At Davos, leaders talked big on rebuilding trust. Can the World Economic Forum make a difference?

At Davos, leaders talked big on rebuilding trust. Can the World Economic Forum make a difference?

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP): Business and political elites descended on the Swiss Alpine snows of Davos to suss out “rebuilding trust” in a splintering world. If there’s any takeaway from the World Economic Forum‘s annual meeting — boldly touting that theme — it’s that we still have a long way to go. From full-blown wars in … Read more

Davos: Climate, conflicts, and economic crises—all big problems converge in this small town

Davos: Climate, conflicts, and economic crises—all big problems converge in this small town

Davos: Be it conflicts in Gaza or Ukraine, climate change threats in Antarctica or Amazon, AI generating a monster like deepfake and its threat to elections, or debt crisis in emerging markets to developed world — problems are aplenty and all have suddenly reached this small ski resort town on the Alps. Once known for … Read more

South Africa launches case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza

South Africa launches case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza

The Hague: South Africa launched a case Friday at the United Nations’ top court accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asking the court to order Israel to halt its attacks. Israel swiftly rejected the filing “with disgust.” South Africa’s submission to the International Court of Justice alleges that “acts and omissions by … Read more

Israeli tanks advance deep into Gaza town after strikes cause new mass exodus

Israeli tanks advance deep into Gaza town after strikes cause new mass exodus

Israeli tanks advanced deep into a town in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday after days of relentless bombardment that forced tens of thousands of already displaced Palestinian families to flee in a new exodus. A Palestinian journalist posted pictures of Israeli tanks near a mosque in a built-up area of Bureij, the armoured contingent … Read more

'Harrowing': WHO decries deadly strike on Gaza refugee camp

'Harrowing': WHO decries deadly strike on Gaza refugee camp

Palestinians pull a body out of the rubble of the Al Nawasrah family building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Monday, Dec. 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP World Health Organization staff visited Monday a Gaza hospital receiving casualties from deadly strikes on a refugee camp, hearing distressing stories of entire families killed … Read more

Grim Christmas Eve in Bethlehem as war rages in Gaza

Grim Christmas Eve in Bethlehem as war rages in Gaza

Gaza‘s deadliest ever war cast a pall of gloom over Bethlehem on Christmas Eve Sunday, as the death toll spiralled and Israel shifted its efforts against Hamas to the besieged territory’s south. The health ministry in the Hamas-run Strip said an Israeli strike late Sunday killed at least 70 people in Al-Maghazi refugee camp, in … Read more

Biden presses Netanyahu on protecting civilians in Gaza: White House

Biden presses Netanyahu on protecting civilians in Gaza: White House

US President Joe Bide. File | Photo Credit: AFP President Joe Biden on Saturday pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to protect civilian lives in Gaza, the White House said, as the country’s forces mounted fresh military strikes in the territory. The conversation came a day after the UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding … Read more

UN vote on Gaza aid further delayed as US works ‘intensely’

UN vote on Gaza aid further delayed as US works ‘intensely’

A United Nations Security Council vote on a bid to boost aid to the Gaza Strip and ask the U.N. to monitor humanitarian aid deliveries in the Palestinian enclave has again been delayed at the request of the U.S., diplomats said on Wednesday. “Negotiations are ongoing and need more time. A rushed vote does not … Read more

At least 66% of jobs lost in Gaza, more losses possible, ILO says

At least 66% of jobs lost in Gaza, more losses possible, ILO says

At least 66% of jobs have been lost in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted in October, the International Labour (ILO) said on Wednesday, warning that employment losses could continue to increase in the enclave. The losses amount to a total of 192,000 jobs in the small Palestinian territory, the ILO said in its second … Read more

WHO team calls Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital a ‘bloodbath’

WHO team calls Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital a ‘bloodbath’

The emergency department at the Al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza, devastated by Israeli bombardments, is “a blood bath” and is “in need of resuscitation”, the WHO said Sunday. A team from the World Health Organisation and other United Nations agencies was able to deliver medical supplies Saturday to the hospital, the largest in the Palestinian … Read more