French mother sentenced to prison after leaving child to live alone for two years
BFMTV reported that the boy had been left to live alone in the family’s apartment in the town of Nersac in the Charente region for two years, from 2020 to…
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Russia’s relentless ‘meat assaults’ are wearing down outmanned and outgunned Ukrainian forces
Straddling the frontlines, the small town of Avdiivka has become the epicenter of the war in Ukraine. Still in Ukrainian hands – just – it’s enclosed on three sides by…
Iran executes protester with mental health condition, judiciary says
An Iranian protester with a mental health condition has been executed over the death of a local official during mass demonstrations that rocked the country in 2022, the Iranian judiciary’s…
21 soldiers killed in biggest single Israeli loss during Gaza combat, Israeli military says
Twenty-one Israeli soldiers were killed during fighting in southern Gaza on Monday, the military said, in the biggest single loss of life for Israeli troops inside the battered enclave since…
Death toll rises to 25 after landslide buries dozens in southwest China in freezing winter temperatures
The death toll from a landslide in southwestern China has reached 25 as rescuers continue to comb mud, snow and rubble in search of survivors. There are 19 people still…
The middle finger is the most controversial digit. Thank the ancient Greeks for that.
If you’ve ever “flipped the bird,” you have something in common with ancient Greeks. It was around 2,500 years ago that the naughty Greeks developed a phallic gesture to offend,…
How much aid Gaza needs to survive: A visual guide
Less than a week into the Israel-Hamas war, the United Nations appealed to the world asking for nearly $300 million in aid to assist Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, including…
Netanyahu touts ‘initiative’ to free hostages in Gaza as pressure mounts
Israel has offered a two-month ceasefire to Hamas as part of a prospective hostage deal, Axios reported Monday, citing two unnamed Israeli officials. The proposal comes after Israeli Prime Minister…
Medical facilities battered amid Israeli assault in Khan Younis, say Palestinian officials in Gaza, as death toll rises
Medical facilities in Khan Younis in southern Gaza have been battered amid an Israeli assault in the area Monday, Palestinian health officials said, as the number of people killed in Israel’s siege on…
Seoul police chief indicted for negligence over Itaewon Halloween crush
Seoul’s police chief has been indicted for negligence over the 2022 crowd crush that killed more than 150 people during Halloween festivities in the popular Itaewon neighborhood that left the nation…