Meets officials of Vingroup, Filipino community President Bongbong Marcos and his delegation arrived in Vietnam on Monday, Jan. 29, for a two-day state visit./PCO/ (Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos is in Vietnam for a two-day state visit aimed at boosting relations between the two countries. The plane carrying President Marcos and …
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Explicit fake images of Taylor Swift prove laws haven’t kept pace with tech, experts say
Explicit AI-generated photos of one of the world's most famous artists spread rapidly across social media this week, highlighting once again what experts describe as an urgent need to crack down on technology and platforms that make it possible for harmful images to be shared. Experts say laws must target …
Read More »Canada confirms it will resume funding UN relief agency for Palestinians
The Canadian government has confirmed it will restore funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. The government suspended funding in January after Israel alleged 12 employees of the agency were involved in the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Canada …
Read More »Parents of Canadian killed in Gaza say Israeli strike was ‘targeted killing of aid workers’
One of the seven aid workers killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza was 33-year-old Jacob Flickinger, a former member of the Canadian Armed Forces who grew up in Quebec's Beauce region and was the father of an 18-month-old boy. Quebecer Jacob Flickinger among 7 aid workers killed by Israeli …
Read More »U.S., U.K. hit dozens of Houthi targets in latest retaliatory strike, officials say
The United States and Britain struck 36 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday in a second wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups that have relentlessly attacked American and international interests in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. Latest bombardment carried out by fighter jets and warships in …
Read More »200 tonnes of aid is headed to Gaza by sea — with no port to unload it
A ship carrying 200 tonnes of aid for Gaza left Cyprus on Tuesday in a pilot project to open a sea route to deliver supplies to a population aid agencies say is on the brink of famine. World Central Kitchen charity organized the delivery Aid ship leaves Cypress for Gaza …
Read More »This boy — one of thousands orphaned in Gaza — hopes Canada will let him start over
UNICEF says Gaza is the most dangerous place on earth to be a child, with more than 17,000 children separated from their parents or orphaned because of Israeli attacks. As children caught up in the war describe missing their parents or wishing they'd died, too, experts say the scope of …
Read More »Canadian government will resume funding to United Nations relief agency for Palestinians: source
The federal government is resuming funding to UNRWA, the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians, CBC News has learned. Ottawa paused funding after Israeli government alleged organization staff were connected to Hamas attack The federal government is resuming funding to UNRWA, the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians, CBC News …
Read More »UN Security Council votes to demand immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as U.S. abstains
The United Nations Security Council has issued its first demand to halt the fighting in Gaza, calling for a ceasefire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in a vote that drew an immediate protest from the Israeli prime minister. Israel PM Prime Minister Netanyahu cancels high-level delegation's planned visit …
Read More »U.S. proposes new UN Security Council draft resolution supporting temporary ceasefire in Gaza
The United States has proposed a rival draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would underscore the body's "support for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza as soon as practicable," according to the text seen by Reuters on Monday. A ground offensive in Rafah 'would have serious implications for regional peace …
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