Category: Trends

Comment on this story Comment Israeli forces killed more Palestinians in the West Bank in 2022 than in any year since the United Nations began systematically recording fatalities in 2005, after the last major Palestinian uprising. The surging violence, experts warn, reflects a combustible mix of on-the-ground and generational changes — and could escalate further […]

A months-long examination by The Washington Post of Ukraine’s successful Kharkiv and Kherson counteroffensives involved interviews with more than 35 people, including Ukrainian commanders, officials in Kyiv and combat troops, as well as senior U.S. and European military and political officials. Here are some key findings: 1. Ukrainian Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky suggested the Kharkiv […]

Comment on this story Comment KABUL, Afghanistan — Even before the Taliban barred Afghan women from working at non-governmental groups, their forces visited the office of one local organization in the capital Kabul several times to check female staff were obeying rules on dress codes and gender segregation. Already, the women in the office had […]

Kabosu, the Shiba Inu behind the viral “Doge” meme, is seriously sick with cancer and an acute liver disease, her owner said. In a series of Instagram posts this week, the beloved pup’s owner, Atsuko Sato, said her dog is in a “very dangerous condition” after being diagnosed with chronic lymphoma leukemia and acute cholangiohepatitis, […]

Comment on this story Comment PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A fire burning through a Cambodian hotel casino on the border with Thailand has killed at least 10 people, local media reported. The website Cambodianess, which belongs to the Thmey Thmey media group, reported the blaze at the Grand Diamond Casino and Hotel in the border […]

Travelers from China will need to test negative for COVID-19 before boarding flights to the U.S. starting next week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. The testing requirement will apply to travelers from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, and covers all passengers regardless of their nationality or vaccination status, the CDC […]

Comment on this story Comment BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — DNA tests have confirmed that a man was snatched from his mother as a baby during Argentina’s last military dictatorship and was illegally adopted by a family in a northern province, a human rights group said Wednesday. It was the second such case announced in less […]

Comment on this story Comment HAGERSVILLE, Ontario — Murder charges were filed Wednesday against two people arrested after an Ontario Provincial Police officer was shot to death while on duty. Court documents show that Randall McKenzie, 25, and Brandi Crystal Lyn Stewart-Sperry, 30, each faces one count of first-degree murder. The two are set for […]

One of Pelé’s daughters said Wednesday she and her family are enduring moments of sadness and despair as the 82-year-old Brazilian soccer great’s hospitalization nears one month. The three-time World Cup winner’s cancer has advanced and doctors at Albert Einstein hospital recently said he’s under “elevated care” related to “kidney and cardiac dysfunctions.” Pelé was […]

(NEW YORK) — Long Island prosecutors have launched an investigation into U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos of New York, after revelations surfaced that the now-embattled Republican lied about his heritage, education and professional pedigree as he campaigned for office. But despite intensifying doubt about his fitness to hold federal office, Santos has thus far shown no […]