(BBC News) There have been intense exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and armed Palestinian militants in Jenin refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank.
The Israeli military began what appears to be one of its most extensive operations in the territory in years with drone strikes early on Monday.
Nine Palestinians have been killed and 100 injured, health officials say.
Israel said it was putting a stop to Jenin being "a refuge for terrorism." Palestinians accused...
(The Telegraph) Google has developed a quantum computer that instantly makes calculations that would take the best existing supercomputers 47 years, in a breakthrough meant to establish beyond doubt that the experimental machines can outperform conventional rivals.
A paper from researchers at Google published online claims that the company’s latest technology is “beyond the capabilities of existing classical supercomputers.”
Proponents of quantum computers say the technology, which relies on the peculiar states of quantum physics, can...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) New and expanded powers for British police have taken effect including measures targeting activists who stop road traffic and major construction works with protests.
Authorities have repeatedly condemned groups including Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion that promote the urgency of climate change by staging multiple high-profile demonstrations at the busiest highways and roads.
Their protests in recent years often caused serious disruptions for motorists. Starting Sunday, police will have powers to forcibly...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) The European Union officials have warned that Russia has become more dangerous following last weekend’s short-lived mutiny by the country’s Wagner mercenary force, which exposed that President Vladimir Putin was politically weaker than previously thought.
Attending an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, senior officials reiterated that the recent chaos in Russia – where the mercenary force came within 200 km of Moscow last Saturday – was an internal matter in which their governments played...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) The U.S. State Department did not adequately prepare for the swift collapse of the Afghan government in 2021, an internal review has found, in the latest report to criticize the United States’ chaotic withdrawal from the country.
While the so-called After Action Review (AAR) released on Friday lauded the actions of State Department staff, noting that they worked “heroically” under extreme “stress, demands and risks”, it said the department should have...
(BBC News) The U.S Supreme Court has struck down President Joe Biden's proposal to wipe out billions in student debt.
The 6-3 ruling effectively cancels the plan, which would have forgiven about $10,000 per borrower — and up to $20,000 in some cases.
The decision affects the loans of more than 40 million U.S. residents.
It has left the U.S. public "angry," Biden said. He pledged to put in place new measures to reduce university debt using...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) The United States Supreme Court has ruled that colleges must stop considering race as a factor in their admission policies, dealing a setback to so-called “affirmative action” efforts aimed at boosting the enrolment of Black and Latino students at top universities.
The top court’s decision on Thursday came in response to lawsuits that challenged the policies of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina (UNC) by claiming race-conscious student admissions programs discriminate...
(BBC News) Google says it will block Canadian news in the country in response to a new law that aims to make tech giants pay Canadian media for news.
Canada's parliament passed the Online News Act last week, requiring platforms such as Google and Meta's Facebook to negotiate deals with news providers.
Google's move comes after Meta announced it would restrict news content for Canadian users.
The bill is set to take effect in six months.
A similar...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) Iran has filed a complaint against Canada at the United Nations’ top court, accusing the country of violating its “international obligations” by allowing people to seek civil damages against Tehran.
The International Court of Justice — known as the World Court — announced the case on Wednesday, saying that Iran is asserting a violation of its sovereign immunity, which generally shields states from civil lawsuits in foreign jurisdictions.
Iran “requests the court...
(BBC News) South Koreans have become a year or two younger as a new law aligns the nation's age-counting system with international standards.
The law scraps a centuries-old system that deems South Koreans one year old at birth, counting time in the womb.
The entire population also aged by a year every first day of January instead of their birthdays under the old system.
The switch to age-counting based on birth date took effect on Wednesday.
President Yoon...