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Aboutengue, Chad – In June 2023, Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stormed into Yahiya Adam’s home and shot his brother and father dead. They sprayed him with bullets and tossed his body out on the road in el-Geneina, West Darfur’s capital. Adam, 27, was semi-conscious and bleeding from the back of his neck, shoulder and arms. He lay on the ground as the blood draining from his body mixed with the hot sand. His eyes fixed on the doorway of his home, where he saw RSF fighters take turns raping his three sisters. He heard them cry for help, but could…

US Justice Department has until July 7 to prosecute aircraft giant over breaches of settlement related to fatal crashes.Prosecutors in the United States are recommending that criminal charges be brought against Boeing after finding the plane maker violated a settlement related to two fatal crashes, two people familiar with the matter told the Reuters news agency. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) must decide by July 7 whether to prosecute Boeing. The recommendation by prosecutors handling the case has not been previously reported. In May, officials determined the company breached a 2021 agreement that had shielded Boeing from a criminal…

NewsFeedAn Israeli air attack on a Gaza City clinic killed two people including the director of Gaza’s ambulance and emergency department Hani al-Jaafrawi, the enclave’s Health Ministry said. At least 500 medical staff have been killed in Gaza since October 7.Published On 24 Jun 202424 Jun 2024 Source link

Fire authorities say blaze caused by battery cells exploding inside a warehouse.A fire at a lithium battery plant in South Korea has killed at least 16 people and left five others missing. South Korean authorities said on Monday that they had recovered 16 bodies from the factory in Hwaseong, 45km (28 miles) south of Seoul, after earlier confirming that at least nine workers had died in the blaze and three others were injured. The fire broke out at the plant operated by South Korean battery maker Aricell at about 10:30am (01:30 GMT), before being brought under control shortly after 3pm…

The Israeli prime minister reiterated he would not agree to any deal that calls for an end to the eight-month war.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indicated that he is open to a “partial” deal that would facilitate the return of some captives still held in Gaza, even if not all. He reiterated, however, that he would not agree to any deal that stipulated an end to Israel’s war on Gaza, despite previous claims by the United States that an Israeli proposal would be a pathway to ending the offensive. “The goal is to return the kidnapped and uproot the…

Violators of industry code of conduct to be subject to fines of up to 10 percent of annual turnover.Australia will impose hefty fines on supermarket chains found to be abusing their bargaining power over suppliers. Under the rules announced by the government on Monday, supermarket chains earning more than 5 billion Australian dollars ($3.3bn) in annual revenue will be required to comply with a previously voluntary industry code of conduct. The changes will cover Woolworths, Coles, Aldi and Metcash, which together make up more than 80 percent of the market, and could expand to retailers such as Costco as their…

NewsFeedVideo from near Ramallah shows Israeli forces detaining several Palestinians during a reported campaign of mass arrests on Sunday. Campaigners say 9,000 Palestinians have been arrested in the occupied West Bank since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza.Published On 24 Jun 202424 Jun 2024 Source link

Hacking group RedJuliett compromised two dozen organisations in Taiwan and elsewhere, report says.A suspected China-backed hacking outfit has intensified attacks on organisations in Taiwan as part of Beijing’s intelligence-gathering activities on the self-governing island, a cybersecurity firm has said. The hacking group, RedJuliett, compromised two dozen organisations between November 2023 and April of this year, likely in support of intelligence collection on Taiwan’s diplomatic relations and technological development, Recorded Future said in a report released on Monday. RedJuliett exploited vulnerabilities in internet-facing appliances, such as firewalls and virtual private networks (VPNs), to compromise its targets, which included tech firms, government…

Palestinians in al-Mawasi fear Israeli tanks will attack their tents; Israel’s defence minister heads to Washington, DC. Source link

Draft rule would prohibit US investors from funding AI systems in China that could be used for weapons targeting, other military uses.The United States Department of the Treasury has fleshed out a proposed rule that would restrict and monitor US investments in China for artificial intelligence, computer chips and quantum computing. The fleshed-out draft rule, issued on Friday, stems from President Joe Biden’s August executive order regarding the access that “countries of concern” have to American dollars to fund advanced technologies that could enhance those nations’ military, intelligence, surveillance and cyber-capabilities. The order identified China, Hong Kong and Macau as…