Food for Gaza decays in Jordan warehouses as Israel restricts aid
Food aid is moldering in warehouses in Jordan, the main hub for humanitarian aid to Gaza. Other foods and medicines are loaded on trucks that... Read More
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Remembering a Ballet Legend in Russia; a Monkey Census in Nepal
Russians remember the longtime artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, who died recently. Yuri Grigorovich held the position for the last three decades of the... Read More
Billowing smoke from Canadian wildfires wafts into the U.S.
The Manitoba wildfires have forced 17,000 people to flee the province. Plumes of heavy smoke are expected to drift into the United States over Friday... Read More
Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams wins libel case against BBC over spy murder claim
Adams sued over an allegation in a 2016 documentary that he sanctioned the 2006 killing of a British spy in Ireland. A jury in Dublin’s... Read More
French health ministry extends smoking ban
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France to ban smoking at beaches, parks and outside schools from July 1st to protect children (Image credit: JACQUES BRINON)... Read More
Russell Brand pleads not guilty to rape, sexual assault charges in U.K.
On Friday, Brand pleaded not guilty to five counts of rape and assault that date back more than 25 years. He says the charges are... Read More
Israel bars aid from entering Gaza from Jordan
Jordan has been a hub for humanitarian aid going to Gaza. It’s just a few hours drive from the Gaza border. But now, amid spreading... Read More
After 529 days alone in the Australian bush, Valerie the mini dachshund is home
Valerie ran off while she was on a camping trip with her owners back in 2023 on a remote island in Australia. They had lost... Read More
Argentine court declares a mistrial in the death of soccer star Maradona
One of the judges stepped down over criticism surrounding her participation in a documentary about the case. Seven health professionals are accused of negligence in... Read More
Officials blame climate change for glacier collapse that destroyed Swiss town
A collapsing glacier roared down a mountainside in the Swiss Alps on Wednesday. It wiped out one village in its path. The destruction it caused... Read More
Rubio’s move to revoke Chinese students visas sparks condemnation
The U.S. will “aggressively” revoke visas from Chinese students and enhance scrutiny for future applicants, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.... Read More
Why Germany’s Government Can Spy on a Political Party
Germany’s biggest opposition political party, the nationalist and anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party, has been designated “extremist” by the country’s domestic intelligence agency. That means... Read More
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Kenyan literary giant who fought colonialism, dies at 87
The Kenyan author championed local African languages and was imprisoned for his work. His name was often mentioned in discussions about the Nobel Prize in... Read More
A Swiss village is buried after a glacier collapses in the Alps
The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village. Authorities had evacuated residents earlier... Read More
Hundreds of writers call for Gaza ceasefire and aid
More than 300 writers from the UK and Ireland have signed a letter calling for immediate aid and a ceasefire in Gaza. (Image credit: Leon... Read More
Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine discusses Trump’s recent criticism of Putin
What does President Trump’s changing rhetoric on Vladimir Putin suggest about his relationship with the Russian leader? NPR’s Michel Martin asks William Taylor, former U.S.... Read More
President Trump expressing growing frustration with Russia’s Vladimir Putin
For several days now, President Trump has expressed growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the slow progress towards ending the war in Ukraine.... Read More
Hungary inspires U.S. conservatives. Its leader is seen as running a ‘dictatorship’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been called “Trump before there was a Trump.” Here’s why his reshaping of Hungary’s political institutions inspires U.S. conservatives.... Read More
World financial markets welcome court ruling against Trump’s tariffs
Financial markets welcomed a U.S. court ruling that blocks President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law. (Image credit: Lee... Read More
Portugal’s Chega party becomes the main opposition and joins Europe’s far-right surge
Portugal’s anti-immigration Chega party notched another political gain for Europe’s far right on Wednesday after it was assigned the second-most seats in parliament. (Image credit:... Read More
Rubio says U.S. will “aggressively” revoke visas for many Chinese students
The announcement to revoke visas most drastic move yet to curtail the numbers of international students studying in the U.S.... Read More
Tate brothers face rape and trafficking charges in U.K.
British prosecutors have approved 21 charges against self styled misogynist influencers, brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, including rape, assault, and human trafficking. (Image credit: Andrei... Read More
Children of ISIS fighter find new life in Minnesota
When ISIS was at its height, its ranks included several hundred Americans. They were often young men radicalized online by savvy marketing that promised free... Read More
Healthcare System Collapses in Sudan’s Capital
The civil war in Sudan has been ongoing for more than two years causing some fifteen million people to be displaced and the collapse of... Read More
Peruvian farmer loses landmark climate case against German energy giant
A Peruvian farmer has lost a decade-long legal climate case against Germany energy giant RWE. Saúl Luciano Lliuya claimed the company’s emissions had contributed to... Read More