- December 22, 2023
Yacouba Sawadogo, African Farmer Who Held Back the Desert, Dies at 77
Yacouba Sawadogo, a farmer known as “the man who beat the desert” in Burkina Faso for revolutionizing agricultural methods and creating a 75-acre forest on
Zelensky, After Tough Year on Battlefield, Insists Ukraine Will Prevail
President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed back against doubts about Ukraine’s battlefield prospects and about the support of its allies, telling reporters on Tuesday that his country
Three Israeli Hostages Killed in Error Had White Flag, Israel Says
The Israeli military on Saturday said three hostages mistakenly killed by Israeli troops had been shirtless, unarmed and bearing a makeshift white flag. The troubling
‘She Gave Me Hope’: Thai Hostage’s Friendship With an Israeli Child
Thai hostage Nutthawaree Munkan was held by Hamas for nearly 50 days. During her time underground, a 5-year-old Israeli child gave her hope that she’d
Dr. Gao Yaojie, Who Exposed AIDS Epidemic in Rural China, Dies at 95
Gao Yaojie, a Chinese doctor who defied government pressure in exposing an AIDS epidemic that spread across rural China through reckless blood collection, died on
Denmark Bans Quran Burning – The New York Times
After a series of Quran burnings in Scandinavia caused uproar in Muslim communities, Denmark on Thursday banned the “improper treating” of religious texts in public.
Israeli Forces Near Khan Younis in Southern Gaza
Conditions in the city are grim, with little access to running water or sanitation. People are sleeping in the open, and aid workers have largely
At P.S.G., a Coach’s Vision Collides With a Star’s Power
Ultimately, a single wrong answer cost Rafael Benítez his job, the one he had coveted for most of his working life. The slight downturn in
Displaced Gazans Spend Time on the Beach Amid Cease-Fire
Children played in the water as some displaced families went to Gaza’s beaches. Source link
Warnings Emerge Over Emirati A.I. Firm G42’s Ties to China
When the secretive national security adviser of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, visited the White House in June, his American counterpart, Jake