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The Israeli military has carried out air raids in the suburbs of Beirut for the fourth consecutive day as Lebanese officials studied a US plan for a ceasefire. Israeli air strikes flattened five buildings in the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs on Friday. One of them was located near one of Beirut’s busiest traffic junctions, Tayouneh. … Read more
Republican attorneys general are putting President-elect Donald Trump’s prosecutors on notice, urging them to halt “political prosecutions of the incoming president.” “The cases brought against President Trump, particularly the criminal prosecutions, had nothing to do with crime,” Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird told Fox News Digital in an interview this week. “They had everything to … Read more
People walk in front of Cinderella’s Castle at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World on May 31, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images All is well in the Magic Kingdom. Disney’s theme park division posted record revenue and profit in fiscal 2024, with revenues rising 5% for … Read more
BBC Relatives of those underground have been protesting on the surface Dozens of volunteers have entered an abandoned gold mine in South Africa to help what could be thousands of illegal miners who have been underground for a month. Because the miners entered the shaft in Stilfontein deliberately, desperate to retrieve gold or mineral residues, … Read more
What soccer, a recent foray into coaching and years of writing this newsletter taught our columnist about the game, and himself.
Nations have gathered in Azerbaijan for COP29, under the shadow cast by the re-election of climate change denier Donald Trump, who has pledged to row back on the United States’ carbon-cutting commitments. As the planet logs its hottest year on record, Charles Pellegrin and his guests discuss how the second Trump administration will impact the … Read more
Iran will back any decision taken by Lebanon in talks to secure a ceasefire with Israel, a senior Iranian official said on Friday, signaling Tehran wants to see an end to a conflict that has dealt heavy blows to its Lebanese ally Hezbollah. Ali Larijani, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, spoke during a visit … Read more
Tropical Storm Sara scraped along northern Honduras’ Caribbean coast early Friday, dumping torrential rains across parts of Central America and southern Mexico after making an initial landfall overnight. Sara hit land about 105 miles west-northwest of Cabo Gracias a Dios on the Honduras-Nicaragua border, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. That is … Read more
We explore what role the sport field could play in a movement to boycott Israel over its war on Gaza. Scenes of destruction flooded social media timelines when clashes broke out following a football match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam. While the mainstream media framed the violence as anti-Semitic, many netizens and … Read more
Pick out your pet’s favorite bed, toys and treats and pay less during Walmart’s early Black Friday sales. (iStock ) The holidays are fast approaching, so as you’re making your lists for gifts to buy, don’t forget to include your pets! Although your cat and dog might not fully understand that it’s the holidays, they love … Read more