Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital, has been held since 2024 under the Unlawful Combatants Law, which permits the arrest of foreign nationals alleged to belong to terrorist groups or to have taken part in hostile actions. Physicians for Human Rights
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 16 episode of The Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blas t from The New Republic , produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. Donald Trump has signed a
Iran said Tuesday that talks with the United States on its nuclear programme and sanctions relief would likely begin later this week, as President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz would "completely open" once the foes sign their deal. Officials say negotiations over a
Onn Hafiz Ghazi made the call for the elevated Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) project at an event on Tuesday (Jun 16) attended by Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
PC Gamer's writers and editors tackle the impending ban on Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X and Facebook.
[Unicef] New York -- Drought, extreme heat, and heatwaves are the most prevalent trio of hazards endangering millions of children globally, according to new climate report
Humanoid robots wearing designer outfits shared the runway with human models at a futuristic fashion show in Seoul, highlighting advances in robotics and AI.
Tuesday marks the final day for UniCredit's hostile and highly political takeover offer for Commerzbank, as Italy's second-largest bank has its sights on an ambitious pan-European banking merger.
Kyiv claimed the attack as retaliation for Russia's intensifying aerial campaign, a day after drones damaged a UNESCO-listed monastery complex in the capital.
The High Court's judgement was made available on June 16.
JERUSALEM, June 16 (Reuters) - Israel's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal to release a prominent Palestinian doctor who has been held without charge since he was captured in Gaza in late 2024. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of the Kamal Adwan hospital, is among at
By Dawoud Abu Alkas , Haseeb Al-Wazeer and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/CAIRO, June 16 (Reuters) - Fadi Al-Arawi, a footballer in the Gaza Strip Premier League, hasn't been able to take the pitch since pro sports were suspended with the outbreak of war more than two years ago. Like
The artist's stirring commencement speech at RISD, the best art shows in NYC this summer, and can you really have friendships in the art world?
A young Gazan girl twirls across the floor of a dressmaker's shop, her white dress billowing around her as a shy smile spreads across her face. Trimmed with delicate tulle and topped with a soft veil, the dress looks fit for a celebration. Few would guess that parts of it are
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this June 16th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
It was something infectious disease expert Heather Ferguson never expected to see in her lifetime: a mosquito-borne virus originally from Africa spreading in Scotland.
As Democrats gather this week to celebrate the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, they're also confronting a question that has loomed over the party since the former president left office nearly a decade ago: Who is the next Barack Obama? The answer remains
Uber and Lyft leverage black-box, AI-driven pricing tactics to sell virtually identical rides at vastly different price points – and even offer fake discounts to entice customers, a stunning new investigation revealed.
This is a lightly edited transcript of the June 12 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . Perry Bacon: We have a great guest today, Astra Taylor, one of the smartest people I know. She’s done
Monday’s batch of orders brought a rare bit of good news at the Supreme Court. The justices announced that they will hear Kian v. Florida next year, setting the stage for the court to strike down Florida’s Jim Crow–era law allowing six-member criminal juries. The Sixth
Irna Phillips was a radio voice actor in Chicago when she was asked to create a serialized program. From that, she created a legacy that includes ‘Guiding Light’ and ‘As the World Turns’
Parsons, Kansas, is larger than the “haphazard hamlet” Truman Capote visited to write In Cold Blood, but not by much. With a population of about 9,600, residents largely pass the time hunting, fishing, and watching high school football. (Under head coach Jeff Schibi, the team
More than half of Spotify listening is now in non-English languages as the company expands across Africa, Asia, and Latin America with local artists, pricing, and payment systems.
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A meditation on life and the von Neumann–Wigner interpretation of quantum mechanics
The alt-comedy-to-auteur-pipeline keeps pumping away: Jordan Peele, Zach Cregger, Bo Burnham, and now John Early. The 38-year-old stand-up and sketch-scene staple is familiar to millions for his handpicked cameo in Taylor Swift’s music video for “ Antihero ,” and is deeply
Fifty years ago deadly riots by school children marked the beginning of the end of South Africa’s apartheid regime – and they also steered journalist Max du Preez’s life on a different course.
There is a non-zero chance that Jared Kushner will play a pivotal and entirely accidental role in bringing down the government of Albania. Over the last several weeks, the Balkan nation has been roiled by protests stretching from the capital of Tirana to rural coastlines and
Abdul El-Sayed ran for governor of Michigan in 2018, emphasizing his progressive views and endorsement from Senator Bernie Sanders. He didn’t gain much traction and ultimately lost by more than 20 percentage points in the Democratic primary to Gretchen Whitmer, who was backed
In his final interview, the “swashbuckling” geneticist pointed the way for science
The legislation enabled Christie's to sidestep the same obscure rule enforced by the New York State Liquor Authority that cost Eataly's wine shop in Chelsea a $500,000 fine in 2014 and forced celebrity chef Mario Batali and his business partners Joe and Lydia Bastianich to shut
