Trump’s threat to invoke Insurrection Act escalates showdown with Democratic cities
Donald Trump’s threat to invoke a federal anti-insurrection law to expand his deployment of military personnel to U.S. cities has intensified the legal battle between the president and Democratic-led cities,…
Gaza babies forced to share oxygen masks as Israel blocks equipment, UNICEF says
GENEVA – Israel has repeatedly denied permission to transfer incubators from an evacuated hospital in North Gaza, a U.N. children’s agency official said on Tuesday, adding to strain on overcrowded…
Workers missing, three injured after Madrid building collapse
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Austria says it is considering stripping fugitive Marsalek of citizenship
VIENNA – Austria is looking into stripping fugitive ex-Wirecard executive Jan Marsalek of his citizenship after reports that he is living in Russia, spied for Moscow and joined Russian forces…
Czech election winner Babis negotiating coalition with eurosceptics, far right
PRAGUE – Czech populist billionaire Andrej Babis said he may take ministers nominated by eurosceptic and far-right parties into a government he is trying to form after his ANO party…
Clarke, Devoret and Martinis win 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics
STOCKHOLM – Scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for “the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an…
Israeli forces shell Gaza on war anniversary, Hamas and Israel discuss Trump plan
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – Israeli tanks, boats and jets pounded parts of Gaza on Tuesday, giving Palestinians no respite on the anniversary of the Hamas attack that led to two…
The simple pleasure of a long walk and a fun meal
Charlotte Ward’s social media content can feel like a return to a less complicated time. Read More
Macron wanders alone by the Seine as grip on his future slips away
PARIS – Hours after his latest prime minister was forced to resign — unable to form a cabinet that lasted more than a day — French President Emmanuel Macron was…
In Gaza war, tens of thousands killed and widespread destruction
GENEVA – Israel’s offensive in Gaza, launched in response to the Palestinian militant group Hamas’s attack on southern Israeli communities on October 7, 2023, has killed tens of thousands of…