Board of Peace’ makes first report to UN about Gaza plan
The high representative for Gaza of the “Board of Peace,” Nickolay Mladenov, reported to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday for the first time. US President Donald Trump established the board to oversee the transitional governance in the enclave. Mladenov said members of the “National Committee for the Administration of Gaza” are preparing to... Read More
Trump’s Iran strategy is to pursue two off-ramps at once .Donald Trump says Iran’s leaders are “afraid” to say they are negotiating with the US
Iran has denied that talks with the US are taking place, but Trump says if they admit it, “they’ll be killed by their own people” – read a summary of the president’s latest comments here On Wednesday, an Iranian official issued five conditions to end the war – that came after Iran reportedly received a... Read More
British forces will start seizing Russian shadow fleet ships, PM announces.British commandos will be able to board and halt Russia’s shadow fleet vessels as they pass through UK waters, the prime minister has announced-
Sir Keir Starmer said the UK would join northern European allies in intercepting the tankers, in an attempt to “go after” the sanction-breaking ships “even harder”. The PM has given approval for the UK to start seizing shadow fleet vessels as he travels to Helsinki, Finland, for a summit with national leaders from the Joint... Read More
Israel has taken Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf off its hit list after Pakistan requested Washington not to target them, a Pakistani official tells Reuters.
“The Israelis had their… coordinates and wanted to take them out, we told the US if they are also eliminated then there is no one else to talk to, hence the US asked the Israelis to back off,” the officialMeanwhile,Low chance for US-Iran deal, but Trump ‘can always surprise us,’ Israeli officials tell ‘Post’ Trump... Read More
Pakistan: Federal Constitutional Court upholds validity of Christian woman’s marriage to Muslim – the documentary evidence “unreliable”.
It noted inconsistencies between the father’s own FIR, which stated her age as 13/14, and the delayed issuance of the birth and Nadra registration documents. The birth registration certificate, issued by Lahore’s Canal View union council, bore both the date of entry and issuance as Nov 13, 2019, while the Child Registration Certificate issued by... Read More
Meta and YouTube found liable in landmark social media addiction trial-BBCA Los Angeles jury has handed down an unprecedented win for a young woman who sued Meta and YouTube over her childhood addiction to social media.
Jurors found that Meta, which owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, and Google, owner of YouTube, intentionally built addictive social media platforms that harmed the 20-year old’s mental health. The woman, known as Kaley, was awarded $6m (£4.5m) in damages, a result likely to have implications for hundreds of similar cases now winding their way through... Read More
We do not intend to negotiate’, says Iranian foreign minister
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that Iran did not plan to negotiate with the United States and that Tehran intended to keep fighting, after US President Donald Trump said Washington had proposed a peace plan. “At present, our policy is the continuation of resistance”, Araghchi said on state TV, adding: “We do not... Read More
Nintendo cuts Switch 2 output by over 30% on weak holiday sales –
Nintendo is cutting back the production of the Switch 2 after demand for the $450 gaming console trailed the company’s expectations during the year-end holiday season, particularly in the United States.The company plans to make 4 million units of its flagship device this quarter, a third less than the 6 million it had originally planned... Read More
Meta ordered to pay $375 million in New Mexico trial over child exploitation, user safety claims-
Meta ordered to pay $375 million in New Mexico trial over child exploitation, user safety claimsThe verdict marks the first time a jury has ruled on such claims against Meta, as the company faces a wave of lawsuits over how its platforms affect young people’s mental health. A New Mexico jury on Tuesday found Meta... Read More
The West should learn from Japan how to stand up to China-The Japan times-
Tokyo’s turning coercion into resolve should be a model, not an anomaly.China’s recent decision to target Japanese companies with export controls on critical minerals and “dual‑use” technologies isn’t just an escalation in Beijing’s dispute with Tokyo. This is a moment of truth for democracies that still hope to compartmentalize economic engagement with China from geopolitical... Read More