South Korea faces deepfake porn ‘emergency’
SEOUL – South Korea’s president has urged authorities to do more to “eradicate” the country’s digital sex crime epidemic, amid a flood of deepfake...
China spy plane violated airspace of Japan
TOKYO – Japan has accused a Chinese spy plane of breaching its airspace, in what would be the first known instance of such a...
Israel rescues hostage held by Hamas in Gaza
TEL AVIV – The Israeli military says commandos have rescued from an underground tunnel in Gaza a Bedouin Arab hostage who was kidnapped by...
Tanzanian president names ‘troublesome’ lion after rival
DODOMA – Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has named a "troublesome" lion after one of the country's opposition leaders.
President Samia was visiting the Tanzania...
Protests across Venezuela as election dispute goes on
CARACAS – Opposition supporters have gathered across Venezuela to protest against Nicolás Maduro's disputed victory in last month's presidential election.
Opposition leader María Corina Machado...
UN urges calm after Israel, Hezbollah trade strikes
TEL AVIV – United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has said he is “deeply concerned” after Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement mounted their biggest...
Ukraine destroys Russian bridge in continued incursion
KYIV – Ukraine says it has destroyed a second strategic bridge in a week as it continues its incursion into Russia's Kursk region.
The Ukrainian...
Israel, Hezbollah exchange heavy fire in major escalation
TEL AVIV – Israel has said it carried out a wave of pre-emptive strikes across southern Lebanon to thwart a large-scale rocket and drone...
South Africa’s last zoo elephant freed after 40 years
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s last zoo elephant has been released back into the wild after 40 years of captivity.
The elephant, named Charlie, was captured...
Israel accepts ‘bridging proposal’ for ceasefire deal
TEL AVIV – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to an American "bridging proposal" for a...