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Record number of migrants, refugees reached Canary Islands by sea in 2024 | Migration News
Spain received 63,970 migrants and refugess who arrived through irregular routes last year, including 46,843 people in the Canary Islands. At least 46,843 people reached Spain’s Canary Islands in 2024 through the increasingly deadly Atlantic migration route, the country’s interior ministry has said. The European country received 63,970 migrants who… Read Details ⇢
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Sam Altman reveals your biggest requests for OpenAI in 2025 and there are two I’d love to see happen
In a tweet on X.com, OpenAI CEO and founder Sam Altman listed what people most want most from the company in 2025. It makes for very interesting reading, and it’s not all about ChatGPT. In answer to the question “What would you like OpenAI to build/fix in 2025?” Altman has… Read Details ⇢
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Man in car killed himself before the Cybertruck exploded
Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill briefs the media about the Tesla Cybertruck which exploded in front of the entrance to Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. CHASE STEVENS / AP The United States Army soldier inside the Tesla Cybertruck that burst into flames outside President-elect… Read Details ⇢
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Outrage in Senegal after 9-year-old girl becomes pregnant after being raped
In Senegal, the case of a 9-year-old girl, pregnant after being raped by her Koran teacher, has sparked debate and outrage — particularly from rights organisations. In Senegal, victims of rape and incest are required to carry their pregnancies to term, under threat of two years in prison and a… Read Details ⇢
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New Orleans, Las Vegas suspects latest in long line of military radicals
A pair of suspected terrorist attacks on New Year’s Day were both allegedly carried out by former U.S. service members, raising questions about how those with access to sensitive intelligence and the nation’s most advanced weapons get swept up in radical beliefs. Early Wednesday morning, Texas resident Shamsud-Din Jabbar allegedly plowed into… Read Details ⇢
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Calls grow for release of jailed poet al-Qaradawi after arrest in Lebanon | Human Rights News
Egyptian activist Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was held due to an Egyptian arrest warrant, a Lebanese official said. A group of lawyers and activists have called for the immediate release of Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi, an Egyptian opposition activist wanted by Cairo who was detained by Lebanese authorities as he arrived from… Read Details ⇢
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I want the iPhone 17 to get rid of the Dynamic Island – but not for the reason you think
Apple’s Dynamic Island, that pill-shaped and wholly fungible black space that sits atop your iPhone 16 (along with iPhone 15 and iPhone 14 Pro models), is relatively small in the scheme of things. As measured by me, it usually sits between 22mm and 32 mm wide and 6mm deep –… Read Details ⇢
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Can Europe buying American oil and gas avert a trade war with Trump?
Near the Phillips 66 refinery in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on November 19, 2024. MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP It’s a message in the purest style of US President-elect Donald Trump, alternating lowercase letters and capital letters, all intimidation and bravado. “I told the European… Read Details ⇢
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Israel threatens to step up Gaza strikes
Israel warned Wednesday that it will intensify its strikes in Gaza if Hamas keeps up its rocket fire, as Palestinian rescuers reported dozens of deaths from Israeli strikes on the first day of the New Year. Over the past week, Palestinian militants have repeatedly fired rockets at Israel, particularly from… Read Details ⇢