The Eurovision Song Contest final gets underway in Sweden’s Malmo on Saturday with thousands of protesters expected to culminate a week of tensions surrounding Israel’s participation during the Gaza war. Israel ranks with Croatia and Switzerland as one of the bookmakers’ favourites to succeed Sweden and take home the colourful and kitschy competition watched by … Read more
The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades struck Earth on Friday, triggering spectacular celestial light shows from Tasmania to Britain — and threatening possible disruptions to satellites and power grids as it persists into the weekend. The first of several coronal mass ejections (CMEs) — expulsions of plasma and magnetic fields from … Read more
The sun-kissed beaches and turquoise waters of Mexico’s Caribbean resort of Cancun attract millions of visitors, but schoolteacher Yazmin Teran is lucky if she enjoys them a few times a year. Like other Mexicans living on the fringes of the major tourist destination, she feels her working-class suburb and the luxury hotel zone are worlds … Read more
The United States issued Friday a stunning criticism of Israel’s use of American weapons in the Gaza war, after Israeli forces intensified operations around the southern city of Rafah, where more than a million displaced people are sheltering. Israel’s main international ally said it was “reasonable to assess” that Israel has used weapons in ways … Read more
The High Court of Australia ruled that the government can hold asylum seekers in detention indefinitely if they did not cooperate with their deportation, marking a major victory for Australian authorities. The new verdict overruled the court’s ruling last year that holding a person in immigration detention is unlawful when there is no real prospect … Read more
A motorist drives a car through a flooded expressway in Brooklyn, New York early on September 2, 2021, as flash flooding and record-breaking rainfall brought by the remnants of Storm Ida swept through the area Residents of New South Wales are on high alert as extensive rain and thunderstorms hover over the state, preparing for … Read more
In a cathedral in the central Ukrainian city of Vinnytsya in front of hundreds of mourners, Nazary Gryntsevych’s mother and girlfriend rested their heads on the side of his open coffin. Known by the call sign Grinka, the soldier had become a national hero and symbol of defiance against the Russian invasion. “This is a … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign speeches claim his quelling of an insurgency in Kashmir as one of his greatest achievements, but many in the disputed region see India’s election as a chance to signal their disagreement. Widely expected to win the biggest poll in history, Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not field any … Read more
Israel qualified for this weekend’s Eurovision song contest grand finale, defying thousands of demonstrators marching on Thursday in host country Sweden over the Gaza war. Singer Eden Golan performed her song “Hurricane” in Thursday’s second semi-final in front of 9,000 spectators at the host city’s Malmo Arena and booked her place in the final thanks … Read more
Israel launched fresh strikes in the Gaza Strip Friday after negotiators pursuing a long-stalled truce agreement left talks in Cairo without having secured a deal. AFP journalists in the Gaza Strip early Friday witnessed artillery strikes on Rafah on the territory’s southern border with Egypt, while witnesses reported air strikes and fighting in Gaza City … Read more
