Live blog: Dignity of humanity ‘destroyed’ in Gaza — Turkish minister
Israel has killed at least 36,096 Palestinians — including babies, children, and women — and wounded 81,136 in its 235-day war on Gaza, while some 10,000+ people are feared buried under the debris of bombed homes.
Rising pet ownership sparks demand for clear pet policies at restaurants, cafes
As pet ownership increases in Korea, a growing number of facilities, including restaurants, coffee shops, shopping malls and hotels, are becoming pet-friendly, allowing people to bring their animals.
Iranian border guards clash with drug traffickers in Saravan
Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran said in a statement that the border guards clashed with drug traffickers in Saravan on the border with Pakistan, seizing huge shipment of illicit drugs.
The Evils of Empathy
Legend has it that in the early years of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg told the News Feed developers: “A squirrel dying in front of your house may be more relevant to your interests right now than people dying in Africa.” It sounds terrible, but what he likely meant was that, in this new medium—the Facebook News Feed—personal news should acquire the significance of traditional news and take its place. Essentially, the statement redefines the content of the news (in the News Feed) from focusing on public concerns to prioritizing personal interests.
Foreign thieves likely behind stolen Japan bonsai amid boom abroad
The soaring popularity of bonsai abroad has spurred a recent spate of thefts of the aesthetic plants across Japan for sale outside the country, with signs of foreign involvement.
Uvalde families sue Meta and Call of Duty maker on second anniversary of school...
Families in Uvalde took more legal action Friday on the second anniversary of the Robb Elementary School attack, suing Meta Platforms, which owns Instagram, and the maker of the video game Call of Duty over claims the companies bear responsibility for products used by the teenage gunman.
Live blog: Scores in Gaza barred from Hajj amid Israel’s invasion of Rafah
Israel's war on Gaza, now in its 229th day, has killed at least 35,709 Palestinians — majority of them babies, children and women — and wounded over 79,990, while some 10,000+ Palestinians are estimated to be buried beneath the ruins of bombed homes.
Where is Ahmad Farhad? The mysterious case of Pakistan’s missing poet
Farhad has been missing for a week. His family blames Pakistan’s spy agency. The government denies it is holding him. Now a court wants him found this week.
Huge crowd attend in President, FM funeral in Tabriz
Hundreds of thousands of people in Tabriz attend the funeral ceremony for Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi, the country's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and their other companions on Tuesday morning.
Supreme Leader declares five days of public mourning following President’s martyrdom
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has declared five days of public mourning following the martyrdom of President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran.