As the fighting between Israel and Hamas continues some parents in the Gaza Strip have resorted to desperate measures to look after their children. As the fighting between Israel and Hamas continues some parents in the Gaza Strip have resorted to desperate measures to look after their children. Published [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Security at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant remains fragile amid worrying recent staff cuts enacted by Russian authorities occupying the facility, which is one of the 10 biggest atomic power plants in the world, the United Nations nuclear watchdog chief said Tuesday.International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi, who is in
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm shelved an anti-pesticide proposal Tuesday in yet another concession to farmers after weeks of protests that blocked many capitals and economic lifelines across the 27-nation bloc.Although the proposal had languished in EU institutions for the past two years, the move by European Commission President Ursula von der
NEW YORK (AP) — Even as Catholic dogma continues to repudiate same-sex marriage and gender transition, one of the most prominent religious orders in the United States — the Jesuits — is strengthening a unique outreach program for LGBTQ+ Catholics.The initiative — fittingly called Outreach — was founded two years ago by the Rev. James
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Construction on the much-debated bobsled track hasn’t even begun. Plans for the San Siro Stadium, where the opening ceremony is slated to be held, remain unclear.And an all-new 15,000-seat hockey arena that’s supposed to welcome back NHL players to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade
Kazakhstan’s president appointed his chief of staff as the new prime minister Tuesday, the day after he dismissed the Central Asian country’s government.A presidential decree announcing the Cabinet’s resignation Monday didn’t explain the reason for it. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev had criticized the ministers last year and blamed the Cabinet for failing to stem inflation and
BANGKOK (AP) — State prosecutors in Thailand said Tuesday they have revived an investigation into whether former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra almost nine years ago violated the law against defaming the monarch, a crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison.Thaksin had been charged in 2016 with violating the law on royal defamation —
BERLIN (AP) — Two Czech climbers were rescued Tuesday from Austria’s highest mountain after holding out in a shelter for two nights as high winds prevented helicopters from getting to them.The two men, ages 25 and 39, informed authorities on Sunday evening that they had been injured by a rockfall on the north face of
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s National Assembly held a tense inaugural session on Tuesday as the ruling nationalists ignored widespread reports that parliamentary and municipal elections held in December were marred by vote rigging and numerous other irregularities.As the session started, opposition lawmakers gathered around the speaker’s stand, whistling, booing and holding signs that read
PARIS (AP) — The Paris Olympics organizing committee has expressed surprise that the salary of its president is reportedly being investigated by the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office. According to French media, quoting the French agency AFP on Tuesday, the investigation into Tony Estanguet’s pay was handed to Paris police last week, less than six
