Gaza is the “hungriest place on Earth” and its entire population is at risk of famine, warns the United Nations, as desperate Palestinians are shot at, starved, and forced from their homes by the Israeli forces. Calling on Israel to stop its campaign of deliberate starvation and allow food into the besieged enclave, the UN … Read more
Stephanie Case won an ultramarathon race in Wales, running more than 60 miles over rough terrain — and stopping three times to breastfeed her 6-month-old baby, Pepper. Rich Gill hide caption toggle caption Rich Gill In the sport of ultrarunning, athletes often defy human limits. But at a recent 100-kilometer race in Wales, one runner … Read more
A ceasefire proposal with Israel tabled by the administration of United States President Donald Trump is “still under discussion” by Hamas, but in its current form will only result in “the continuation of killing and famine” in Gaza, an official from the Palestinian group has said. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday … Read more
The village of Blatten, in a valley below the Bietschhorn mountain in the Swiss Alps, was destroyed Wednesday by a landslide after part of the huge Birch Glacier collapsed. A local river is now blocked and forming a lake that is flooding buildings that remain, authorities said. ALEXANDRE AGRUSTI/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle … Read more
Aref Shamtan, 73, chose to erect a tent near his decimated home in northwest Syria instead of remaining in a displacement camp following the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. “I feel good here, even among the rubble,” Shamtan said, sipping tea at the tent near his field. Upon returning with his son after al-Assad … Read more
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate talk to the media outside their residence on March 23, 2025 in Bucharest, Romania. Andrei Pungovschi/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Andrei Pungovschi/Getty Images Europe LONDON — British prosecutors have confirmed that Andrew and Tristan Tate face 21 criminal charges in total, that include rape, assault and … Read more
Joel Le Scouarnec tells court he committed ‘despicable act’ in another mass rape case that shocks France. A French court has sentenced a retired surgeon to 20 years in prison for raping or sexually abusing nearly 300 victims, many of them children under anaesthesia, over 25 years of his career in another case of years-long … Read more
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, on Tuesday, in Jasionka, Poland. Alex Brandon/AP Pool hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Pool WARSAW, Poland — The Conservative Political Action Conference, the United States’ premier conservative gathering, held its first meeting in Poland on Tuesday, just five days before a … Read more
The high court has declined to hear a bid to block a project that Indigenous groups say would destroy a site of religious significance. The United States Supreme Court has declined to weigh a bid from a Native American advocacy group to block the construction of a large copper mine on land that many Apache … Read more
A large emergency service presence is pictured in Liverpool, England, on Monday, after a car collided with pedestrians during a parade. Getty Images/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Getty Images/Getty Images Europe Twenty-seven people were taken to nearby hospitals after a car plowed into a crowd of soccer fans at a victory parade in … Read more