The Pulitzer Prize winner refuses to accept her award next month from the New York museum that fired three employees for wearing an emblem of Palestinian solidarity. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri has declined to accept an award from New York City’s Noguchi Museum after he fired three employees forContinue Reading
‘If we have to change the rules, let’s change them,’ says conservative Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau. France’s interior minister has signaled he will push for tighter immigration policies as the far right seeks to use a large murder to put pressure on the government. Addressing the arrest of a MoroccanContinue Reading
Anti-government protesters have clashed with supporters of President Luis Arce in Bolivia’s capital, La Paz, as fears grow of further unrest in the Andean nation watched in an economic crisis ahead of next year’s presidential election. Riot police and supporters of Arce gathered to defend the government on Monday eveningContinue Reading
World leaders are sounding the alarm about a “full-fledged” war, calling for de-escalation after devastating Israeli air strikes in Lebanon ratcheted regional tensions amid Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza. The attacks, which started on Monday and continued into Tuesday, were Israel’s fiercest against its northern neighbor and have led toContinue Reading
Israeli military officials have warned residents in southern Lebanon and parts of Beirut to evacuate villages and neighborhoods, sparking worries of a bombing campaign exploding into a full-blown war — and that Israel had hacked into its northern neighbor’s telecommunications networks. The bombing began within hours of Monday’s warnings, andContinue Reading
Singapore – Singapore, a nation consistently ranked as among the least corrupt in the world, is gearing up for that rarest of things: a high-profile corruption trial. S Iswarana former transport minister best known for his role in helping to bring the Formula One (F1) night race to Singapore, isContinue Reading
On live television, heavily armed Israeli soldiers raided Al Jazeera’s occupied West Bank bureau in Ramallah and handed the bureau head, Walid al-Omari, a notice to shut it down. The soldiers ordered everyone working the overnight shift at the bureau to leave, telling them they could take only their personalContinue Reading
Real Madrid automatically qualify for December’s final in Doha, Qatar, of first annual FIFA Intercontinental Cup. European Champions League winners Real Madrid will play in Qatar in the final of the first edition of the annual FIFA Intercontinental Cup, world football’s governing body has announced. The competition, for club teamsContinue Reading
An estimated 77 people have been killed in an attack on Mali’s capital, Bamako, according to the AFP news agency. About 200 others were injured in the attack, which took place on Tuesday and caused hospitals to be overwhelmed with wounded patients, a diplomat who asked to remain anonymous toldContinue Reading
Israeli forces killed at least seven Palestinians in a raid on the occupied West Bank town of Qabatiya, with video footage showing soldiers pushing what appeared to be dead bodies off a rooftop. The military stormed Qabatiya on Thursday, backed by bulldozers, fighter jets and drones in an hours-long assault,Continue Reading
