video Lebanon says 2 hurt as Israeli troops fire on people returning south after truce with Hezbollah

Lebanon says 2 hurt as Israeli troops fire on people returning south after truce with Hezbollah

  • Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said two people were wounded by Israeli fire in Markaba, close to the border, without providing further details
  • It said Israel fired artillery in three other locations near the border
video By AP ·

Update Displaced families, who fled the current battles in western countryside of Aleppo, arrive at a shelter in village of Berdakli. video

Syrian and Russian jets bomb rebel-held northwest Syria

  • Rebels led by militant group Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham launched an incursion on Wednesday into a dozen towns and villages in the northwestern province of Aleppo
By Reuters ·

Update Israel ups bombing in central Gaza, strikes kill 17 people

Israel ups bombing in central Gaza, strikes kill 17 people

  • Israel’s 13-month campaign in Gaza, with the avowed intent of eradicating Hamas militants, has killed nearly 44,200 people and displaced nearly all the enclave’s population
By Reuters ·

Gaza journalists win video award for ‘powerful’ war coverage

Gaza journalists win video award for ‘powerful’ war coverage

  • Belal Alsabbagh and Youssef assouna were presented the “News” award for their work on the devastating conflict set off by last year’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel
  • The prize has been awarded since 1995 in memory of video journalist Rory Peck, who was killed in Moscow in 1993, to highlight the work of freelance video journalists
By AFP ·

UN plastic treaty talks push for breakthrough as deadline looms

UN plastic treaty talks push for breakthrough as deadline looms

  • South Korea is hosting the fifth and final UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting to agree globally binding rules on plastics this week
By Reuters ·

Social media companies, UNICEF slam Australia’s under-16 ban

Social media companies, UNICEF slam Australia’s under-16 ban

  • Tech companies say the measure is littered with “many unanswered questions” ut they are willing to engage with the government on shaping its implementation
  • UNICEF Australia also warned that the law was no “silver bullet” against online harm and could push kids into “covert and unregulated” spaces online
By AFP ·

Social media companies, UNICEF slam Australia’s under-16 ban

Social media companies, UNICEF slam Australia’s under-16 ban

  • Tech companies say the measure is littered with “many unanswered questions” ut they are willing to engage with the government on shaping its implementation
  • UNICEF Australia also warned that the law was no “silver bullet” against online harm and could push kids into “covert and unregulated” spaces online
By AFP ·

Jeddah Corniche Circuit hosts main trial sessions ahead of SAL Jeddah GT Race 2024

Jeddah Corniche Circuit hosts main trial sessions ahead of SAL Jeddah GT Race 2024

  • European GT4 Series, supported by the R-Ace Club, began free practice sessions with 3 periods
  • Circuit also hosted the first, second official trial sessions for Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe supported by AWS
By Arab News ·