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Displaced Palestinian children wait for water at their tent camp in Rafah -- the UN children's agency estimates the war has displaced around 850,000 children in Gaza

Gaza Puppet Maker Turns Tins Into Toys In Ruins Of War

On a cinder block work table in the war-torn Gaza Strip, puppet maker Mahdi Karira is busy turning old tin cans into figurines.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk In China For Talks

The mercurial magnate is a controversial figure in the West, but in China Tesla's electric vehicles have become a staple of middle-class urban life

Tech billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk was in China for talks on Sunday, making his second trip in less than a year to the world's biggest market for electric vehicles.

TikTok Creators Fear Economic Blow Of US Ban

The appetite for short-form video online is expected to remain strong even if TikTok is banned in the United States, boding well for rival platforms

Ayman Chaudhary turned her love for reading into a living on TikTok, posting video snippets about books like those banned in schools in ultra-conservative parts of the United States.

BIWC Group: Unveiling the Shadows of corporate deception

In the cutthroat world of business, trust can often be elusive, and it can take a team of skilled professionals to expose deception and protect the innocent. This is where BIWC Group enters the stage; a business intelligence agency led by ex-Israeli special forces with a global network of contacts and an almost endless outreach.

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Sanchez said he would suspend all public duties until he announces his decision on Monday

Spanish PM's Supporters Turn Out And Beg Him To Stay

Thousands of supporters of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez rallied at the headquarters of his Socialist party imploring him not to step down over a graft investigation against his wife.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa risks seeing his ruling ANC party lose its majority in May elections for the first time

Ramaphosa Lauds ANC Record As S.Africa Celebrates Democracy

President Cyril Ramaphosa touted South Africa's achievements under his party's leadership on Saturday as the country celebrated 30 years of democracy a month before its most consequential election in decades.

Utility workers operate next to a crater in the courtyard of a hospital in Kharkiv

Russia Hits Ukrainian Energy Sites In 'Massive' Overnight Attack

Russia launched a "massive" missile strike at Ukraine overnight, damaging four power plants in the latest barrage targeting the country's energy supply, officials in Kyiv said on Saturday.

A standoff on the salaries of medical interns is at the centre of doctors' strike

Kenyan Patients Suffer As Doctors' Strike Grinds On

Desperate to have her five-month-old daughter treated for a skin infection in Kenya, Celine Nyaga rode for an hour on the back of a motorcycle, cradling her baby in her arms.

Zero-alcohol beer is a small but growing segment of the beverage market -- with the Olympic link aiming to boost uptake

Olympic Deal Shows Bubbling Market For Zero-alcohol Beers

For the first time this summer, as sportswomen and men strive for victory in Paris, spectators will be able to sip the official beer of an Olympic Games.

Humanitarian aid is airdropped over besieged Gaza, where the World Food Programme has warned famine is a 'real and dangerous threat'

Hamas Studying New Israeli Truce Proposal As Mediators Seek To Revive Talks

Hamas said it was studying on Saturday the latest Israeli counterproposal regarding a potential ceasefire in Gaza, a day after a delegation from mediator Egypt reportedly arrived in Israel in a bid to jump-start stalled negotiations.

UAW President Shawn Fain said workers at Daimler Truck are prepared to strike if their demands are not met

Daimler Truck Braces For Possible Strike In 3 Southern US States

Around 7,200 workers with Daimler Truck in three southern US states were poised Friday for a potential strike as labor contract talks headed down to the wire.

Around eight in 10 African American smokers consume menthol cigarettes, compared with three in 10 white smokers

Biden Stalls On Menthol Cigarette Ban Fearing Black Vote Backlash

President Joe Biden's government on Friday said it was taking more time to consider a ban on menthol cigarettes, amid fears it could alienate Black voters in a tough election year.

Sorkin also created TV's 'The West Wing' and movie 'The Trial of the Chicago 7'

Aaron Sorkin Working On New Facebook Movie Tied To Jan 6 Riots

Aaron Sorkin, Oscar-winning writer of "The Social Network," is working on a follow-up movie about Facebook that will explore the company's role in the January 6, 2021, assault on the US Capitol.

Trump is accused of falsifying business records to repay his lawyer for a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels

'Catch And Kill' Tabloid Chief Winding Up Testimony In Trump Trial

The first week of arguments in Donald Trump's criminal trial was wrapping up on Friday following four days of gripping testimony from a colorful ex-tabloid publisher who said he squashed potentially embarrassing stories about the former president.

The World Anti-Doping Agency says it will send a compliance audit team to China to 'assess the current state of the country's anti-doping program'

China Anti-doping Agency Says Will 'Actively Cooperate' With WADA Audit

China's anti-doping agency said Friday it will cooperate with a compliance audit ordered by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) involving a case where 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a prescription heart drug.

Charles's elder son and heir Prince William has also taken a step back from some duties while Kate is treated

King Charles To Resume Some Public Duties During Cancer Treatment: Palace

British head of state King Charles III will make a limited return to public duties next week, after doctors said they were "very encouraged" by the progress of his treatment for cancer.

Exxon Mobil Chairman & CEO Darren Woods said he challenged the Chevron-Hess deal over Guyana because it 'diminishes an element of value to ExxonMobil'

US Oil Giants' Profits Dip As Exxon Deal Nears Finish Line

ExxonMobil and Chevron both reported a dip in profits Friday on lower refining margins and natural gas prices, but ExxonMobil's big takeover appears on track to close before Chevron's.

Poland's pride: the early Van Gogh held in Warsaw

Poland Trumpets Its Van Gogh, Once Peddled For A Beer

Poland opened an art show Friday to celebrate its only Van Gogh painting, a rare early landscape worth millions that was once hawked by a pedlar for the price of a beer.

The defence ministers met at the Hotel de Brienne in Paris

France, Germany Sign Deal On 'Tank Of The Future'

France and Germany on Friday firmed up plans to jointly develop a next-generation battle tank equipped with artificial intelligence and laser technology, billed as a game changer in modern warfare.

Sanchez's wife Begona Gomez is under investigation over suspected corruption

Spanish PM Keeps Country Guessing On His Future

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has suspended all duties and gone silent while he considers whether to step down on Monday over a graft investigation against his wife.

An apartment in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on Friday after what local officials said was Ukrainian shelling

Russia Targets Ukraine Railways As Western Aid Due To Arrive

Ukraine warned Friday that Moscow was ramping up attacks on railways in a bid to disrupt military supplies ahead of a fresh Russian offensive while Kyiv waits for new US weapon deliveries.

Junta-led Burkina Faso Suspends BBC, Voice Of America For Two Weeks

Burkina Faso has suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio networks from broadcasting after they aired a rights report accusing the army of attacks on civilians in its battle against jihadists.