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  • ‘I knew these giants, Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Qreiqeh and Anas al-Sharif’ | Israel-Palestine conflict

    ‘I knew these giants, Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Qreiqeh and Anas al-Sharif’ | Israel-Palestine conflict

    Deir el-Balah, Gaza – The first time I met Mohammed Qreiqeh was at al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City on January 31 when we had just returned from southern Gaza to the north.

    I went to Al Jazeera’s media tent at the hospital, where he was. Photographer Abdel “Abed” Hakim and I introduced ourselves, and we all chatted – about the situation, the war and our displacement to the south.

    At the time, Anas al-Sharif was doing a live report.

    I felt a warm sense of familiarity. I was finally…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • As Trump tacitly backs Gaza City offensive, Netanyahu–army rift widens

    As Trump tacitly backs Gaza City offensive, Netanyahu–army rift widens

    An exchange last week between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top general suggests that the Israeli premier himself does not believe in the plan he is touting for Israel to take full control of Gaza City.

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Inside Dog Longevity Startup Loyal

    Inside Dog Longevity Startup Loyal

    What if dogs could live longer and healthier lives? Loyal’s Celine Halioua has raised $135 million from top investors to develop canine longevity pills—and expects to get her first conditional approval from the FDA next year.


    Dogs don’t live long enough. The family Lab might make it to 14; bigger beasts like Bernese mountain dogs are lucky to see 9. Celine Halioua thinks they deserve a few more years. A scientist, Oxford Ph.D. dropout and former chief of staff at the first venture…

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    News Source: www.forbes.com

  • Forbes Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2025

    Forbes Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2025


    Artificial intelligence dominates this year’s list of 25 venture-backed startups we think most likely to reach a $1 billion valuation.

    Edited by Amy Feldman, Forbes Staff

    Editorial Operations: Elisabeth Brier

    Reporters: Emily Baker-White, Jeremy Bogaisky, Moya Johnson, Richard Nieva and Rashi Shrivastava


    This is the 11th year we have partnered with TrueBridge Capital Partners to scour the land for budding unicorns. To qualify, startups must be venture-backed, based in the U.S. and…

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    News Source: www.forbes.com

  • Cutting sugar won’t curb your sweet tooth, scientists say

    Cutting sugar won’t curb your sweet tooth, scientists say

    Turns out, your sweet tooth may not be shaped by your diet. Findings from a new randomized controlled trial suggest that eating more sweet-tasting foods doesn’t increase someone’s preference for sweet tastes.

    The researchers found that after six months on diets with varying amounts of sweet foods, study participants’ preference for sweetness stayed the same, no matter how much sweet-tasting foods they ate.

    “We also found that diets with lower or higher dietary sweetness were not associated…

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    News Source: www.sciencedaily.com

  • Grok Suspended After Accusing Israel and US of Genocide in Gaza: Is It Exposing Zionist Influence in the Media?

    Grok Suspended After Accusing Israel and US of Genocide in Gaza: Is It Exposing Zionist Influence in the Media?

    Texas (Quds News Network)- The Grok AI chatbot was temporarily suspended on Monday following statements accusing Israel and the United States of committing genocide in Gaza, raising questions about whether the chatbot is exposing Zionist influence in the media.

    The bot, which has become widely embraced on X as a way for users to fact-check or respond to other users’ arguments, posted that it had been taken offline over accusing the US and Israel of committing genocide in Gaza,…

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    News Source: qudsnen.co

  • UN probe finds evidence of ‘systematic torture’ in Myanmar | Human Rights News

    UN probe finds evidence of ‘systematic torture’ in Myanmar | Human Rights News

    Investigators name senior figures among those responsible for alleged abuses at detention facilities.

    United Nations investigators say they have gathered evidence of systematic torture in Myanmar’s detention facilities, identifying senior figures among those responsible.

    The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), set up in 2018 to examine potential breaches of international law, said on Tuesday that detainees had endured beatings, electric shocks, strangulation and…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Israel bombards Gaza City overnight; Hamas leader due in Cairo in bid to salvage ceasefire talks

    Israel bombards Gaza City overnight; Hamas leader due in Cairo in bid to salvage ceasefire talks

    By Nidal al-Mughrabi

    CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli planes and tanks kept bombarding eastern areas of Gaza City overnight, killing at least 11 people, witnesses and medics said on Tuesday, with Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayya due in Cairo for talks to revive a U.S.-backed ceasefire plan.

    The latest round of indirect talks in Qatar ended in deadlock in late July with Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas trading blame over the lack of progress on a U.S. proposal for a 60-day truce and hostage…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Illia Zabarnyi: PSG sign Ukraine defender from Bournemouth | Football News

    Illia Zabarnyi: PSG sign Ukraine defender from Bournemouth | Football News

    Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain sign Ukraine international defender Illia Zabarnyi from Bournemouth.

    Paris Saint-Germain have signed centre back Illia Zabarnyi from Premier League club Bournemouth on a five-year contract, with the 22-year-old becoming the French club’s first Ukrainian player in history.

    Financial details were not disclosed but media reports on Tuesday said the transfer fee was worth about 63 million euros ($73m).

    The Ukraine international was a key part of…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • PSG vs Tottenham: UEFA Super Cup – teams, start, lineups | Football News

    PSG vs Tottenham: UEFA Super Cup – teams, start, lineups | Football News

    Who: Paris Saint-Germain vs Tottenham Hotspur
    What: UEFA Super Cup
    Where: Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, Italy
    When: Wednesday, August 13 at 9pm (19:00 GMT)

    How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 5pm (15:00 GMT) in advance of our live text commentary stream.

    The first major trophy of the season is up for grabs and UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain will be targeting a fourth title in the calendar year when they face Europa League champions Tottenham…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com