Festival Qumra: A Qatari occasion showcasing the area's up-and-coming directors
To support the region's future generation of filmmakers, Qatar is hosting its tenth annual Qumra festival. To assist prospective filmmakers and producers in developing their work, some of the top figures in the industry are invited to Doha for this event. In particular, for young Palestinian filmmakers, the event provides a lifeline.
Israel gets ready for Iran's unprecedented frontal attack.
Regardless of the exact shape of the Iranian invasion, West Asia is on edge and ready for it. The likelihood of a larger War spreading over the region is growing, thus the next several hours are crucial. According to reports, Iran is getting ready to attack Israel in what it claims is reprisal for the attack on its embassy in Syria on April 1.
The Gulf nations of Oman and Bahrain, as well as the United Arab Emirates, are in a state of disarray due to flooding. The UAE saw the most rain in the previous 75 years.
The extraordinary heatwave in India has claimed scores of lives in just 24 hours. With this, the death toll from heatwaves around the country has surpassed 150.
The African Union summit discusses financial and educational reform in the face of intensifying crises and wars.
AU conference on education, but political, social, and economic issues also require focus. Conflicts between Sudan and the DRC were discussed. Education and financial reform are the themes of this year's summit, but African countries are also dealing with urgent problems, including displacement crises and undemocratic government transitions.
US: In a defamation lawsuit, Donald Trump was mandated to pay E Jean Carroll an extra $83.3 million.
A New York jury on Friday ruled that former US President and presidential candidate Donald Trump must pay $83.3 million to writer E. Jean Carroll, whom he was deemed to have molested and sexually assaulted.
Improved ocean and climate observation is the goal of new research.
Climate change is causing short-term events like a heat wave in Greenland and a storm in Antarctica. On the largest ice sheets in the globe, they may have a far longer-term impact. Moreover, it might even result in the crossing of tipping thresholds in the polar areas.
Mexico cut ties with Ecuador | China accused of harassment
Watch in Top Headlines of the hour: -Mexico cut ties with Ecuador -Dam bursts in Russian city –Retrieved body of hostage: IDF -China accused of harassment
US warns that AI should not control nuclear weapons.
The ultimate threat is artificial intelligence and the nuclear problem. Researchers pitted AI programs from top tech companies against each other in simulated wars. The results were unsettling: the AI models behaved alarmingly aggressively, effortlessly sparking arms races and deploying nuclear weapons. Watch the following article to find out why the US is warning that nuclear weapons should only be controlled by people.
Israeli drone attack kills one in southern Lebanon.
The Israeli military conducted a drone strike on the village of Ain Baal, which is located near Tyre in southern Lebanon. After many drones from Lebanon struck northern Israel and allegedly injured three Israelis, the attack resulted in at least one death and other injuries, according to medical officials cited.
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