By AFP JERUSALEM — Israel recalled its ambassador to the UN on Monday as tensions erupted over the handling of allegations of sexual assault by Hamas militants during the October 7 attacks. At the heart of the row was the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), which said its own staff had been tortured by […]
By AFP SELMA, Ala. — Vice President Kamala Harris called Sunday for a proposed six-week ceasefire deal in the Israel-Hamas war to be accepted, while criticizing Israel over insufficient aid deliveries into Gaza. “Given the immense scale of suffering in Gaza, there must be an immediate ceasefire for at least the next six weeks, which […]
By Agence France-Presse In a storyline improbable enough for Hollywood, a vegan chocolatier in a remote Scottish port town has made the confectionery to be given to silver screen icons at next month’s Oscars. Fiona McArthur’s luxury chocolates will be handed out to Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone and other VIPs at cinema’s biggest annual night, […]