World Regions - Page 671

April 22, 2025

UN marks Holocaust Remembrance Day by redefining the Holocaust, comparing Israelis to Nazis

We are witnessing a calculated effort by the United Nations to thwart the essential conditions of "never again," namely: comprehending the depravity of Nazi treatment of the Jews.

April 22, 2025

Rubio overhauling 'bloated' State Department in sweeping reform

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is slashing 132 offices around the world, saying the department had become bloated, bureaucratic and unable to perform its essential diplomatic mission.

April 22, 2025

Russia reduces sentence for American Robert Woodland, who was convicted on drug charges

A Russian court reportedly shortened the sentence of detained American Robert Woodland, who has been held overseas following a drug trafficking conviction.

April 22, 2025

Iran ramps up state executions amid nuclear talks with US

Security experts are urging the U.S. to consider Iran's human rights abuses in its nuclear talks with Tehran as executions continue to escalate under Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

April 22, 2025

JD Vance champions 'roadmap' toward US-India trade deal, says partnership critical to deterring 'dark time'

Vice President JD Vance praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "tough negotiator" in announcing a "roadmap" toward a trade deal between India and the U.S.

April 22, 2025

The long line of the papacy: Francis' death renews focus on the church's most powerful figures

Peter was the first pontiff of the Catholic church, and several popes have been considered "great" in the interim.

April 22, 2025

Pope Francis emphasized Catholicism globally, reached beyond US, Europe into impoverished nations

Pope Francis brought attention to the Catholic Church in impoverished areas around the globe that are often ignored.

April 22, 2025

Antisemitic incidents break record for 4th straight year, ADL finds

The ADL's annual audit of antisemitic incidents for 2024 showed an overall increase and marked the fourth year in a row that saw a record number of anti-Jewish hate crimes.

April 22, 2025

Archaeologists unexpectedly uncover hundreds of skeletons, medieval church beneath university campus

Archaeologists were astonished to uncover hundreds of skeletons while excavating the grounds of a British university, which once hosted a medieval church demolished in the 1650s.

April 21, 2025

'Drag Race' stars melt down over UK Supreme Court's landmark ruling on legal definition of woman

Stars from "RuPaul's Drag Race UK" offered strong reactions to the country's Supreme Court, whose ruling last week limited the definition of a woman to biological sex.