Saudi Arabia hosts alternative summit on Gaza reconstruction

Arab countries are scrambling to find an alternative to US President Donald Trump's plan to turn war-torn Gaza into "the Riviera" of the Middle East and displace the Palestinians living …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Arab leaders meet in Saudi Arabia in bid to counter Trump’s ‘Riviera’ Gaza proposal

Leaders from Arab countries met in Saudi Arabia Friday to hammer out a recovery plan for Gaza. The summit is aimed at countering US President Donald Trump’s proposal to relocate …

Source: France 24

Three buses explode in Israel in 'suspected terror attack', police say

While no casualties have been reported at this stage, all public transport services have been paused.

Source: BBC

African Union is in desperate need of a new beginning

As the new AUC chair, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf will need to reform his organisation, before he attempts to reform Africa.

Source: Al Jazeera

Britain lost 100 breweries last year, says ‘indie beer’ trade body

Fall in 2024 is biggest recorded as small operators struggle with rising costs, and aggressive tactics from big rivals

The number of independent breweries in Britain declined at its fastest …

Source: The Guardian

French hackers show how easy it is to 'jailbreak' Musk's new AI model Grok 3

Elon Musk is starting to see the fruits of his AI shopping spree with the release of Grok 3, one of the most capable AI models yet. But according to …

Source: France 24

Bathing once every 10 days: The reality of northern Gaza’s water crisis

Gaza families face a dire water crisis after the ceasefire and struggle to survive in the destroyed north.

Source: Al Jazeera

Pope Francis’s condition not life threatening, medical team says

The pontiff is responding to drug therapy and sepsis has not been detected, doctors say.

Source: Al Jazeera

Israel's Bibas family accuses Netanyahu of 'abandoning' Shiri, boys

Israel's Bibas family accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on February 21 of failing to protect their loved ones during Hamas's 2023 attack and of failing to bring them home.

Source: France 24

Robot with 1,000 muscles twitches like human while dangling from ceiling

A new humanoid robot prototype uses fluid-filled muscles to kick its legs while hanging.

Source: Ars Technica

International aid groups axe thousands of jobs in wake of Trump funding freeze

Fears that cuts will ‘decimate’ ability to react to crises as sector loses expertise and skills at every level, report finds

Some of the world’s largest aid organisations are axing …

Source: The Guardian

Canada beat the U.S. 3-2 in overtime to win the contentious 4 Nations Face-Off

The North American hockey rivals turned what had been a tune-up for the 2026 Olympics into an geopolitical brawl over anthems and annexation as much as international hockey supremacy.

Source: NPR