News/World (Page 147)

World Mark Rutte, a staunch ally of Ukraine and a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is set to become NATO’s next secretary general, building on a career as a political dealmaker from his 14 years as Dutch prime minister. Romania, the last NATO holdout, backs bid from 57-year-oldContinue Reading

World Lebanon’s Hezbollah has new weapons and intelligence capabilities that could help it target more critical positions deeper inside Israel in case of an all-out war, the militant group’s leader warned on Wednesday. Hassan Nasrallah boasted of ability to strike targets within IsraelThe Associated Press · Posted: Jun 20, 2024Continue Reading

World A show of Pride in Florida shines a light on the fight against anti-2SLGBTQ policiesResidents of Jacksonville, Fla., lit up a city bridge with rainbow lights to mark the beginning of Pride month after the state’s new rules meant the usual lights wouldn’t happen. The defiant display captured internationalContinue Reading

World Two adolescent boys in a Paris suburb have been given preliminary charges of raping a 12-year-old girl and of religion-motivated violence, French authorities said Wednesday.  Boys, 12 and 13, being held in custody on numerous chargesThe Associated Press · Posted: Jun 19, 2024 4:19 PM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading

World Hundreds of people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, officials said Wednesday as relatives tried to claim their loved ones’ bodies. Death causes couldn’t be independently confirmed, but Tuesday temperatures atContinue Reading

World Israeli forces may have repeatedly violated the laws of war and failed to distinguish between civilians and fighters in the Gaza conflict, the UN human rights office said on Wednesday. Israel’s UN mission in Geneva calls report focusing on Gaza civilian deaths ‘inherently flawed’Thomson Reuters · Posted: Jun 19,Continue Reading

World Environmental protesters sprayed paint on Britain’s Stonehenge on Wednesday, with footage online showing orange marks covering some of the stones of the world-famous prehistoric megalithic structure. Just Stop Oil group has previously thrown soup at van Gogh painting, disrupted eventsThomson Reuters · Posted: Jun 19, 2024 9:27 AM EDTContinue Reading

World Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a deal with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un on Wednesday that included a mutual defence pledge, one of Russia’s most significant moves in Asia for years that Kim said amounted to an “alliance.” Kim Jong-un expresses ‘unconditional support’ for Russian policies, on Putin’s first visitContinue Reading

World Russia has turned increasingly to blackmail and financial incentives to hire Germans as spies after Europe expelled some 600 Russian diplomats, Germany’s domestic security service said. Recruits paid hundreds of thousands of euros Thomas Haldenwang, the president of the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, speaksContinue Reading