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Iranian athlete’s family home demolished by officials, media outlet says

Iranian athlete’s family home demolished by officials, media outlet says

The family home of Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi has been demolished, according to the pro-reform news outlet IranWire, after she rose to international prominence this fall… Read More ›

Qatar warns Hamas, PIJ against firing rockets at Israel during World Cup – report

Qatar warns Hamas, PIJ against firing rockets at Israel during World Cup – report

The report comes amid concerns within Israel’s defense establishment that PIJ may fire rockets at Israel in the coming days.   Qatar has reportedly been… Read More ›

South Korea spent $200 billion, but it can’t pay people enough to have a baby

South Korea spent $200 billion, but it can’t pay people enough to have a baby

The season of baby fairs is here once again in South Korea. Busy, noisy affairs held in cavernous conference halls where hundreds of vendors try… Read More ›

Self-portrait of artist who fled Nazis sells for record 23 million euros in Germany

Self-portrait of artist who fled Nazis sells for record 23 million euros in Germany

The auctioneers, in Berlin, had estimated that “Self-portrait in yellow-pink,” painted in 1943, would attract bids of between 20 million and 30 million euros.  … Read More ›

Appeals court halts special master review of documents seized at Mar-a-Lago in major defeat for Trump

Appeals court halts special master review of documents seized at Mar-a-Lago in major defeat for Trump

  In a major defeat for former President Donald Trump, a federal appeals court on Thursday halted a third-party review of documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago… Read More ›

Russia approves ban on ‘foreign agents’

Russia approves ban on ‘foreign agents’

Several rights groups, including Human Rights Watch, called for the initiative to be dropped as it was being approved by lawmakers.   Russia’s new laws… Read More ›

Israel’s public relations failures come home to roost in Qatar

Israel’s public relations failures come home to roost in Qatar

Opinion: Government must appoint a professional team with extensive understanding of media, backing of a ministry and budget, to communicate in multiple languages the Israeli… Read More ›

House committee receives Donald Trump’s federal tax returns from IRS

House committee receives Donald Trump’s federal tax returns from IRS

  The House Ways and Means Committee now has six years of Donald Trump’s federal tax returns, ending a yearslong pursuit by Democrats to dig… Read More ›

How Ukraine is innovating Soviet-era weapons for a 21st century battleground

How Ukraine is innovating Soviet-era weapons for a 21st century battleground

Bakhmut, Ukraine — In a basement in eastern Ukraine, young men sit at a long table strewn with laptops, their eyes glued to a television screen an… Read More ›

Iran threatened families of national soccer team, according to security source

Iran threatened families of national soccer team, according to security source

  The families of Iran’s World Cup soccer team have been threatened with imprisonment and torture if the players fail to “behave” ahead of the match against… Read More ›

One of Ukraine’s largest hospitals nearly evacuated patients after Russian strikes cut water supply

One of Ukraine’s largest hospitals nearly evacuated patients after Russian strikes cut water supply

One of Ukraine’s largest state hospitals was “on the verge of evacuating” some patients after it lost water supply because of Russian air strikes on Wednesday, a regional official… Read More ›

Russia claims NATO attempted to fly drones into Russia

Russia claims NATO attempted to fly drones into Russia

The drones were allegedly flown near the Pskov region, which is located along Russia’s border with Estonia and Latvia.   NATO drones have attempted to… Read More ›

Protests erupt across China in unprecedented challenge to Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid policy

Protests erupt across China in unprecedented challenge to Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid policy

Beijing — Protests are erupting across China, including at universities and in Shanghai where hundreds chanted “Step down, Xi Jinping! Step down, Communist Party!” in an unprecedented show… Read More ›

Musk Says Granting ‘Amnesty’ To Suspended Twitter Accounts

Musk Says Granting ‘Amnesty’ To Suspended Twitter Accounts

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he is granting “amnesty” for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict… Read More ›

Ukraine battles to restore power after Russian strikes leave ‘vast majority’ of people without electricity

Ukraine battles to restore power after Russian strikes leave ‘vast majority’ of people without electricity

Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukraine raced to restore power across the country on Thursday, a day after Russia sent a new barrage of missiles to target critical infrastructure, resulting in the temporary shutdown… Read More ›

Most Ukrainians Left Without Power After New Russian Strikes

Most Ukrainians Left Without Power After New Russian Strikes

  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a new missile onslaught on Ukraine’s battered energy grid Wednesday, robbing cities of power and some of water… Read More ›

Russian missile strike on Zaporizhzhia maternity hospital kills newborn baby

Russian missile strike on Zaporizhzhia maternity hospital kills newborn baby

A two-day-old baby died in a Russian strike on a maternity hospital in Vilnyansk in southeastern Ukraine on Wednesday, as Moscow ramped up attacks on civilian infrastructure… Read More ›

Israel announces first step towards free trade pact with Japan

Israel announces first step towards free trade pact with Japan

Foreign and economy ministry officials to meet with Japanese counterparts in pursuit of deal that could lift bilateral trade valued at more than $3.5 billion… Read More ›

Supreme Court clears way for House to get Trump’s taxes

Supreme Court clears way for House to get Trump’s taxes

  The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the Internal Revenue Service to release former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to a Democratic-led House committee. The… Read More ›

Iran commander threatens to kidnap and enslave Netanyahu

Iran commander threatens to kidnap and enslave Netanyahu

IRGC Commander Mojtaba Fada said Iran would “frog march (Netanyahu) to Iran wearing a leash and a slave collar.”   The Iranian regime’s commander of… Read More ›