A sidewalk connected the doors of two apartments that are separated by about 10 feet. Car seats, bicycles and other trappings of life with children sometimes blocked the concrete strip that ran between the units at the duplex in the Berry Street-Stalcup Road area on the east side of Fort Worth. One of the tenants, … Read more
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara have decamped to the luxury mansion of a billionaire friend amid a growing tide of public anger. The private mansion in Jerusalem is said to be equipped with a deep nuclear bunker, and on Wednesday, staff were busy securing the compound. It is owned by the … Read more
CAIRO — Egypt and Jordan harshly criticized Israel over its actions in Gaza at a summit on Saturday, a sign that the two Western allies that made peace with Israel decades ago are losing patience with its two-week-old war against Hamas. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, who hosted the summit, again rejected any talk of … Read more
Comment on this storyComment BE’ERI, Israel — Columns of tanks and artillery rolled down highways in southern Israel on Sunday, past dead bodies and the charred wreckage of burned vehicles. In dusty fields and orchards, other forces fanned out to search for militants on foot. One unit patrolling a dirt road near Re’im stopped two … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A mysterious injury suffered by a 16-year-old girl who boarded a Metro train in Iran’s capital without a headscarf has reignited anger just after the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini and the nationwide protests it sparked. What happened in the few seconds after Armita Geravand entered the … Read more
An off-shore oil platform off the coast in Huntington Beach, California on April 5, 2020. Leonard Ortiz | MediaNews Group | Orange County Register | Getty Images It’s been a war of words and numbers between two major players in the energy industry – the International Energy Agency and OPEC – as they spar over … Read more
PARIS — Block school bullies from social networks. Give all children weekly empathy classes. Put anti-bullying experts in schools and courts. These are among promises the French government made Wednesday in response to growing nationwide concern about bullying, triggered by recent suicides of children whose families say they were bullied online or at school. Many … Read more
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the G20 Leaders’ Summit via videoconference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 30, 2021. Royal Court of Saudi Arabia | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman lit up social media with his blunt response to accusations that his government is “sportswashing,” or … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment AMIZMIZ, Morocco — Communities close to the epicenter of Morocco’s highly effective earthquake have been an image of devastation and anger Sunday, as residents described utilizing their naked fingers to tug family members from the rubble. In most locations, there was no signal of government-promised rescue groups, and there was no … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment BEIRUT — Protests in opposition to the federal government of President Bashar al-Assad have unfold throughout southern Syria within the days following a authorities choice to slash gasoline subsidies, amid rising desperation as hyperinflation sends costs hovering. Because the comparatively uncommon protests gained power below a authorities that has utilized brutal … Read more