France is trying Syrian ex-officials for the torture and killing of a father and son. Here’s why A Paris court is seeking to determine this week whether top Syrian intelligence officials were responsible for the disappearance and deaths of a French-Syrian father and his son. 05/20/2024 - 9:41 pm | View Link
Three senior Syrian officials face war crimes trial in absentia in France Three senior Syrian officials will face trial in absentia in a Paris court on Tuesday accused of involvement in the disappearance and subsequent death of a French-Syrian father and his son. 05/20/2024 - 6:01 pm | View Link
German minister: Ukraine needs long-range weapons to defend Kharkiv Ukraine needs more long-range weapons to fight off Russian advances in the northern Kharkiv region where the situation around the country's second-largest city remains "highly dramatic", Germany's ... 05/16/2024 - 8:26 pm | View Link
Monthly World News Agenda GENEVA (Switzerland) - Negotiations at the UN agency on intellectual property (WIPO) on biopiracy VIDEO. (To 24) MARSEILLE (France) - Trial of oil and gas group Bourbon accused of bribery of public ... 05/16/2024 - 4:32 am | View Link
The Latest | Israel says it will send more troops to Rafah, as fighting also rages in Gaza’s north The U.S. military has finished installing a floating pier for delivering humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, besieged after seven months of fighting in the Israel-Hamas war. 05/15/2024 - 8:34 pm | View Link
Mexico City — It’s so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees.
At least 83 of the midsize primates, who are known for their roaring vocal calls, were found dead in the Gulf coast state of Tabasco. Others were rescued by residents, including five that were rushed to a local veterinarian who battled to save them.
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“They arrived in critical condition, with dehydration and fever,” said Dr.
HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) collectively cause about 2.5 million deaths and 1.2 million cases of cancer each year, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO).
The report, released Tuesday, found that case notifications of STIs are increasing in many regions, and new HIV and viral hepatitis infections are not declining fast enough.
When the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan unveiled this week his intention to seek arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas leaders over respective violations of international humanitarian law, both parties responded with predictable outrage. But perhaps the most notable reactions came from the U. S. and the U.
JERUSALEM — Israeli officials seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern Israel on Tuesday, accusing the news organization of violating a new media law by providing images to Al Jazeera.
The Qatari satellite channel is among thousands of clients that receive live video feeds from the AP and other news organizations.
Singapore Airlines Ltd. said one person was killed and several others injured after a flight from the U. K. to Singapore encountered severe turbulence in the skies over Asia and was forced to make an emergency landing in Thailand.
“We can confirm that there are injuries and one fatality on board the Boeing 777-300ER,” the carrier said in a statement.
Recent battlefield reverses in Ukraine, with Kherson under increasing attack, are powerful reminders that Ukraine needs every penny of support it can get urgently. Yet Western governments still refuse to seize Russia’s $300 billion in frozen assets, even though the idea of making Russia pay for Ukraine’s rebuilding is broadly popular across the U.