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ISRAEL, Oct 7, 2025 (Reuters): Two years after surviving the trauma of a Hamas attack and nearly two months in captivity, a young Israeli-American girl is beginning first grade — with a new backpack, new school, and a family determined to help her reclaim her childhood. Avigail, now six years old, was just three when

Kabul, Sept 29, 2025: Afghanistan is facing one of the most extensive internet blackouts in its history, as the Taliban government moves to impose sweeping restrictions on digital access across the country. The cybersecurity monitoring group NetBlocks has confirmed that nationwide internet connectivity has dropped to just 14 percent of normal levels, calling the situation

TODAY is both World News Day and the International Day for Universal Access to Information — a good time to remember that if we lose our fundamental universal right to access information, and if independent journalists lose the ability to report the facts, then our rights and democracies may vanish entirely. Access to information is

KATHMANDU, Sept 8, 2025: Violent clashes between protesters and security forces in Nepal have left at least 19 people dead, as thousands gathered outside the parliament building in Kathmandu to protest the government’s ban on major social media platforms, including Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube. The demonstrations, organized by a youth-led movement calling itself

LOUISVILLE, USA, Sept 7, 2025: Roman Yampolskiy, a computer science professor at the University of Louisville and a noted expert on AI safety, has issued a stark warning that artificial intelligence (AI) could eliminate up to 99 percent of jobs worldwide by 2030. This alarming prediction comes at a time when companies globally are rapidly

Beijing, Sept 3, 2025: Chinese President Xi Jinping showcased China’s military power on Wednesday. He stood alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at a grand parade in Tiananmen Square. The event marked the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender and commemorating China’s triumph in the World Anti-Fascist War. China displayed hypersonic

Beijing, Sept 1, 2025 — Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled an ambitious plan to reshape the international system, urging nations to abandon Western-led governance and build what he called a fairer, multipolar world. Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, Xi urged countries to create an “equal and orderly multipolar world” and