Genetic testing firm 23andme files for bankruptcy protection Officials, including California’s attorney general, question what will happen to the data collected by the firm. Co-founder and former CEO of 23andMe Anne Wojcicki says she plans to bid for the company [File: Jeff Chiu/AP] Published On 24 Mar 202524 Mar 2025 Genetic testing firm 23andMe has…
At least five killed in RSF shelling in Sudan’s Khartoum: Lawyers’ group The attack comes as the Sudanese army pushes to take full control of the capital. Soldiers of the Sudanese army or affiliated forces pose for a picture at the damaged presidential palace after recapturing the complex from Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries in…
Inside Story How serious is Israel’s latest political crisis for its leader? Protests are held over Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to sack the Shin Bet chief and the attorney general. Major protests are being held in Israel against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. His firing of the internal security service chief is blocked by the Supreme Court…
Thousands rally in Serbia against Trump son-in-law’s real estate project Demonstrators protest Jared Kushner’s plans to transform former army HQ bombed by NATO into luxury hotel and shopping site. A protest rally against a real estate development project financed by the firm of Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in Belgrade, Serbia, on Monday, March 24,…
The US State Department blamed Hamas for Israel’s killing of two journalists in Gaza, including one from Al Jazeera.
The Bottom Line What’s Trump’s plan for the Middle East? All US presidents say they want to avoid Middle East conflicts. But is Trump setting himself up for more war and turmoil? In a span of days, Israel resumed its bombing campaign against the people of Gaza, the US launched a war with Yemen, and…
Trump to impose 25-percent tariffs on countries that buy oil from Venezuela The US president also announced he would seek to launch an ‘External Revenue Agency’ on April 2 to collect tariffs. President Donald Trump listens during a March 24 cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, the United States [Pool via AP]…
The United Nations says it will reduce its footprint in Gaza amid Israel’s renewed assault on the strip.
HIV and AIDS deaths could increase globally amid US aid freeze, UN says US President Donald Trump put almost all US foreign aid on hold upon taking office. A man puts up a banner at the Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute in Johannesburg, South Africa [EPA/STR] Published On 24 Mar 202524 Mar 2025 There…
Turkiye detains over 1,100 as Erdogan blames ‘evil’ opposition for protests Despite the crackdown, opposition activists promise to ‘not back down’, urging more people to take to streets. Protesters hold purple smoke flares during a rally in support of Istanbul’s arrested mayor at Istanbul’s city hall on March 24, 2025 [Ozan Kose/AFP] Published On 24…