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Japanese Prime Minister Proposes AI Legislation Amid Rising Concerns

Japanese Prime Minister Proposes AI Legislation Amid Rising Concerns

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has called for legislation aimed at minimizing the dangers and risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI), Anadolu Agency reported. Speaking to lawmakers, Ishiba emphasized the importance of AI in addressing Japan’s low productivity issues. He…
NASA Astronaut Suni Williams Sets Spacewalking Record

NASA Astronaut Suni Williams Sets Spacewalking Record

NASA astronaut Suni Williams has made history by logging the most spacewalking time for any female astronaut, totaling 62 hours and 6 minutes, SciTech Daily reported. On Thursday, Williams and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore completed a successful spacewalk, which began…
Germany’s Parliament Passes Controversial Migration Motion

Germany’s Parliament Passes Controversial Migration Motion

Germany’s federal parliament Wednesday approved a contentious motion for stricter migration and asylum policies, proposed by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), Khaama Press reported. The motion garnered support from the far-right Alternative for Germany…
Democrats Urge Resumption of Afghan Refugee Resettlement Program

Democrats Urge Resumption of Afghan Refugee Resettlement Program

A coalition of prominent Democratic figures in Congress has called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to reinstate the Afghan refugee resettlement program and continue essential services for Afghan refugees already residing in the U.S., Khaama Press reported. This request…
Urgent Call for International Support in Goma’s Humanitarian Crisis

Urgent Call for International Support in Goma’s Humanitarian Crisis

The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Bruno Lemarquis, has expressed grave concern over the humanitarian situation in Goma following intense fighting, Reliefweb.com reported. Medical facilities are overwhelmed, treating over 1,000 wounded civilians between January 23…
700 Killed in Five Days Amid Rebel Offensive in Eastern DRC as UN Issues Warnings Against Deepening Humanitarian Crisis

700 Killed in Five Days Amid Rebel Offensive in Eastern DRC as UN Issues Warnings Against Deepening Humanitarian Crisis

The United Nations has reported a severe humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid ongoing clashes between government forces and M23 rebels, Anadolu Agency reported. Over five days, at least 700 people have been killed and 2,800…
Kazakhstan Urged to Implement UN Human Rights Recommendations

Kazakhstan Urged to Implement UN Human Rights Recommendations

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Kazakhstan to act on recommendations made during the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review, Jurist News reported. The review, which involved 103 state delegates, resulted in 294 recommendations addressing various human rights…
EU Links Pakistan’s Trade Privileges to Human Rights Progress

EU Links Pakistan’s Trade Privileges to Human Rights Progress

The European Union (EU) has warned Pakistan that its access to duty-free trade under the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) is contingent on improvements in human rights, VOA reported. Olof Skoog, the EU’s special human rights envoy, emphasized this…
Pakistan Cracks Down on Human Smuggling Following Mediterranean Tragedies

Pakistan Cracks Down on Human Smuggling Following Mediterranean Tragedies

Pakistan has intensified its crackdown on human smuggling networks after recent boat disasters in the Mediterranean, resulting in the deaths of at least 43 Pakistanis off Morocco, Al Jazeera reported. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif dismissed Ahmed Ishaq Jahangir, head of…
Pakistan: Journalists Protest Against Peca Amendments

Pakistan: Journalists Protest Against Peca Amendments

Journalists across Pakistan mounted protests on Friday against recent amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca), which were quickly passed by parliament and signed into law by President Asif Ali Zardari, Dawn Newspaper reported. The Pakistan Federal Union…
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