Entering election year, Netanyahu’s government targets Israel’s free press
Middle East
December 2, 2025
Entering election year, Netanyahu’s government targets Israel’s free press
What began as Israel’s leader cold-shouldering the mainstream media is becoming a more widespread assault on the country’s freedom of…
6 big questions about the Trump administration’s boat strikes controversy
World
December 2, 2025
6 big questions about the Trump administration’s boat strikes controversy
For days, President Donald Trump and his allies pilloried half a dozen Democrats for their video that urged troops to…
Russia claims to have captured key city of Pokrovsk, as Ukraine dismisses Moscow’s ‘loud statements’ ahead of Witkoff talks
World
December 2, 2025
Russia claims to have captured key city of Pokrovsk, as Ukraine dismisses Moscow’s ‘loud statements’ ahead of Witkoff talks
Russia claimed on Monday to have captured the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, in what would be an important victory…
Taps may run dry in this country, where the water crisis is so severe it can be seen from space
Middle East
December 1, 2025
Taps may run dry in this country, where the water crisis is so severe it can be seen from space
Rows of worshippers, some with their faces raised toward the sky, others with their heads bowed, prayed for rain at…
Smartphones could be putting your kids at risk
Technology
December 1, 2025
Smartphones could be putting your kids at risk
Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University and teaches parents, students and teachers how to manage…
Trump’s threats bring war with Venezuela closer as contradictions and legal fears mount
World
December 1, 2025
Trump’s threats bring war with Venezuela closer as contradictions and legal fears mount
Intensifying US threats against Venezuela are raising expectations of imminent military action as President Donald Trump heaps pressure on the…
Trump says there’s a ‘good chance’ a deal can be reached to end the war after US-Ukraine talks in Florida
World
December 1, 2025
Trump says there’s a ‘good chance’ a deal can be reached to end the war after US-Ukraine talks in Florida
US President Donald Trump expressed optimism after a high-level meeting between US officials and a Ukrainian delegation in Miami on…
Painstaking search for bodies after deadly Hong Kong housing complex fire nears end
World
December 1, 2025
Painstaking search for bodies after deadly Hong Kong housing complex fire nears end
Hong Kong — The painstaking effort to identify the remains of those killed in the deadly blaze that engulfed a…
Pope Leo arrives in Lebanon, bringing call for unity in crisis-hit nation
Middle East
December 1, 2025
Pope Leo arrives in Lebanon, bringing call for unity in crisis-hit nation
Beirut — Pope Leo XIV touched down in Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Sunday with the hope of being a “messenger…
More than 1,000 killed as deadly storms cause flooding and landslides across Asia
World
December 1, 2025
More than 1,000 killed as deadly storms cause flooding and landslides across Asia
Heavy rainfall has unleashed widespread flooding and landslides across Asia, killing more than 1,000 people and creating treacherous search and…