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Palestinians allege abuse by IDF, settlers in West Bank
A queue of Palestinian vehicles waits at the Beit Furik checkpoint, east of the city of Nablus in the West Bank, July 7, 2024. (Nasser Ishtayeh/SOPA Images via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A Palestinian [Read More…]
US carries out defensive airstrike in Iraq: Officials
CT757fan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. military conducted a defensive airstrike south of Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday, according to two U.S. officials. “U.S. forces in Iraq conducted a defensive airstrike in the Musayib in [Read More…]
Violent protest breaks out in UK after vigil over stabbing spree: Police
Riot police hold back protesters near a burning police vehicle after disorder broke out on July 30, 2024 in Southport, England. (Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A violent protest broke out in the United Kingdom [Read More…]
Two dead after Israel targets senior Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukr in strike on Beirut
KeithBinns/Getty Images (BEIRUT, Lebanon) — Two people are dead and 20 others were injured after Israel launched a strike on Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, on Tuesday that targeted a senior Hezbollah commander as [Read More…]
Taylor Swift ‘in shock’ after horrific UK stabbing, as police say third child dies
Police officers and forensic personnel put up a fence on Hart Street in Southport, northwest England, on July 29, 2024, following a knife attack. (Darren Staples/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — A third young girl [Read More…]
Twelve-year-old killed by gunmen on jet skis targeting rival drug dealer, officials say
General view of beaches along Cancun hotel zone in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Dec. 4, 2023. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A 12-year-old boy was killed on a beach in Cancun after gunmen [Read More…]
US officials voice ‘serious concerns’ over contested Venezuelan election results
saraidasilva/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Following an election clouded by irregularities, the Biden administration on Monday called on Venezuela’s electoral authority to release detailed polling data to support its claim that the country’s autocratic leader Nicolas [Read More…]
Two kids dead, 11 people hurt in stabbing attack at Taylor Swift dance event in United Kingdom, 17-year-old arrested
Getty Images – STOCK/Mykola Romanovskyy (LONDON) — Two children were killed and 11 people were injured in a stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed event at a dance school in the United Kingdom, police said. [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel strikes ‘deep inside’ Lebanon after deadly attack
Getty Images – STOCK/KeithBinns (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, efforts to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization are ongoing, and Israeli forces have launched an assault in Khan [Read More…]
Malnutrition spreads in Gaza, says UN: How a 16-year-old is fighting to stay alive
Getty Images – STOCK/pawel.gaul (DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza) — Bashayer Al-Abeed is 16 years old and has been hospitalized in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza, for four months. In March, a bombing destroyed her home, killed her entire [Read More…]
At least 8 stabbed in ‘major’ incident in United Kingdom, 17-year-old arrested
Getty Images – STOCK/Mykola Romanovskyy (LONDON) — A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a stabbing that injured at least eight people in the United Kingdom, police and emergency officials said Monday. The [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel strikes ‘deep inside’ Lebanon after deadly attack
Getty Images – STOCK/KeithBinns (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, efforts to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization are ongoing, and Israeli forces have launched an assault in Khan [Read More…]
French train networks partially restored after sabotage attack
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images (PARIS) — Services to the French rail networks have been partially restored following Friday’s sabotage attack ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony. Crews worked through the night amid inclement weather to restore [Read More…]
Justin Timberlake’s DWI case adjourned until Aug. 2
Sag Harbor Village Police Department Justin Timberlake’s DWI case in Sag Harbor, New York, has been adjourned until Aug. 2. At that time Justin will be arraigned on misdemeanor charges of driving while intoxicated and [Read More…]
Doctors and patients recall horror of Russian strike on Kyiv children’s hospital
ABC News (KYIV, Ukraine) — Solomiya Fomeniuk, 16, recalled the Russian missile strike on the Okhmatdyt pediatric hospital in Ukraine earlier this month with horror, but also as a case of miraculous survival. The girl [Read More…]
2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony set to get underway in historic fashion
Aytac Unal/Anadolu via Getty Images (PARIS) — The 2024 Paris Summer games are set to formally kickoff Friday in what will be an opening ceremony like no other before its time. There will be all [Read More…]
France train lines hit by arson attacks just hours before 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony
SNCF employees and French gendarmes inspect the scene of a suspected attack on the high speed railway network at Croiselles, northern France on July 26, 2024. (Photo by DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — [Read More…]
Jasper wildfire: ‘Heartbreaking’ damage as Canadian Armed Forces ordered to respond to Alberta blazes
Stock-zilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau authorized the Canadian Armed Forces to respond on Thursday to wildfires raging in Alberta. Trudeau said he was sending “resources, evacuations support, and more emergency wildfire [Read More…]
Russian and Chinese bombers intercepted off of Alaska
Manuel Augusto Moreno/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — United States and Canadian fighter jets intercepted four Russian and Chinese bombers flying in international airspace near Alaska on Wednesday, officials said. This marked the first time that [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Khan Younis bombardment death toll rises to 129
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, efforts to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization are ongoing, and Israeli forces have launched an assault in Khan Younis in [Read More…]