'How would people like me know about sex?' Young people are losing judgment-free spaces to learn about sex and sexuality
Teenagers in India and across Asia-Pacific are turning to social media platforms for judgement-free, engaging information about sex, sexuality and pleasure. But content creators say their posts are falling foul of moderation guidelines that don't distinguish between edutainment and pornography.
2023-10-11 22:51
Gaza's sole power station stops working as fuel runs out, after Israel orders 'complete' blockade
Gaza's only power station has stopped working after the fuel needed for generating electricity ran out on Wednesday, Gaza officials said.
2023-10-11 22:16
'We live in different worlds': Poland's toxic politics is splitting the country in two, one family at a time
The front door to the Martynowska residence is a point of no return. Every week, as Karolina prepares to cross it, she steels herself. Like millions of families in Poland, hers is split along political lines -- and bracing itself for a key election Sunday.
2023-10-11 20:46
China wants to be a peace broker in the Middle East. How has it responded to the Israel-Gaza war?
When Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited Beijing in June, China vowed to contribute "Chinese wisdom, Chinese strength" to resolve the long-standing conflict between the Palestinians and Israel.
2023-10-11 16:30
Israel's history suggests the clock is ticking for Netanyahu after Hamas attack failures
In his more than three decades in politics, Benjamin Netanyahu has accrued almost as many nicknames as he has election wins.
2023-10-11 15:29
UN 'deeply concerned' over reports women and children killed in Myanmar bombing
The United Nations says it is "deeply concerned" by reports that civilians, including women and children, were killed and injured in a bombing at a camp for internally displaced people in Myanmar.
2023-10-11 15:17
Australian reporter Cheng Lei released from China after three years detention over espionage charges
Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei has been released by China, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Wednesday, more than three years after she was detained on espionage charges.
2023-10-11 14:59
Israel steps up Gaza offensive as brutality of Hamas attacks laid bare
Israel has stepped up its offensive in Gaza following Hamas' weekend assault as soldiers who retook villages from the Islamist group's fighters unveiled the brutality that had been meted out to civilians in coordinated attacks that US President Joe Biden described as "sheer evil."
2023-10-11 14:51
Children found 'butchered' in Israeli kibbutz, as horror of Hamas' attack on border communities begins to emerge
Bodies of Israeli residents and Palestinian militants lay outside of burned-out homes in the Israeli kibbutz Kfar Aza on Tuesday, days after Hamas launched a large-scale surprise assault on Israel, sending heavily armed fighters pouring across the border from Gaza and rampaging through rural communities.
2023-10-11 11:28
'We have no water': Gaza faces deeper humanitarian crisis as Israel tightens its hold
A humanitarian crisis is swiftly unfolding in Gaza, as trapped residents, many cut off from food and electricity, face a fourth day of Israeli airstrikes in response to Hamas' deadly attack on Israel, during which it has killed 900 people and taken up to 150 hostages.
2023-10-11 03:22
A floating village is stranded on a dry lakebed as extreme drought grips the Amazon
A floating village now lies stranded on a lakebed in Brazil's Amazon as severe drought leaves communities struggling to access food, fresh water and fuel.
2023-10-10 23:50
Israel is at war with Hamas. Here's what to know
Israel has declared war on the Palestinian militant group Hamas after it carried out an unprecedented attack by air, sea and land on Saturday.
2023-10-10 19:49