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JERUSALEM — After 10 non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council proposed a binding resolution that would impose an end to Israel’s war to root out Hamas terrorists in Gaza, there is growing concern that the Biden administration could embrace the measure to send a strong parting message to the Netanyahu government. Relations between […]
India’s government banned non-essential construction in New Delhi, the world’s most polluted capital, and urged residents to avoid burning coal for heating, to combat worsening air quality that has disrupted flights and obscured the Taj Mahal. The new measures, which include sprinkling water with dust suppressants on roads, as well as mechanised sweeping that would […]
An environmental group has advised the Welsh government to create dog-free zones in an effort to make the outdoors less racist and more inclusive. A report by the Climate Cymru BAME identified a series of proposals, including the creation of “dog-free areas in local green spaces.” The reason for the suggestion wasn’t disclosed in the […]
Tensions between Iran and Israel remain heightened as Tehran’s military heads on Thursday once again pledged a crushing response to Jerusalem’s strikes last month, and the U.N.’s atomic watchdog is scrambling to prevent a nuclear escalation. Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi traveled to Iran this week to hold high level meetings […]
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog warned this week the window to “maneuver” a diplomatic solution to halt Iran’s nuclear development was beginning to “shrink.” Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, issued an urgent message in an interview with AFP at the COP29 climate summit in Baku. “The Iranian […]
A mural of Holocaust survivors in Italy has been defaced in a “demented act” of vandalism. The Milanese mural by artist aleXsandro Palombo features Holocaust survivors Liliana Segre and Sami Modiano, whose faces and Stars of David were scratched out. The Auschwitz-Birkenau survivors were portrayed in striped camp uniforms and bulletproof vests. SENATORS VOW TO […]
Brazil’s Supreme Court was evacuated after two nearby explosions on Wednesday night that left one dead in a square near Congress and the presidential palace, police said, stirring security concerns shortly before the country hosts the G20 summit. The blasts come five days before global leaders from the Group of 20 major economies meet in […]
A 60-year-old American tourist was found “beaten to death” at a lavish five-star hotel in Ireland, police said. According to a release from Ireland’s national police and security service, Garda Síochána, an unidentified American citizen was found unconscious in his hotel room at Ballyfin Demesne, a luxurious hotel in Laois, Ireland, Tuesday. The victim was […]
New storms in Spain caused school closures and train cancellations on Wednesday, two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other parts of the country killed more than 220 people and destroyed thousands of homes. Coastal areas of Valencia were placed under the highest alert on Wednesday evening. Forecasters said up to 7 inches of […]
U.S. President Joe Biden will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for likely the final time on Saturday, senior administration officials said, as Beijing prepares for a potentially more confrontational period with Washington under Donald Trump. The two leaders are expected to hold talks spanning a range of global hot spots, including heightened tensions between Washington […]
