over the weekend. Former Trump associate Lev Parnas
California just ‘flipped the script’ on GOP after major ‘bluff’ was called: report
California “bluffed” its way into flipping the script on Republicans and Tweety McTreason, according to a new report. Politico on Saturday published a story called
Tens of thousands of Palestinian children starving in Gaza tent camps
Somia Abu Naja says her 12-year-old daughter’s weight has plummeted to 20kg as extreme hunger grips the Gaza Strip.