[ad_1] A firefighter in France was in a critical condition Saturday after being hit in what appeared to be a deliberate attack by a 19-year-old motorist as Prime Minister Francois Bayrou denounced the “curse” of urban rodeo stunts plaguing French cities.France has a tradition of “urban rodeos“, in which young motorists and bike riders perform […]
[ad_1] Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (Image: AP) Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Saturday denied trespassing at a new federal immigration detention center during a confrontation that led to his arrest while the Democrat was at the facility with three members of Congress. Baraka, who has been protesting the center’s opening this week, was released around […]
[ad_1] Israeli airstrikes kill 23 in Gaza as outcry over aid blockade grows (Photo: AP) Israeli airstrikes overnight and into Saturday killed at least 23 Palestinians in Gaza, including three children and their parents whose tent was bombed in Gaza City, health officials said. The bombardment continued as international warnings grow over Israeli plans to […]
[ad_1] China on Saturday said that it would continue to support Pakistan in upholding its “sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national independence”, describing the country as an “iron-clad friend.”According to Pakistan’s Foreign Office, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi made these remarks in a phone call with Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar.Dar updated […]
[ad_1] Verdict due Tuesday in Depardieu sexual assault trial (Photo: AP) A court in Paris on Tuesday is set to hand down a verdict in the sexual assault trial of French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu, a case that gripped the country for weeks.As the ruling will coincide with the start of the Cannes Film Festival, […]
[ad_1] SEOUL: South Korea’s former labor minister Kim Moon soo was reinstated Saturday as his conservative party’s presidential candidate the same day it revoked his nomination and attempted to replace him with a former prime minister.The People Power Party (PPP) has been in turmoil since its former president Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted after he […]
[ad_1] Picture courtesy: Israeli media A new video released by Hamas’s armed wing on Saturday shows two Israeli hostages, Elkana Bohbot and Yosef Haim Ohana, alive in Gaza. The undated footage is the latest in a series of videos released since the collapse of a temporary ceasefire in March. Bohbot, a 36-year-old Colombian-Israeli, appears weak […]
[ad_1] Representative Image (AI-generated) Raging floods rushing through a village during the night killed more than 100 people, many of them children as they slept, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, local officials told AFP on Saturday.The floods were sparked by torrential rains and ripped through the Kasaba village in the […]
[ad_1] VATICAN CITY: Leo XIV visited an Augustinian sanctuary near Rome Saturday in his first outing since being made pope, after telling cardinals he intended to follow his predecessor’s path as pontiff, praising Francis’s “complete dedication to service”.The Chicago-born pontiff paid a “private visit” Saturday afternoon to the Mother of Good Counsel Sanctuary in Genazzano, […]
[ad_1] Ross Brubeck and other members of the Quake marches to Washington (Image: AP) A group of Quakers is marching more than 300 miles — from New York City to Washington, DC — to demonstrate against the Trump administration‘s treatment of immigrants. Who are the Quakers? Quakers are members of the Religious Society of Friends, […]
