Tensions have been high between Israel and Lebanon for months, with flurries of tweets in June breathlessly sharing that Lebanon’s Hezbollah group had erected tents to shelter soldiers on “Israeli territory”, and general fears of a military escalation. On Wednesday, on the anniversary of the beginning of Israel’s month-long war against Hezbollah in 2006, members of the Shia group were …
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Washington, DC’s cherry trees draw tourists in each spring with their blooms. The cherry trees were a gift from Japan in 1912 as a token of friendship and are now nearly as famous as the blossoms in the origin country. Upon receiving the cherry trees, the US responded under President William Howard Taft by sending flowering dogwood trees. The cherry …
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The SAG-AFTRA union is expected to opt for strike action on Thursday, after studio talks broke down.
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Auke-Florian Hiemstra, a biologist who studies how wild animals repurpose human materials, thought he had seen everything. In his research on the common coot, a water bird often found in Dutch canals, he had discovered nests containing windshield wipers, sunglasses, plastic carnations, condoms and envelopes used to package cocaine. “So my definition of what is nesting material was already quite …
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Delta Air Lines soared to a record quarterly profit of more than 1.8 billion dollars (£1.37 billion) as holidaymakers packed planes, especially to international destinations, and the airline enjoyed a tailwind from falling fuel prices. The results released on Thursday beat Wall Street expectations, and Delta raised its forecast of full-year earnings. Delta officials said strong demand for tickets has …
Read More »Little black dress! Melanie Griffith stepped out in a chic outfit for dinner at a friend’s house in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 12. The Working Girl actress’ recent public appearance came just days after she decided to cover up her tattoo dedicated to ex-husband Antonio Banderas. Melanie, 65, chose to ink a new design on her arm to hide …
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The NGO SOS Mediteranee’s rescue ship “Ocean Viking”. (NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP) SOS Mediteranee on Thursday accused Italy of hampering its work after the authorities there ordered its migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking held “for an indefinite period” in port. After disembarking 57 people rescued off the Libyan coast on 7 July, Ocean Viking was subject to a seven-hour …
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The Indian state of Manipur is on the verge of civil war. In the last few weeks, more than 250 churches have been torched, more than 100 people killed, and more than 40,000 people displaced. Yet Prime Minister Narendra Modi hasn’t said a single word in public about it—let alone visited the conflict-ridden region. The world has largely remained silent …
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The world’s top superpower has failed to crush Tehran, so what hope does London have? The UK’s new sanctions regime against Tehran will make little material difference, other than prompting unneeded backlash and imprinting the impression of recklessness on the government in London. As Iran rises in today’s multipolar world, Britain’s obsession with the Western order of the past only …
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The victims, who included members of the Masalit ethnic community, were allegedly killed last month by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militia, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said, citing credible information. Local people were forced to dispose of the bodies in a mass grave outside the regional capital, El-Geneina , denying those killed a decent burial in …
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