SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – JUNE 6: South Korea’s new president Lee Jae-myung speaks during a ceremony commemorating Korea Memorial Day at Seoul National Cemetery on June 6, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea marks the 70th anniversary of Memorial Day, honoring those who died during military service in the 1950-53 Korean War. (Photo by … Read more
Trump’s son-in-law and special envoy says the US will not “restrict Israel’s right to defend itself” as attacks on Gaza continue. Published August 17, 2026 August 17, 2026 US envoy Jared Kushner has stressed that President Donald Trump’s administration will not allow reconstruction in the devastated Gaza Strip until Hamas hands over its weapons. Kushner, … Read more
Sixty days ago, sitting next to French President Emmanuel Macron at a lavish dinner at the Palace of Versailles, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran and declared the beginning of the end of the United States’ conflict with Tehran.
SOURBRODT, Belgium (AP) — One of the largest wildfires ever recorded in Belgium raged out of control Monday, even as cooler weather and morning rain eased conditions for hundreds of firefighters in remote rural and mountainous areas. In Greece, a fire briefly broke out near the main airport on the outskirts of Athens. A forest … Read more
A U.S. guided missile destroyer reportedly spent four days adrift and without power in the South China Sea in July, raising concerns about the strain placed on deployed military members. The USS Benfold, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer that had been sailing with the George Washington aircraft carrier strike group, was reportedly towed to Subic … Read more
Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, in a podcast released over the weekend, called for “between 30 and 40” people to be killed each night in targeted killings in the Gaza Strip. Discussing Israel’s response to the Hamas-led terrorist attack on October 7, 2023, which sparked war in Gaza, and Israel’s recent move to … Read more
An American tourist was killed by lightning on Sicily’s Mount Etna while hiking in an area closed to visitors due to recent volcanic activity, Italian firefighters said Monday. The 29-year-old Kansas man was rescued by helicopter after being struck Sunday night in an exposed area above the tree line. He was later pronounced dead by … Read more
Seven injured after Russia attacks shopping mall in Odessa Russian forces attacked a post office in a shopping mall in Odessa with a jet-powered drone, according to regional governor Oleh Kiper. A couple and their 8-year-old son were among seven people injured in Sunday’s attack. Five of the victims were hospitalized. Moscow’s forces also attacked … Read more
Admiral Brad Cooper, head of US Central Command, praised the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln after visiting the aircraft carrier on Saturday. In a statement shared on social media, Cooper said his time aboard the Lincoln was “awesome.” “I wish all Americans could see the crew in action,” he said. “You would be absolutely … Read more
Arday, 41, resigned as a professor of sociology of education following accusations of plagiarism and questions about some of his achievements. He had denied the allegations and his family has since said the “misinformation campaign” was too much for him.