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Romanians are casting ballots on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election. George Simion is a far-right candidate who says he is part of a new wave of patriotic politics in Europe. Left-wing Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu is the candidate for the Social Democrats. Other serious contenders include former NATO deputy general secretary … Read more
The latest: Israeli military blames Hamas rocket fire for renewed evacuation directive. Director of major north Gaza hospital injured in Israeli drone strike, health officials say. Two reported injured after missile strike on mosque in central Gaza. Palestinians say hospitals in north Gaza barely functioning. Israeli airstrikes kill 10 people in central Gaza, say medics. The Israeli military issued new … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly talked about shutting down the United States Department of Education. Vice President-elect JD Vance has called universities the “enemy” and “hostile institutions”. And while Trump’s pick for education secretary, former wrestling executive Linda McMahon, stands out primarily for having no apparent experience in the field of education, advocates are anxiously … Read more
It’s becoming increasingly clear that Aaron Rodgers, who turns 41 next week, is not at 100% health. Rodgers ruptured his Achilles on just his fourth snap in a New York Jet uniform last year, but he looked like he turned back the clock a bit in Week 3 against the New England Patriots. However, since … Read more
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday Ukraine needs to strengthen its defences to protect people after its air defence units shot down 50 of 73 Russian drones launched overnight over many regions. “An air alert has been sounded almost daily across Ukraine this week,” Zelenskyy said on Telegram messenger. Over the past week Russia used … Read more
More than one year after October 7, Zaka volunteers, who collect the remains of the dead, including terror victims, are trying to find resilience in therapy sessions. These orthodox Jews were not accustomed to these methods, but some were surprised by their positive effects.
Hezbollah fired at least 185 rockets and other projectiles into Israel on Sunday, wounding seven people in the militant group’s heaviest barrage in several days, in response to deadly Israeli strikes in Beirut while negotiators pressed on with cease-fire efforts to halt the war. Meanwhile, an Israeli strike on a Lebanese army center killed one … Read more
The arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), have brought back not-so-fond memories to many Kenyans. More than a decade ago, then Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy – current President William Ruto – became the first incumbent heads of … Read more
In conjunction with her newly released memoir, Cher is turning back time to reflect on her storied career, spilling secrets and addressing rumors that she is “difficult” to work with. In a new interview with The Sunday Times, the “Goddess of Pop,” spoke candidly about two projects she had worked on as an actress during … Read more
The trillion-dollar question these days is where the huge sums of money needed to address climate change are going to come from, especially for developing countries. Getting governments to put up more was the big focus at the UN climate conference that wrapped this week, but as seen by a wave of criticism about weak … Read more