U.K.’s Liberal Democrats try to force early election with no confidence motion
In the U.K., there are growing calls for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to call a national election this summer, after his party suffered heavy losses in last week’s local elections.
Panama’s newly-elected presidents vows to tackle economy and migrant route
After months of political turmoil, Panama has a new president who pledges to tackle a lackluster economy and close down the Darien Gap migrant route.
Brittney Griner is still working on forgiving herself from guilt of detention
NPR’s Juana Summers speaks with WNBA star Brittney Griner on her new memoir Coming Home and returning to the U.S. after being detained in Russia.
Brittney Griner recounts ‘degrading’ and ‘dirty’ conditions of Russian detention
NPR’s Juana Summers speaks with WNBA star Brittney Griner about her new memoir, Coming Home.
The latest on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire proposal and attacks on Rafah
It has been a whiplash day in Gaza. Hamas accepted a ceasefire proposal with Israel, but the Israeli cabinet has vowed to continue operation in Rafah.
Israelis and Palestinians are in Separate Media Realities
Increasingly, Israelis and Palestinians are experiencing the war in Gaza in completely different ways. Critics charge Israeli media outlets with failing to cover the extent of civilian suffering in Gaza. And Palestinian news media is accused of downpla…
Madonna draws 1.6 million fans to Brazilian beach
The last show of the pop icon’s “Celebration” retrospective tour brought over a million and a half fans to Rio de Janeiro’s famed Copacabana Beach on Saturday night.
A Gaza cease-fire deal hangs in the balance, as Israel begins striking eastern Rafah
Hamas said it accepted a proposal for a cease-fire. Israel responded that the deal didn’t meet its requirements and announced it was pushing ahead with an assault in Rafah.
Hamas says latest cease-fire talks have ended. Israel vows a military operation soon
The latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks ended in Cairo. Meanwhile, Israel closed its main crossing point for delivering badly needed humanitarian aid for Gaza after Hamas attacked it.
Bernard Hill, who starred in ‘Titanic’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ dies at 79
The English actor played Captain Edward John Smith in the 1997 film Titanic as well as King Théoden of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
In the run-up to Mexico’s elections, a string of political assassinations raise alarms
A wave of political assassinations has swept across Mexico during this election season. One candidate was violently killed on her first day of campaigning.
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