‘Under review’: Israel launches probe into its deadly Gaza cafe strike; says it targeted ‘Hamas terrorists’

A day after at least 24 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a seafront Gaza café, the Israeli military on Tuesday announced a review into the strike.However, the Israeli army maintained that it had conducted the strike against “several Hamas terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip.”“Prior to the strike, steps…

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US under cyber ‘attack’? Iran-linked hackers threaten to release Trump aides’ emails; CISA issues stern warning

Iran-linked hackers have issued a fresh threat against the United States, vowing to leak additional emails stolen from Donald Trump’s aides, Reuters reported. The group had previously distributed a batch of the hacked messages to media in the lead-up to 2024 presidential election.Issuing a stern warning against such act, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)…

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Conflict brings increased sexualized violence to DR Congo

As the M23 rebels advanced on Bukavu during January and February, several villages along Lake Kivu were turned into battlefields. Though fighters from all sides have committed atrocities, civil society groups and activists have identified the Congolese military and allied Wazalendo militias from the North Kivu province as raping women and children. Survivors receive no…

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OpenAI’s high-profile IITian employee quits, to join Meta: Who is Indian-origin researcher Trapit Bansal? | World News

OpenAI’s high-profile IITian employee quits, to join Meta: Who is Indian-origin researcher Trapit Bansal? OpenAI looses on another high-stakes AI talent, Indian-origin researcher Trapit Bansal has exited OpenAI to join Meta. Bansal, an alumnus of IIT Kanpur and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, had been with OpenAI since 2022. During his time at…

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‘Biggest tax increase in history’: Donald Trump warns of 68% hike if ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ not passed; Senate in final push to pass spending bill

US President Donald Trump (File Image) US President Donald Trump warned about a potential 68% tax hike if Congress fails to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which focuses on budget reconciliation.“Republicans, the One Big Beautiful Bill, perhaps the greatest and most important of its kind in history, gives the largest Tax Cuts…

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