Israel is apparently preparing to expand its ground offensive in Gaza into a third section of the territory. Palestinian refugee camps were bombarded in central Gaza on Tuesday, residents said. More than 20,600 Palestinians, two-thirds of them women and children, have been killed since the start of the war, according to the Health Ministry in … Read more
PARIS — Women’s rights activists criticized French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for appearing to take sides with actor Gérard Depardieu by saying the film star who is facing sexual misconduct allegations “makes France proud.” Speaking on Wednesday night on TV channel France 5, Macron described himself as a “big admirer” of a “great actor.” … Read more
The “Barbie” power ballad “I’m Just Ken” and AP and Frontline’s documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” just got one step closer to an Oscar nomination. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday shortlists in 10 categories, including best original song, documentary feature, international feature, original score, and crafts like hair and makeup, … Read more
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The doctors gave Shaimaa Nabahin an impossible choice: lose your left leg or risk death. The 22-year-old had been hospitalized in Gaza for around a week, after her ankle was partially severed in an Israeli airstrike, when doctors told her she was suffering from blood poisoning. Nabahin chose to maximize … Read more
Thousands of protesters have rallied in Sydney and Melbourne for the eighth week in a row, using the gathering to call for more support from the unions. Protesters filled Sydney’s Hyde Park while those in Melbourne took up the entire road in front of Flinders St Station on Sunday as they called on Australian leaders … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to keep up the fight against Hamas militants, while Palestinians have mourned more than 100 people who Gaza health officials say were killed in Israeli airstrikes. Netanyahu visited Israeli troops in the northern Gaza Strip just hours after one of the besieged enclave’s deadliest nights in the 11-week-old … Read more
An American couple who died as the result of a devastating crash a week before Christmas were on their way to tell family they were expecting a baby. Parker, 26, and Chloe Stott, 24, were travelling home to Arizona on December 20 when they were hit head-on by a truck near the town of Wickenburg. … Read more
16 people were killed in an attack in Nigeria’s north-central state of Plateau on Monday. In Plateau, clashes between herders and farmers are common. Updated: December 25, 2023 6:45 AM IST By Joy Pillai 16 Killed In Attack In Nigeria’s Plateau: Army | Photo: X (representative Image) Plateau: At least 16 people were killed in … Read more
An immigration law expert says a court decision which resulted in dozens of refugees – some of them serious criminals – being released into the community has ended a “warehouse-like arrangement” where the government would lock up “people they didn’t want to deal with”. Australia’s highest court overturned a decades-long precedent concerning the nation’s immigration … Read more
GENEVA — The U.N. health agency said Friday that reported cases of dengue globally increased tenfold over the last generation, with climate change and the growing spread of virus-carrying mosquitoes partly to blame for transmission that remains mostly prevalent in the Americas. The World Health Organization said reported cases soared to a record 5.2 million … Read more
