What It's Like Backpacking in Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan as an American "In general I felt safe in Afghanistan...safer than big cities in the U.S. and Western Europe after dark, that's for sure," Eli Snyder told Newsweek. 05/25/2024 - 6:00 am | View Link
The Latest | Largest hospital in central Gaza faces imminent shutdown due to lack of fuel The largest hospital serving central Gaza faces imminent shutdown because it is running out of power after Israel’s military assault in Rafah severely limited entry of fuel for generators, the Health ... 05/23/2024 - 5:12 am | View Link
Snap British general election on July 4: Socialist Equality Party will challenge Tory and Labour parties of genocide and war Notwithstanding the fate of the Tories, despised by millions, the problem facing workers in Britain is that there is nothing fundamental to distinguish Sunak’s government from Starmer’s Labour Party. 05/22/2024 - 8:44 am | View Link
General election or reshuffle: what are the six options for Sunak’s announcement? Westminster is rife with speculation of a big announcement from Downing Street – potentially the calling of a general election – being made on Wednesday evening.A Cabinet meeting has been called for ... 05/22/2024 - 3:11 am | View Link
Excessive force trial opens against state police in 2017 killing of Washington County man When Pennsylvania State Police were dispatched to a Washington County trailer park on Oct. 1, 2017, they were told a man appeared to be in a mental health crisis. He had a knife and was out of control ... 05/21/2024 - 2:14 pm | View Link
Geneva — A global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait: After more than two years of negotiations, rich and poor countries have failed — for now — to come up with a plan for how the world might respond to the next pandemic.
After COVID-19 triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed millions, leaders at the World Health Organization and worldwide vowed to do better in the future.
The U. K. is headed for a general election on July 4, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak requested that King Charles III dissolve parliament earlier this week, sooner than many analysts expected. While the U. K. has transitioned to a parliamentary democracy over the last few centuries, the monarchy still plays a symbolic role in many aspects of the U.
A British-born teenager who died of leukemia at age 15 in 2006 is set to be recognized as the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint, the Vatican announced Thursday.
Nicknamed “God’s Influencer,” Carlo Acutis was known for his computer prowess and spreading Roman Catholic teachings online. Acutis was born in London in 1991, before his Italian parents Andrea Acutis and Antonia Salzano relocated to Milan.
LONDON — A British neonatal nurse who was convicted of murdering seven babies and the attempted murder of six others has lost her bid to appeal.
Lucy Letby, 34, had asked for permission to challenge the verdict after she was convicted and sentenced to life in prison last year. A three-judge panel of Britain’s Court of Appeal heard the case in April and released its decision on Friday.
“Having heard her application, we have decided to refuse leave to appeal on all grounds and refuse all associated applications,″ Judge Victoria Sharp said.
TEL AVIV, Israel — The bodies of three more hostages killed on Oct 7. were recovered overnight from Gaza, Israel’s army said Friday, as the top United Nations court prepares to rule on whether Israel must halt its military operations and withdraw from the enclave.
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The bodies of Hanan Yablonka, Michel Nisenbaum, and Orion Hernandez Radoux were found and their families have been notified.
Kabosu, the Japanese shiba inu that became famous as the face of the ‘doge’ meme and inspired one of the largest cryptocurrencies, has died at 18 years old. She “passed away quietly” while being stroked by her owner, Atsuko Sato, who shared the news in a blog post on Friday.