Waters reopens to swimmers after century-long ban
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Reuters The Bras Marie site is one of three areas in Paris open for seasonal public swimming The River Seine in Paris has reopened publicly to…
Violence at Synagogue and Restaurant Unnerves Jews in Melbourne
Local leaders denounced the episodes, which both took place on Friday evening: arson at a synagogue and a disturbance at an Israeli eatery. Source link
Holiday park wiped out by Texas floods
A major search and rescue operation is under way in Texas after flash floods killed at least 24 people. The Guadalupe River rose 26 feet (7.9m) in less than an…
A Napoleon From Long Island Meets His Waterloo
An American war re-enactor earned the job of Napoleon for the 210th anniversary of the battle, despite his accent. Source link
Deadly Texas flooding causes destruction
At least 24 people have died and dozens of people are missing amid flash floods in Texas on Independence Day, according to US authorities. “Within 45 minutes, the Guadalupe River…
Vietnam Aches for Its M.I.A.’s. Will America Stop Funding Science to Identify Them?
New breakthroughs in DNA analysis offer a chance to identify more of the lost from wars and disasters stretching back decades — if the U.S. helps. Source link
Reporter talks about exclusive interview with Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi
Ailsa Chang talks with the Wall Street Journal‘s Sune Engel Rasmussen about his recent interview with Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi. Source link
Hamas says it delivered ‘positive response’ on Gaza ceasefire plan
Rushdi Abualouf Gaza correspondent Reuters A Palestinian man looks at buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes in al-Shati refugee camp, northern Gaza Hamas says it has delivered a “positive response” to…
Man Attempts to Set Fire to a Melbourne Synagogue
None of the approximately 20 people who were inside the synagogue were injured in the attack, the latest in a surge of anti-Jewish acts in Australia. Source link
Trump says ceasefire deal is near as Israeli strikes kill 138 Palestinians in Gaza : NPR
Relatives grieve over bodies of family members killed in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians near al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Thursday. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption…