Sydney and Auckland ring in 2024 as war shadows celebrations elsewhere

Wars in Ukraine and Gaza hanging over celebrations in many cities

Dec 31, 2023 9:00 AM Read more >

Air raids over eastern Syria near Iraqi border kill 6 Iran-backed militants

Biden last week ordered the U.S. military to carry out strikes on Iranian-backed Iraqi groups

Dec 30, 2023 8:51 AM Read more >

Russia fires 122 missiles and 36 drones against Ukraine

Ukraine calls it the biggest aerial barrage of the war

Dec 29, 2023 7:49 AM Read more >

Polish president tangles with new government in battle over control of state media

Liquidation gives the state news groups, their employees more protection from the political dispute

Dec 28, 2023 10:04 AM Read more >

Trump says he didn’t know his immigration rhetoric echoes Hitler

Trump has also pleaded ignorance in other cases, including not knowing of Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke

Dec 28, 2023 8:25 AM Read more >

The number of wounded Israeli soldiers is mounting, representing a hidden cost of war

Given the large numbers of wounded, advocates worry the country is not prepared to address their needs

Dec 28, 2023 8:16 AM Read more >

The New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft over use of its stories for training

The Times says it’s never given permission to anyone to use its content for generative AI purposes

Dec 27, 2023 11:48 AM Read more >

Prosecutors seek to bar Trump from injecting politics into trial

The Supreme Court declined last week to get involved in the dispute for now

Dec 27, 2023 8:31 AM Read more >

On Christmas Eve, Israel-Hamas war halts celebrations in Bethlehem

‘This year, without the Christmas tree and without lights, there’s just darkness,’ said one monk

Dec 24, 2023 8:35 PM Read more >

‘Slap in the face’: Images of child abuse victims training AI generators

Canadian Centre for Child Protection says situation shows how AI must be part of online harm laws

Dec 22, 2023 1:30 PM Read more >