Category: World News
As fear of Middle East war grows, more Jewish Americans move to Israel
Washington Post Since the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, 2023, over 11,700 Americans have opened applications to immigrate to Israel. That’s nearly double the number the year before. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/06/israel-american-jews-aliyah-olim/
Read MoreIsrael says its citizens were attacked after soccer match in Amsterdam
Washington Post Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he directed rescue planes to be sent in response to violence after the Maccabi Tel Aviv FC-Ajax match. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/08/amsterdam-attack-israel-soccer-match-violence/
Read MoreTrump’s victory cements the triumph of the illiberal West
Washington Post Trump’s win was hailed by far-right populists around the world, who were gleeful about the seeming exhaustion of the liberal status quo. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/08/trump-victory-illiberal-west-russia-orban/
Read MoreAfter Trump win, French President Macron asks if EU is ‘ready to defend’ European interests
Fox News French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a strong message to the European Union in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive victory. In a translated video shared to social media site X, Macron addressed the European Union saying, “Donald Trump was elected by Americans to defend the interests of Americans. The question we, as…
Read More‘Queer’ movie ban in Turkey prompts film festival cancellation
Washington Post The festival’s host said the ban on “Queer,” which stars Daniel Craig, “restricts art and freedom of expression.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/07/queer-turkey-mubi-movie-ban/
Read MoreFormer Australian PM deletes critical tweets of Trump after winning election: ‘Most destructive president’
Fox News Former Australian prime minister and current ambassador to the United States in Washington Kevin Rudd has deleted tweets critical of President-elect Donald Trump after he won the presidential election. Rudd had described Trump in a 2020 post as “the most destructive president in history,” according to reporting from NDTV. He served as Australia’s…
Read MoreA tiny grain of nuclear fuel is pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear plant, in a step toward cleanup
Fox News A robot that has spent months inside the ruins of a nuclear reactor at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant delivered a tiny sample of melted nuclear fuel on Thursday, in what plant officials said was a step toward beginning the cleanup of hundreds of tons of melted fuel debris. The sample, the size…
Read MoreAustralia announces plan to ban social media for kids under 16
Fox News The Australian government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading legislation that would institute an age limit of 16 years for children to start using social media, and hold platforms responsible for ensuring compliance. “Social media is doing harm to our kids and I’m calling time on it,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese…
Read MoreBritish doctor jailed for trying to kill mother’s partner with fake COVID jab
Fox News A British doctor was on Wednesday jailed for more than 31 years for an audacious but unsuccessful plot to kill his mother’s partner with a fake COVID-19 vaccine, which involved him forging medical documents and dressing in disguise to poison his victim. Thomas Kwan, 53, passed himself off as a nurse and even…
Read MoreHurricane Rafael plunges Cuba into another nationwide blackout
Washington Post The storm has damaged the country’s already struggling electrical infrastructure, leading to widespread power outages. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/07/hurricane-rafael-cuba-power-blackout/
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