BRUSSELS — Farmers descended on Brussels to press a summit of European Union leaders to do more to help them with taxes, rising costs and cheap imports, throwing eggs at the European Parliament, starting fires near the building and setting off fireworks. Major thoroughfares in Brussels, the heart of the European Union, were blocked by around […]
Israel said Thursday its troops battled Hamas militants across the Gaza Strip, including killing dozens of fighters in central and northern Gaza, while Israeli airstrikes hit Khan Younis in the southern part of the strip. The fighting went on as the negotiators of a proposed new cease-fire waited to hear of progress in securing agreement […]
Sexual predators. Addictive features. Suicide and eating disorders. Unrealistic beauty standards. Bullying. These are just some of the issues young people are dealing with on social media — and children’s advocates and lawmakers say companies are not doing enough to protect them. On Wednesday, the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X and other social media companies […]
Florence + The Machine have released a hair-raising cover of ‘White Cliffs Of Dover’ from Jack Antonoff’s official soundtrack for ‘The New Look’. Florence Welch’s haunting vocals take centre stage on the stirring rendition of wartime classic ‘(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover’, famously performed by the late great Vera Lynn in […]
A new law, dubbed the “How Many Stops Act,” passed 42-9 in a final New York City Council vote on Tuesday. It will require police officers to record the race, gender and ages of everyone police stop for questioning. The issue gained national attention in recent days after a Black city council member was pulled […]
As the United States prepares “multiple actions” in response to a drone attack by Iran-backed militants that killed American soldiers, Kataib Hezbollah, one of the more powerful of Iran’s Iraq-based proxies, announced it is suspending all its military operations against U.S. troops in the region. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden said […]
Ukraine said Tuesday that Russia’s military attacked overnight with 35 drones and two guided missiles targeting multiple regions of the country. Ukraine’s air force said air defenses destroyed 15 of the drones, including intercepts over the Mykolaiv, Sumy, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kherson and Kyiv regions. The air force said part of Russia’s attack was focused […]
The 66-year-old singer teamed up with songwriters Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie as well as producers Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian to sing on the charity record in in 1985 but has recalled that those behind the track knew she was close friends with late megastar Prince and tried to use her to get him […]
International Olympic officials have told counterparts in the United States that their figure skating team will receive Olympic gold medals now that Russian skater Kamila Valieva has been disqualified for doping at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee received word Monday night that the IOC would award the gold […]
Iowa State athletes caught in a gambling sting last year were criminally charged and lost NCAA eligibility as a result of improper searches into their online wagering activities, according to defense attorneys’ court filings. Attorneys for former Iowa State football players Isaiah Lee and Jirehl Brock and wrestler Paniro Johnson wrote in motions for discovery […]
