Grammy-winning jazz musician Chuck Mangione dies at 84
By Rich McKay(Reuters) -American two-time Grammy-winning jazz flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione, best known for his 1970s cross-over hit "Feels So Good," died this week...
Journalists In Gaza Are Documenting Their Own Starvation
Displaced Palestinians gather to collect portions of cooked food at a charity distribution point in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on May 19, 2025. Credit - Bashar...
Moldova seeks extradition of business magnate Plahotniuc held in Greece
CHISINAU (Reuters) -Moldovan authorities said on Thursday they launched extradition proceedings for Moldovan business magnate Vladimir Plahotniuc, detained in Greece on...
French President Macron announces that France will recognize Palestine as a state
PARIS (AP) — French President Macron announces that France will recognize Palestine as a state....
US sues New York City to block laws it says impede immigration enforcement
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. government on Thursday sued New York City, seeking to block enforcement of several local laws its says are designed to impede its ability t...
US, Israel recall teams from Gaza ceasefire talks after Hamas proposal
United States special envoy Steve Witkoff has said he is cutting short talks aimed at reaching a truce in Israel’s war on Gaza, after the latest proposal from Hamas sho...
5 children starved to death at a Gaza hospital and emaciated kids are pouring in
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Five starving children at a Gaza City hospital were wasting away, and nothing the doctors tried was working. The basic treatments for m...
Three quarters of UN states support Palestinian state
Three quarters of UN members recognise a state of Palestine, with major power France set to join them in September following an announcement Thursday by its President E...
Notre-Dame gets back St Thomas statue adorning spire base
A statue of the apostle Saint Thomas was on Thursday returned to Notre-Dame in Paris, which has now recovered all 16 statues that adorned the base of its spire before a...
'Human shield': Niger's ousted president held by junta
President Mohamed Bazoum has been languishing for two years along with his wife in Niger's presidential palace since his ouster by a junta, which is using them as human...