Amid the political noise surrounding the jailing of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the victims of the 1989 UTA Flight 772 bombing can easily be overlooked. The attack, ordered by the Libyan regime, killed all 170 people on board, including 5…
Women in Gaza struggling to overcome damage inflicted by Israel’s war
One woman is desperate to be evacuated for cancer treatment while another is recovering from abuse in an Israeli prison.
Notre-Dame hosts rare wedding for carpenter who helped rebuild it
An extraordinary wedding was held on Saturday, 25 October, at Notre-Dame de Paris, ten months after the cathedral reopened. In a rare exception, Martin Lorentz, one of the 500 craftsmen who helped restore the cathedral, married his partner Jade inside…
Suspects arrested in Louvre heist case, says Paris prosecutor
One of the men was arrested at Charles de Gaulle airport as he was about to leave France.
How twin disasters reshaped Habitat for Humanity under CEO Jonathan Reckford in the past 20 years
Jonathan Reckford shares insights from his 20 years as CEO of Habitat for Humanity International.
Winds and waves: Tourism takes off in disputed Western Sahara
Kitesurfers are flocking to the windswept beaches of Western Sahara, attracted by some of the best conditions in North Africa. Once largely overlooked, the region is slowly emerging as a niche tourism hotspot, even as it remains a disputed territory c…
Trump’s move to pay troops amid shutdown sets dangerous precedent, experts warn
Experts see move as Trump’s latest attempt to shift power of the purse away from Congress and into executive branchBy ordering that US military personnel receive paychecks even though the government is shut down, Donald Trump is seeing to the needs of …
Russia arrests Ukrainian biologist for backing curbs on Antarctic krill fishing
‘Trumped-up’ charges spark diplomatic row as scientists express fears for health of 70-year-old Leonid PshenichnovAntarctic krill: how did a paperclip-sized crustacean cause a diplomatic row – and why are they so important?A diplomatic row has erupted …
Microsoft “must cancel all contracts” with Israeli military
Zille Eizad explains why he resigned from his position as principal software engineer at Microsoft.