The Gaza Genocide Is a Test for American Democracy
Politics / August 4, 2025 The public overwhelmingly opposes the genocide, but the political elites help keep it going. Something has to give. Ad Policy Members of Jewish Voice for…
Michele Ann Joy Bourda mystery grows after Brit tourist vanishes from sunbed
Michele Ann Joy Bourda, 59, was last seen on a sunbed at Ofryni beach, Kavala in Greece on August 1 with her belongings abandoned where she had been lying by…
Ireland, Norway and Spain officially recognize state of Palestine
The decision of the Irish government to recognize Palestinian statehood has taken formal effect more than 40 years after Ireland first called for a Palestinian state. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:…
Tourist, 27, has finger torn off by parade horse in Spanish fiesta horror
The incident happened in the town of Es Migjorn Gran in Menorca during the festival of Sant Cristofol, where it is traditional for crowds to raise their hands up to…
Environmental Concerns at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Include Storms and Flooding
Marco Bello/Reuters The day President Trump toured “Alligator Alcatraz,” the sprawling new immigrant detention center in Florida’s Everglades, he quipped that any escapees would need to learn “how to run…
Thug downs alcohol in plane toilet before threatening to kill other passengers
The foul-mouthed thug had locked himself inside a plane toilet cubicle to down his alcohol before he was forced out and restrained by fellow passengers on board 16:09, 04 Aug…
UN urges MPs to deliver on development promises for 600 million in landlocked nations
Speaking at Monday’s Parliamentary Forum of the Third UN Conference on LLDCs, senior UN leaders stressed that political will, matched with national legislative action, is essential if a new decade-long…
The final straw? Plastic pollution talks get underway in Geneva
Unless an international accord is inked, plastic waste is projected to triple by 2060, causing significant damage – including to human health – according to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).…
Zoo asks people to donate their pets for food for its predators
A zoo in Denmark has shocked its Facebook followers by asking for any donations of small, healthy pets for their apex predators. The zoo says the initiative is to help…
Runner collapses and dies after race in front of partner
Mattia Sella, 35, was thought to be in prime fitness when he suddenly collapsed and died aged just 35 after finishing a five-mile race in Italy’s Vicenza province 15:12, 04…