Hamas says will free 3 more hostages as planned, paving way to resolve ceasefire dispute

Demonstrators hold signs and pictures of hostages, as relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages kidnapped during the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas protest demanding the release of all hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel, February 13, 2025. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Hamas said Thursday (February 13, 2025) it would release three more Israeli hostages … Read more

Pope Francis being hospitalised for medical tests, to treat bronchitis, Vatican says

Pope Francis meets with Czech Republic’s Prime Minister Robert Fico and his entourage at The Vatican on February 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Pope Francis is being hospitalised to treat his bronchitis and undergo some necessary diagnostic tests, the Vatican said Friday (February 14, 2025) in confirming the latest threat to the 88-year-old’s pontiff’s … Read more

Hate speech on X spiked in the months after Elon Musk’s purchase, study finds

Image used for representational purposes | Photo Credit: Reuters Hate speech on the social media platform ‘X’ spiked by almost 50% in the months following Elon Musk’s purchase, compared to the months prior, a new analysis has shown. Researchers, including those from the University of California, Berkeley, also found that the number of bot and … Read more

Fourteen Gaza children flown to Italy for treatment

Medics and health personnel welcome Palestinian children from Gaza, after a military plane from Egypt landed on February 13, 2025, at Rome’s Ciampino airport. | Photo Credit: AFP “Fourteen Palestinian children, many with cancer, have been flown to Italy for medical treatment, the latest among dozens brought from Gaza following the Hamas-Israel war,” the Foreign … Read more