The decision spurred a backlash from the six other G7 countries — the U.S., Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Canada — and the EU. They sent a letter to Suzuki last month warning that they would not attend if Israel was not invited, CNN reported. On Friday, those diplomats boycotted the ceremony, Japanese media reported. Israel’s … Read more
The images begin with the city before the bomb was dropped, and, after showing its immediate impact, present glimpses through the decades leading to the city’s current state. The remains of Hiroshima’s Prefectural Industry Promotion Building, which was later preserved as a monument, in September 1945. Photo: AFP “As the number of atomic bomb survivors … Read more
When California Gov. Gavin Newsom named his son Dutch in 2016, it wasn’t because he had some unknown affinity for the Netherlands. Dutch Newsom, the governor’s youngest, was named for Dutch Flat, for Dutch Flat, California, a tiny Sierra Nevada town off Interstate 80 about an hour from Lake Tahoe. After his parents divorced and his father … Read more
