Jordan carried out airstrikes Monday (October 27) evening against armed groups in Syria in retaliation for Friday’s attack on a Greek Orthodox Church in the southern Jordanian city of Karak that killed nine people, the Jordanian air force said in…
Ramallah residents say they hope to see Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lose power in elections. “Netanyahu remaining in power means that there will be a clash, a build-up of tension and an explosion in the region”, says one resident. Israel…
Israelis are voting in a pivotal election Tuesday (October 27) as their country wrestles with unresolved wars, continues to reel from Hamas’ 2023 attack and is deeply divided over the character of the state and the right person to lead…
MINNEAPOLIS — It’s the largest Somali mall in the world, according to its owner. It’s also where Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., spent a significant chunk of her Friday — marking her first day back in the public eye after the…
US artificial intelligence giant Anthropic files public regulatory paperwork as it gets set to launch on the stock market. Also in this edition: France plans a special disaster fund for businesses hit by riots and looting, and Apple’s new top-of-the-line…
In Azerbaijan, a new government ban on hijab in schools has provoked rare public protests. The ban prohibits clothing deemed “incompatible with the secular principles of general education”. While it does not mention Islamic hijab, girls and teachers wearing hijab…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a fight for political survival in Israel’s election on Tuesday (October 27), with voters weighing his leadership after the 2023 Hamas-led attacks, wars in Gaza and with Iran, and Israel’s deepening international isolation. FRANCE24’s Douglas…
A deeply divided Israel headed to the polls on Tuesday (October 27) for the first time since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, with voters delivering their verdict on veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country’s rightward drift. FRANCE…
Here we go again. Trump is behaving just like Hitler. On Friday, the New York Times published an editorial with the provocative headline “Trump Is Turning to an Old Tool of Authoritarian Repression.” The editorial was a defense of Minn.…
Trump supporters in Georgia are standing behind the president amid rising affordability concerns and higher gas prices stemming from the Iran war, with one voter calling him the “best president” in her lifetime. While Trump’ s approval rating teetered at…