Headlines- Maxime Prevot, the foreign minister of Belgium, said on Saturday that Palestinians, Catholic delegates, and Western diplomats and officials had been attacked by masked settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
- Three men were sentenced to more than 158 years in prison by a Mexican court on Friday for the 2024 murders of two Australian surfers and their American companion.
- The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen claims to have intercepted three drones in the southern and Riyadh regions, two cruise missiles over the Red Sea, and a ballistic missile headed for the Saudi city of Yanbu. In the
- said it is targeting Houthi positions in Taiz and Marib.
- A missile attack on Aden International Airport put 151 passengers on a Yemenia flight headed for Cairo in danger, the transport minister of Yemen's internationally recognized government said.
- The Amazon rainforest in Brazil has seen the least amount of deforestation in almost 40 years.
- Heidi Levine, a journalist for the Washington Post, was injured on Friday after being assaulted by some Israeli settlers while working in the occupied West Bank.
- Ahead of the country's April 2027 presidential election, French President Emmanuel Macron claimed on Wednesday that political forces are "exploiting" the country's student protesters..
- Authorities said at a press conference that the mass shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday that claimed the lives of three students and one teacher occurred inside a special needs classroom. They also identified the suspected shooter and some of the victims.
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Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, millions of people around the world say they are having intense, realistic COVID-related dreams. Forums and websites are dedicated to people sharing their scary dreams, which has prompted scientists and psychologists to look at this development closer
Nairobi’s Eastleigh Residents Struggle to Make...
This month, Kenyan authorities locked down the Somali-majority Nairobi neighborhood of Eastleigh because of a jump in confirmed coronavirus infections. The restriction of movement was imposed to slow the spread of the virus. But businesses in Eastleigh are struggling to get by
First Rohingya Refugee in Bangladesh Tests...
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A Green Post-Coronavirus Economy? France and...
As France begins unwinding from a two-month lockdown as of this week, the government promises a cleaner, greener reboot of the country’s ailing economy. It’s a promise sounding from other European capitals. But will the action match the rhetoric?
Turkey’s Erdogan Eases Coronavirus Restrictions Despite...
Turkey is easing COVID-19 restrictions as the government claims success in containing the virus. While infection and death rates are falling, concerns remain that the move may be coming too soon. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul
80-Year-Old Russian Woman Defies COVID Fears...
In a world full of bad news on coronavirus, the good deeds of quiet people often go unnoticed. In a report narrated by Jonathan Spier, Ricardo Marquina and Sergey Smolyakov bring us the story of an octogenarian in St. Petersburg, Russia, who – despite being in the highest-risk group – goes out every day to help those who need it most
Steps to Reopen Economy Vary by...
Every country is working towards the same goal: reopening the pandemic-hit economy. But the steps to get there vary by country. Here’s what the U.S. plans to do
As Spain’s Death Rate Drops, its...
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Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Suffer under...
Nearly two and a half million Afghans live in Pakistan as either registered or undocumented refugees. Their lives have been upended by the coronavirus lockdown, but they seem to be getting little attention
Photographer Captures Families Sheltering at Home
The pandemic has kept many people quarantined at home with family and pets for weeks. A grassroots photography initiative called the Front Steps Project has inspired hundreds of photographers to document people in front of their homes during this extraordinary time