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Palestinians who fled Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip ride with their belongings in the back of a truck, as they arrive to take shelter in Deir el-Balah in the central part of the Palestinian territory on May 12, 2024. – Said Khatib/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war crosses the […]

ABC News (LONDON) — A lawyer appointed for Gordon Black, a U.S. Army soldier arrested in Russia, has appealed his detention, according to the state-owned TASS news service. Black was detained in Vladivostok, Russia, earlier this month on charges of criminal misconduct, according to the U.S. Army. Two U.S. officials told ABC News last week […]

amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A man accused of going on a stabbing spree with a pair of medical scissors while aboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship was arrested on Tuesday and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, according to prosecutors. Ntando Sogoni, 35, from South Africa, who was working on the Norwegian Encore […]

Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images (MALMO, Sweden) — The Dutch contestant in Europe’s popular Eurovision Song Contest has been disqualified after an “incident” occurred with a female member of the production crew, the European Broadcast Union announced Saturday. The competition’s Grand Final, scheduled for Saturday in Malmo, Sweden, will now proceed with 25 participating […]

pawel.gaul/Getty Images (LONDON) — Ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity have been committed in El Geneina, West Darfur, against ethnic Massalit and non-Arab communities, according to a report released Thursday by Human Rights Watch. The Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, paramilitary group and allied militias have committed “numerous serious violations of international humanitarian and human […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Israel has stepped up its military assault on Rafah, the Biden administration has intensified its efforts to prevent its ally from launching its long-promised major ground invasion into the city in southern Gaza — a step that would cross a red line set by President Joe Biden and […]

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex meet with NATO Joint Force Command and families from Italy and Netherlands during day five of the Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023, Sept. 14, 2023, in Duesseldorf, Germany. — Sascha Schuermann/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are no longer […]

Getty Images – STOCK (WASHINGTON) — An upcoming report from the Biden administration examining Israel’s use of American-supplied arms does not conclude that the country violated international or U.S. law in Gaza, according to two sources familiar with the assessment, which has not yet been released. Despite these findings, a U.S. official added that the […]

Displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip carry their belongings as they leave following an evacuation order by the Israeli army on May 6, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images) (RAFAH, Gaza Strip) — As the latest Israeli military incursion into […]

Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — How do elephants say hello? As it happens, researchers are learning more about how the animals greet each other, and how relationships among the social species could impact that communication. African elephants use different combinations of gestures and vocalizations in their greetings, such as ear-flapping and vocalizations – […]