AFGHANISTAN: Dozens of people were buried in a Kabul cemetery today in the second mass funeral of victims killed in a Pakistani air strike that hit a drug rehabilitation centre earlier this month.

Afghan officials have said hundreds died in the March 16 attack on the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital, though the UN says the death toll is still under verification.

The strike came amid escalating cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan that has seen repeated clashes and air strikes, with two more civilians killed today in eastern Afghanistan.

US: A California jury found Google and Meta liable for $3m in damages in a landmark social media addiction lawsuit that accused the companies of designing addictive features to hook young users.

The 20-year-old plaintiff, who began using YouTube at age six and Instagram at nine, said the platforms exacerbated her mental health issues.

The verdict, handed down on Wednesday after more than 40 hours of deliberation, marks the first time a jury has held tech giants accountable for the addictive design of their platforms.

AFRICA: The UN general assembly adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans as “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations, with 123 votes in favour and three against today.

The US, Israel and Argentina opposed, while Britain and all 27 EU members abstained, citing concerns over a hierarchy of atrocity crimes and legal retroactivity.

The non‑binding resolution urges restitution of cultural items and encourages voluntary reparatory justice talks among member nations.

PALESTINE: An Israeli judge has closed the investigation into the death of a Palestinian teenager in custody, despite autopsy evidence indicating starvation was the likely cause, a newly unsealed court decision has revealed.

Walid Ahmad, 17, died in March 2025 after six months in Megiddo prison, but the judge ruled the cause of death could not be definitively linked to a crime.

Rights groups say the case highlights widespread abuse of Palestinian detainees, with 350 minors held on security grounds, according to Israeli figures.