Posts by Riah Stelmack
EU border experts deployed to support reopening of Rafah crossing
The European Union plans to deploy border management experts to support the reopening of the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, diplomats confirmed to dpa on Friday. Member states have approved a revised plan for the EU Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point, which was first established in 2005 to help…
Read MoreLeonardo, drone maker Baykar seek ‘synergies’ on battlefield sensors
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways ROME — Italy’s Leonardo and Turkish drone maker Baykar are discussing a team-up which could see Leonardo’s electronics and radar mounted on Baykar’s drones.…
Read MoreFresh grief in Gaza as families recover bodies of loved ones buried under rubble
Looking down at her father’s body wrapped in a shroud outside Nasser Hospital in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis, a little girl wailed: “Daddy … Why did you leave us?” All around her, rows of body bags lay on the ground in the footage filmed by an NBC News crew Thursday. Families gathered around,…
Read MoreSouth African president signs controversial land seizure law
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a bill allowing land seizures by the state without compensation – a move that has…
Read MorePresident cuts short Davos trip as DR Congo fighting rages
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s president has cut short his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos as a deadly conflict escalates back home. Fighting has intensified in DR Congo’s eastern region since the start of the year, with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seizing control of more territory than ever. More than 400,000 people…
Read MoreKazakhstan delays release of Azerbaijan plane black box data
The publication of the black box data from an Azerbaijani plane that crashed in Kazakhstan last month has been delayed, a Kazakh official said Friday, after Azerbaijan accused Russia of shooting the airliner. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has repeatedly said Russia’s military accidentally shot from the ground at the Azerbaijani Airlines jet, which later crash-landed…
Read MoreHamas to name next Israeli hostages set to be released
Hamas is expected to hand over to Israel the names of four hostages to be released on Saturday under the Gaza ceasefire deal. It is thought they will be soldiers and civilians, all female. They will be freed in exchange for 180 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. It will be the second exchange since the…
Read MoreVideo from September 2024 shows 16 abducted children found in Nigeria, not 200
Social media users in Nigeria have shared a video in January 2025 claiming it showed 200 missing children who were found in a house in Nigeria’s Rivers state. However, the posts are misleading: Nigerian police confirmed the footage featured 16 children rescued from a compound in September 2024 in a case linked to alleged human…
Read MoreOld photos falsely linked to baseless claims of ‘Chinese spy arrests’ in S.Korea
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has defended his failed martial law bid by rehashing baseless claims of voter fraud, triggering a fresh wave of misinformation online targeting the National Election Commission (NEC). A right-wing South Korean news outlet published a video containing three pictures with a false claim that they show Chinese spies…
Read MoreChina stimulus scheme lifted 2024 consumption growth by 1 pct point
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s stimulus scheme for consumer goods trade-ins boosted last year’s consumption growth by more than 1 percentage point, Vice Commerce Minister Sheng Qiuping said on Friday, as authorities steer expansion of the plan this year. Sales of cars, home appliances, electric bicycles and other products under the scheme launched last year reached…
Read MoreIt looks like a tiny kangaroo and it’s bouncing back from the brink of extinction
Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet initiative has partnered with CNN to drive awareness and education around key sustainability issues and to inspire positive action. The brush-tailed bettong looks like a miniature kangaroo and,…
Read MoreAbductions spark fears of a return to Kenya’s dark past
The reported disappearance of more than 80 government critics over the last six months has caused a huge public backlash in Kenya. A judge has warned he will imprison top security officials for contempt of court on Monday if they fail to appear for a third time to account for a recent string of alleged…
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