When 24-year-old Amira al-Khatib arrived in the Netherlands from Gaza last week to start her master’s degree at Radboud University, the joy of finally reaching safety and the sadness of leaving home came together. “I am very grateful to everyone who supported me and yet, leaving Gaza was one of the hardest moments I have … Read more
Howling winds and lashing rains battered Guam and the Northern Marianas late Sunday hours before the projected arrival of a “super typhoon” with equivalent force to a category-5 hurricane over the US Pacific territories. Super Typhoon Bavi was forecast to roar westwards over the area early Monday with maximum sustained winds of up to 280 … Read more
France’s far-right chief Marine Le Pen faces a key ruling next week that will determine if she can run in the 2027 presidential elections, in what is seen as her best chance at the top job. A lower court handed the 57-year-old politician a five-year ban from public office last year and a two-year sentence … Read more
Isaac del Toro persevered, despite a mechanical issue and a long wait to change his bike, to mount a late challenge and win the second stage of the Tour de France in a time trial in Barcelona on Sunday, becoming the second Mexican rider to win a stage at the race after Raul Alcala. Source … Read more
Top Iranian officials attended the second day of funeral proceedings for slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Sunday. Members of Khamenei’s family were also present, including his three sons. But his son Motzaba Khamenei, who succeeded him as Iran’s top leader, was nowhere to be seen as speculation grew about his whereabouts. Motzaba has not … Read more
Forest fires ravaging a region in southern France are threatening a stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with a decision to be taken later in the day over whether the stage goes ahead, a top local official said Sunday. Source link
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son and successor was not among the family members and thousands of mourners who turned out Sunday for a second day of ceremonies to honor Iran’s late supreme leader. Mojtaba Khamenei has remained out of the public eye since he was wounded in the strike that killed his father. Source link
Nigeria on Sunday condemned the deaths of two of its citizens in South Africa and warned that foreign nationals were being “unfairly targeted” amid anti-migrant protests. In recent weeks, large numbers of people have joined marches in South African cities and towns demanding migrants be sent home – some of which turned violent. Nationwide protests … Read more
As drums echo beneath Mount Olympus and torch-bearing worshipers sing hymns to Zeus, an ancient tradition comes alive each summer in northern Greece. For more than three decades, followers of the country’s pre-Christian gods have gathered for the Prometheia Festival, reviving rituals rooted in antiquity while celebrating what they see as Greece’s enduring cultural and … Read more
Former Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage is facing calls for a second parliamentary standards inquiry after a Liberal Democrat MP asked the watchdog to investigate new allegations about undeclared support. The request follows reports that the populist right-wing Reform UK leader received security, accommodation and social media assistance ahead of entering Parliament in 2024. What is … Read more