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Israel assault has turned Gaza into humanitarian hellscape, says UN

JERUSALEM, Apr 19 (AFP): More than six months of Israel's military offensive in Gaza has turned the Palestinian territory into a "humanitarian hellscape", UN chief Antonio Guterres said Thursday, also warning that one wrong move could see the Middle East devolve into a wider war.World powers have been nervously watching...

Quarter of UK kids aged 5-7 have smartphones

LONDON, Apr 19 (BBC): Nearly a quarter of UK five-to-seven-year-olds now have their own smartphone, Ofcom research suggests.Social media use also rose in the age group over last year with nearly two in five using messaging service WhatsApp, despite its minimum age of 13. The communications regulator warned parental enforcement...

Children among eight dead in Russian strike on Ukraine's central region

KYIV, Apr 19 (BBC): Two Russian strikes in Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region have killed eight people, including two children, officials say. The station in the main city Dnipro came under attack, and several homes were hit further east in Synelnykove.President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attack highlighted the need for every...

Israel targets air defence sites in Syria

BEIRUT, Apr 19 (AFP): Israeli strikes on Friday targeted a Syrian army position in the country's south, Syria's government and a monitor said, as US media reported Israel had hits its arch-rival Iran.In a statement, Syria's defence ministry said "the Israeli enemy carried out an attack using missiles... targeting our...

ASEAN 'deeply concerned' by escalating Myanmar violence

BANGKOK, April 19, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Southeast Asian regional bloc ASEAN said it is "deeply concerned" about a recent upsurge in fighting in Myanmar, after fierce clashes over a key trading hub on the Thai border.The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations urged "all parties for an...

China unveils new cyber force to 'fight, win' wars

BEIJING, Apr 19 (AFP): China announced the creation of a new military cyber corps on Friday, saying it would bolster Beijing's capacity to "fight and win" wars.The Information Support Force will act as a "key support for coordinated development and application of network information systems", defence ministry spokesman Wu Qian...

Indonesia volcano erupts again

TAGULANDANG, Apr 19 (AFP): A remote Indonesian volcano sent a tower of ash spewing into the sky Friday, after nearly half a dozen eruptions earlier this week forced thousands to evacuate when molten rocks rained down on their villages.Mount Ruang in Indonesia's outermost region of North Sulawesi started erupting late...