Mali As one opposition lawmaker put it, the junta's order to cease political activity was collectively rejected on Thursday by political parties and civil society organizations, who also pledged to file a legal challenge against the "dictatorial" action. Following a coup in 2020, military control has been in place in West Africa. Due to growing tensions, major parties and other organizations denounced the junta on March 31 for failing to schedule elections by the agreed-upon deadline.
AI-driven robots are revolutionizing work in warehouses.
Robots with AI capabilities can automate repetitive operations like picking, packing, and sorting goods, saving labor and boosting efficiency. Watch to find out more.
Storm Isha: Scotland & the UK are devastated by severe winds and rain. Isha, the storm, battered Britain and Ireland with gusts of wind that reached around 100 miles per hour (160 kilometers per hour). In Northern Ireland, the storm uprooted beeches and left a trail of downed trees that impeded trains along roadside and rail lines throughout the nation. Watch to find out more!
Myanmar's civil war has displaced 2.5 million inhabitants.
Tens of thousands of people have fled to Thailand after weeks of fighting near the Thai border town of Myawaddy in Myanmar. However, many more people are still stuck within the country. The UN believes that conflict has displaced 2.5 million people since the military took control in a coup in 2021. In the second installment of his series of special reports from Myanmar, Tony Cheng experienced the horrific conditions in which many of those people live.
People have emphasized the value of physical touch for humans after the COVID-19 outbreak for years. The value of a simple hug was brought to our attention when the lockdowns were removed and the gaps in social separation caused by vaccinations were filled. According to a study, physical contact, especially hugs, can greatly improve both your mental and physical health, therefore science has now proved that giving someone a hug is healthy.
When Israeli soldiers are seen shooting defenseless Palestinians in a video, outrage ensues.
A bulldozer is used to bury the dead bodies of unarmed Palestinians in Northern Gaza, as captured on camera. Israeli forces in Gaza shot and killed two Palestinians who were not armed. One of the men indicates they are not a threat by continuously waving what looks to be a piece of white fabric. This is a universal sign of capitulation. A bulldozer is then used to bury their bodies.
The UK will purchase private boats to search for migrants for $46 million. Over 100,000 people demonstrated throughout Germany after a far-right party revealed its intentions to deport immigrants. The UK will buy private boats to search the English Channel for migrants for $46 million. Watch to find out more!
Peace in the Israel-Hamas conflict seems unlikely.
There is growing pressure on Israel to call off hostilities. Brazil's president has compared Israel's battle against Hamas to Holocast. Along with mounting calls for a humanitarian truce, a number of politicians from the US, Australia, Canada, UK, EU, and Jordan backed Israel's proposal to halt and retreat from a planned ground offensive in the southern Gazan city of Rafah. Are chances of an Israel-Hamas truce, however, slim?
Russia and Ukraine aim their energy sectors at each other.
According to officials from both nations, Russia and Ukraine resumed their attacks on energy infrastructure overnight, resulting in plant damage and fires. In its routine situation report on Saturday, the Ukrainian army reported that Russia had launched a "massive missile attack" against Ukraine. In a Facebook post, German Galushchenko, Ukraine's energy minister also claimed that the "enemy" had assaulted the country's energy infrastructure once more. Additionally, Ukraine reported that in Russia's most recent round of strikes, 21 out of 34 drones were shot down. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday that 35 attacks against Ukrainian energy facilities, defense companies, railway infrastructure, air defenses, and ammunition supplies had been conducted by Russian forces in the past week. Meanwhile, on Saturday morning, Ukraine attacked the Ilsky and Sloviansk oil refineries in Russia’s Krasnodar region with drones, causing fires at the facilities, a Ukrainian intelligence source told the Reuters news agency.
Brazil: A week-long demonstration by indigenous people in favor of land and cultural rights occurs in Brasilia.
Thousands of Indigenous people have assembled in the Brazilian capital for a five-day protest to support their rights to their land and culture. It goes against what they claim are President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's unmet pledges to defend reserves and drive out land-grabbers from their lands.
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