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An Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in the United Arab Emirates has gone missing, with Israeli authorities raising the suspicion on Saturday that he may have been kidnapped as tensions remain high with Iran. Israeli media, citing unnamed security sources, reported that Zvi Kogan, who has been missing since noon Thursday, may have been kidnapped. The Israeli […]
A piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million US at an auction in New York on Wednesday. Comedian, by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was a phenomenon when it debuted in 2019 at Art Basel Miami Beach, where those who attended the art show tried to make out whether […]
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv said it has received warning of a potentially significant Russian air attack on Wednesday and would be closed as a precaution. In a statement, the embassy also instructed employees to shelter in place and recommended that U.S. citizens in Ukraine’s capital be prepared to immediately shelter in the event of […]
WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. Gisèle Pelicot, whose husband orchestrated her mass rape over a 10-year span, on Tuesday condemned the cowardice of the dozens of men accused of abusing her who claim they didn’t realize it was rape. She added France’s patriarchal society must change. […]
A fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies and injuring 16 others, authorities said. The fire occurred late Friday at a hospital in Jhansi city in India’s Uttar Pradesh state. Officials said the blaze spread quickly through the ward, where 55 infants were being […]
WARNING: The story contains graphic details of wounded children and people. As one of the few paramedics left in northern Gaza, Niveen Al-Dwawsa, 21, is often one of the first on the scene in the aftermath of an airstrike, running to help as many wounded people as she can. Even though there are few resources […]
In congratulating Donald Trump for his “huge” election victory, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s social media posts were full of excitement. Calling it “history’s greatest comeback!”, Netanyahu predicted “a powerful recommitment” to the U.S.-Israel alliance. Netanyahu has reason to be pleased. His government has received more than $18 billion US in American military aid since […]
U.S. federal law enforcement and election security agencies are debunking two new examples of Russian election disinformation on the eve of election day, highlighting attempts by foreign actors to sow doubt in the voting process and warning that the efforts run the risk of inciting violence against election officials. In a joint statement late Monday, […]
A crowd of enraged survivors hurled clots of the mud left by storm-spawned flooding at the Spanish royal couple — King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia — on Sunday during their first visit to the epicentre of their nation’s deadliest natural disaster in living memory. Spain’s national broadcaster reported the barrage included a few rocks and other objects, and […]
Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday as people tried to salvage what they could from their ruined homes following monstrous flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 158 lives, with 155 deaths confirmed in the region of Valencia. More horrors emerged from the debris and ubiquitous layers of mud […]