Indian prime minister Modi is set to visit Israel at a perilous moment in time
The Indian prime minister will meet his Israeli counterpart in Israel this week amid a rapidly shifting geopolitical crisis. Source link
Threat of further violence looms after Mexican cartel rampage
The BBC speaks to Guadalajara residents days after cartel members sought to avenge the killing of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera. Source link
Louvre Director Resigns, Months After Crown Jewels Were Stolen in Heist
Laurence des Cars’s departure is the latest setback for the world’s largest museum. Her tenure was marred by labor strikes, water leaks, a ticket scam and security lapses, which led…
Russia thought it’d take days to seize Ukraine. 4 years later war rages on : NPR
A woman with a bouquet of flowers walks past a high-rise residential building heavily damaged by a Russian drone strike in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 25,…
Nancy Guthrie's family offers $1m reward to bring home missing mother
Fighting back tears, the missing woman’s NBC host daughter says they accept she may be dead. Source link
Mandelson’s Arrest Adds to Scandal That Has Rattled Starmer and Labour Party
The arrest of the British former envoy to Washington, long a key figure in the Labour Party, deepened a scandal that has led to calls for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s…
Jeffrey Epstein; State of the Union; El Mencho : NPR
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Moscow rail hub explosion was suicide bomb, Russian officials say
A traffic police officer and the suspect were killed in the explosion, Russian officials say. Source link
How Russia Put Its Future at Risk by Remaking Its Economy for War
About half of the country’s federal budget goes toward the fight in Ukraine, money that does little to support its long-term development. Source link
France moves to bar US Ambassador Charles Kushner from direct government access : NPR
FILE – U.S. Ambassador to France Charles Kushner gives a news conference marking the 250th birthday of the U.S. in 2026, in Paris, Dec. 4, 2025. Christophe Ena/AP hide caption…