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As criticism mounted of Israel’s mass detention of Palestinian men in Gaza, the government defended the roundup, saying it needed to detain hundreds of men to determine if any of them were connected to Hamas. The detentions sparked outrage after photos and video of the detainees — tied up outdoors …

In a bid to detect unknown environments, a Chinese team created an octopus-inspired flexible robotic arm capable of sensing and manipulating objects in confined spaces and underwater. According to the study published in the latest edition of Science Robotics, the robot allowed blindfolded human operators to guide its arm, using …

BRUSSELS — In a recent four-page letter, ex-UN official Craig Mokhiber criticized the international community for failing to stop a “genocide unfolding before our eyes” in Gaza. The US human rights lawyer accused the US, UK and much of Europe of being “wholly complicit in the horrific assault” on the …

The head of the OPEC oil cartel, alarmed that nations gathered at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai are considering an agreement to phase out fossil fuels, has directed the group’s members to scuttle any deal that would affect the continued production and sales of oil, gas and coal. …

WhatsApp said they are introducing a new feature that will send a voice message which disappears once listened to.“Today, were excited to announce you can now send a voice message that will disappear once listened to,” the company said in a blog post.The company said that once the message is …

LONDON — Rights groups say Israel should be investigated for a possible war crime over the death of a journalist in Lebanon in October. Reuters reporter Issam Abdallah, 37, died in two apparent strikes across the Israel-Lebanon border in October. Six others were wounded. Amnesty and Human Rights Watch (HRW) …

International sanctions failed to stop the Russian economy from recovering to near prewar levels earlier this year, according to the latest statistics from the nation’s Federal State Statistics Service. Western news outlets and analysts now acknowledge it, too. Vladimir Putin is dancing on the bones of John McCain, declaring that …

Putin speaks with Lt-Col Artyom Zhoga during a ceremony to present Gold Star medals to service members on the eve of Heroes of the Fatherland Day in Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced yesterday that he would run for re-election in 2024, allowing the Kremlin leader to extend his decades-long …

GAZA — As Israel presses its military offensive across Gaza, the army has been repeatedly advising some two million civilians to move to a “humanitarian zone” smaller than London’s Heathrow Airport. Al-Mawasi is a narrow strip of land by the Mediterranean Sea. It has few buildings and largely consists of …

UK PM Rishi Sunak unveiled his plan, “Stop The Boats”, to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s position is in jeopardy after backlash from his party over his government’s controversial anti-immigration plan. Rishi Sunak’s attempt to cut soaring immigration in the country met with the resignation …