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Jack Jennings, P.OW. Who Helped Build Burma Railway, Dies at 104
Jack Jennings, a British prisoner of war during World War II who worked as a slave laborer on the Burma…
Couple who transformed an abandoned Japanese home into a guesthouse
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Belarus Holds an Election, but the Outcome Is Not Hard to Predict
Amid a number of high-stakes elections to be held around the world this year, the East European nation of Belarus…
Dougie Smith: a mysterious backroom Tory fixer feared by MPs | Conservatives
“Advisers advise, ministers decide,” goes Margaret Thatcher’s aphorism. But if Nadine Dorries is right, one Conservative adviser has the power…
U.N.’s Highest Court Expected to Rule on Israel’s War in Gaza
The International Court of Justice is set to rule on Friday on South Africa’s demand that Israel immediately suspend its…
Ceferin’s UEFA Term Limits Fight Renews Debate on Presidential Power
The new president of European soccer’s governing body settled into a chair in his glass-walled office in Switzerland, glanced out…
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Scientists in Canada Passed Secrets to China, Investigations Find
Two scientists who worked at Canada’s top microbiology lab passed on secret scientific information to China, and one of them…
For People Fleeing War, U.S. Immigration Fight Has Real-Life Consequences
Artem Marchuk needed to escape Ukraine or die. He didn’t see any other options. He and his wife and children…
Cleaning Latrines by Hand: ‘How Could Any Human Do That?’
When he came to fully realize exactly what his parents and older brother did for a living, and what it…
‘Out of control’: Congresswoman sounds alarm over ‘unchecked’ gambling boom | Gambling
America’s “unchecked” gambling boom risks exacerbating a nationwide mental health crisis, according to a congresswoman pushing for federal government support.…
Middle East Crisis: First Sea Shipment of Aid Departs for Gaza
The first sea shipment of food for Gaza left the Mediterranean island of Cyprus on Tuesday morning, officials said, the…
Israel Says It Is Shifting to a More Targeted Stage in Gaza War
Israel said its military is starting to shift from a large-scale ground and air campaign in the Gaza Strip to…
Rishi Sunak admits he has failed on pledge to cut NHS waiting lists – UK politics live | Politics
Rishi Sunak (centre) arriving at Stormon this monring with Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris (left) and Edwin Poots, the DUP…
French Farmers Are Urged by Unions to End Roadblocks
France’s main farmer’s unions called on Thursday for an end to roadblocks across the country after expressing cautious satisfaction with…
French Holocaust denier found in Fife loses extradition fight | Scotland
A Holocaust denier who was arrested in a Scottish fishing village will be extradited back to France after spending two…
Israel-Hamas War: Blast in Beirut Kills Senior Hamas Leader
Hamas on Tuesday accused Israel of killing Saleh al-Arouri, a top leader of the group, along with two commanders from…
‘An hour from hell’: Surviving six bullets in a Pakistan bus attack | Armed Groups
Islamabad, Pakistan — On a bitterly cold December morning at 10am, Shah Bulbul loaded his two suitcases on a bus,…
Zelenskiy preparing to replace senior officials amid Ukraine leadership ‘reset’ | Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said he is considering a “reset” to replace several senior officials, amid ongoing speculation that…
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso Leave ECOWAS
Soldiers who seized power in three West African nations announced on Sunday that they would pull their countries out of…
Middle East crisis live: ICJ orders Israel to ‘take all measures within its power’ to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza | Israel-Gaza war
International court of justice orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza Judge Donoghue says the court has decided that Israel…
‘A definitive backslide.’ Inside fashion’s worrying runway trend
CNN — Now that the Fall-Winter 2023 catwalks have been disassembled, it’s clear one trend was more pervasive than any…
Ukraine Attacks Novocherkassk, a Russian Warship, in Crimea
Ukraine scored a major success on Tuesday when it struck a Russian warship at port in Crimea, one of the…
Iran Tries to Avoid War With U.S. After Stoking Mideast Conflicts
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council held an emergency meeting this week, deeply worried that the United States would retaliate after…
German Authorities Seize $2 Billion Worth of Bitcoin
A German programmer who is accused of running an illegal movie streaming site more than a decade ago transferred $2.17…
Blackpink headline Coachella in Korean hanboks
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It’s a Statue of Prince Philip. Really. But Now It Has to Go.
The bronze statue in Cambridge, England, is 13 feet tall. The figure wears academic robes and a mortarboard. It doesn’t…
Israel-Hamas War: Live Updates – The New York Times
In a surprise move, an Iran-linked militia in Iraq that the Pentagon said was likely responsible for a lethal drone…
Is North Korea Planning a War?
North Korea fired hundreds of artillery shells in waters near South Korean border islands on Jan. 5. Last week, it…
Old-Time Modernity: Cycladic Art at the Met
New York City has added another jewel to its glittering cultural crown, and it takes up little more than one…
