RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Gaza’s southernmost town, Rafah, is bursting at the seams. Nearly the last place spared an Israeli offensive so far, Rafah’s population has more than quintupled with Palestinians streaming in to escape fighting. They pack by the dozens into apartments. Sidewalks and once-empty lots are clogged with tents full of families. Panic … Read more
With the Ukraine conflict languishing in stalemate, the possibility that Russian president Vladimir Putin might yet emerge victorious from his ill-judged invasion cannot be ignored, with all the implications such an outcome would have for Europe’s security. Ukraine’s failure to make a decisive breakthrough in its counter-offensive during the summer has all but silenced the optimistic predictions … Read more
Odell Beckham Jr. has reportedly asked Kim Kardashian to not post his pictures online Odell Beckham Jr. has asked his new girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, to keep their romance low-key and private despite being “totally smitten” by the reality TV megastar. The NFL star and the Skims founder do not make any public appearances together and … Read more
HARARE, Zimbabwe — These days, Catherine Mangosho locks her 3-year-old grandson in the house for hours on end in an attempt to shield him from a deadly cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe. The virulent bacterial disease is killing the young and the old in the southern African country, with health authorities reporting more than 150 suspected … Read more
In 2018, a skin-crawlingly eerie horror movie from Argentina called Terrified hit Shudder after debuting at Fantastic Fest. Writer-director Demián Rugna is following a similar path (with a theatrical release in between) with his latest, When Evil Lurks, a film which proves Terrified was no fluke while unfurling its own uniquely bleak nightmares. Spoilers of … Read more
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A cruise ship that navigated tough seas off the South Carolina coast over the Memorial Day weekend has resumed crusing on its subsequent cruise, Carnival Cruise Strains mentioned Monday. Terrified passengers on the Carnival Sunshine took to social media to publish video of water pouring by a flooded hallway on a … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin Putin is in a panic over the anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive, which can already be in its preliminary “battlefield-shaping” stage. He doesn’t know, any greater than the remainder of us do, when the offensive shall be launched, the place it should strike or whether or not it should succeed. What he does … Read more