Joyful Parisians take a historic plunge into the Seine after 100 years
For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists will be able to take a refreshing dip in the River Seine. The long-polluted waterway is finally opening up…
A Gaza ceasefire is the closest it has been in months. Here’s what we know
US President Donald Trump says he’s “optimistic” a ceasefire deal in Gaza could be agreed next week after Hamas announced that it had “submitted a positive response” to a proposal…
Synagogue door set alight and restaurant stormed in latest antisemitic attacks in Australia
A man set the door of a synagogue alight and a group of protesters stormed an Israeli restaurant in Melbourne on Friday night, the latest in a wave of antisemitic…
Denmark has long been Euroskeptic. Donald Trump helped change that
As Denmark takes over the presidency of the European Union, Danes are more strongly pro-European than at any time in the past two decades – a shift in sentiment that…
Hamas submits ‘positive response’ to ceasefire proposal in major step toward a deal
Hamas announced on Friday that it had “submitted a positive response” to a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, opening the path toward a deal to halt the conflict…
‘We want an answer’: They fear their relatives are among the hundreds of bodies piled up at a crematorium in Mexico
Families are demanding answers after authorities in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, discovered that 383 bodies had been stored in a crematorium for months and years after the people had died. Norma…
China tells EU it can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine, official says
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union’s top diplomat that Beijing can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine as this could allow the United States to turn…
Trump expects Hamas response to ceasefire in hours as new details emerge on proposal
President Donald Trump has ramped up expectations around a possible 60-day ceasefire in the war in Gaza after he said Thursday that a response from Hamas was expected within the…
Iran regime escalates repression toward ‘North Korea-style model of isolation and control’
In the wake of the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, the regime appears to be turning inward — escalating repression with chilling speed. According to Kasra Aarabi, director of…
This July 4th, a family waits: American hostage’s father pleads for son’s freedom from Hamas terrorists
The first time I remember celebrating the Fourth of July was during the American bicentennial in 1976. As children living in New York City, my parents woke my sisters and…