ICJ dismisses South Africa's plea and orders Israel to follow current directives
In order to preserve the lives of Palestinians in Gaza, Israel is being urged by the International Court of Justice to follow its directives. It happens as the court turns down South Africa's plea for more safeguards against a possible military incursion by Israel into Rafah.
Oceans smash records for high temperatures in the world's warmest February ever.
According to scientists in the European Union, last month's ocean temperatures reached a record high, and February was also the warmest on record worldwide. According to a dataset dating back to 1979, the average worldwide sea surface temperature in February was 21.06 degrees Celsius (69.91 degrees Fahrenheit), breaking the previous record of 20.98 degrees Celsius (69.77 degrees Fahrenheit) set in August 2023. The EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) released this information on Thursday. In contrast, February's average air temperature was 1.77C (3.18F) warmer than the pre-industrial normal of 13.54C (56.4F). It was the warmest month of the year for that particular month for the tenth time in a row. Carlo Buontempo is a director at Copernicus Climate Change Service. He discusses live from Brussels with us.
The USGS stated that a strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Japan. Authorities in Japan issued a tsunami warning, advising people living in the impacted areas to seek higher ground. For the coastal regions of the prefectures of Ishikawa, Niigata, and Toyama, the Japan Meteorological Agency explicitly issued tsunami alerts. According to the weather agency, tsunamis up to five meters high are predicted to affect Noto in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Food crisis in Cuba: Havana looks to the World Food Program for assistance
In addition to facing an economic crisis, Cuba is also dealing with dire shortages, an increase in undernourishment among children, and a historic request for UN assistance. The COVID-19 pandemic and US sanctions have made the situation worse, making it difficult for Cubans to obtain needs and sparking a wave of protests around the nation. Many hope the world community will answer Cuba's cry for assistance because the situation is still severe.
Diplomatic crisis sparked by a German military leak; the White House claims it is a Russian attempt to divide the West
The German air force chief and three subordinates were involved in an intercepted online call over the war, which Russia was accused by the US on Monday of trying to spread mistrust among Ukraine and its allies.
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.
Investing enables Paytm to improve its payment services.
The troubled fintech behemoth Paytm is almost approved to invest in its payments gateway division. The two-year-old judgment would provide some relief for the corporation among regulatory issues. The investment enables Paytm to improve its online transaction processing paytm payment services.
Riohacha is the destination for displaced Indigenous people in Colombia due to conflict.
When paramilitary violence increased, hundreds of indigenous people in northern Colombia were compelled to leave their settlements. In a nation where internal strife has raged for almost 60 years, this is the most recent outbreak. Riohacha is where they've sought sanctuary.
According to recent surveys, Luis Montenegro leads Portugal's center-right.
In the general elections, the Social Democratic Alliance Party of Portugal declared victory. It comes after an extremely close race against the departing Socialist Party. The center-right may now have to think about forming a coalition with Chega, Portugal's emerging far-right party, as there was no clear majority of votes.
As gang violence increases, Haitians must deal with shortages and arson attacks.
The emergency declaration for Haiti. The nation is facing an unprecedented crisis as gangs threaten civil war, there is widespread bloodshed, and there are no elected officials. We must give its people a voice.
UK special forces are not permitted to use TikTok at all.
Fearing that Chinese spies would be able to obtain vital data, the British Defense Ministry has been urged to outlaw the Chinese video-sharing software TikTok. The security of Britain may now be threatened by Chinese spies being able to obtain data via the app, according to intelligence specialists, according to a story published in The Telegraph on Saturday, March 16.
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