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World - / Apr 23, 2024 - South Korean sentenced to 14 months in jail for killing 76 cats - A young man from South Korea has been handed a 14-month prison sentence for the brutal killing of 76 cats, marking a disturbing case of animal cruelty in the nation. The individual, in his 20s, was found guilty of breaching South Korea's animal protection laws, as per the Changwon District Court in the southeastern region of the country.

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World - / Apr 23, 2024 - UN rights chief 'horrified' by mass grave reports at Gaza hospitals - UN rights chief Volker Turk expressed shock at the destruction of Gaza's Nasser and Al Shifa medical facilities, alongside reports of mass graves with hundreds of bodies, as per a spokesperson. Palestinian authorities discovered bodies in mass graves at a hospital in Khan Younis post its abandonment by Israeli troops. Similar reports emerged from the Al Shifa site following an Israeli special forces operation.

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