Rising egg prices in the US spark chicken rental trend
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A Political Dilemma for Israel’s Prime Minister
Our correspondent takes a look at the near future of the the war with Hamas in Gaza through the eyes of Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. He is being pulled in opposite directions politically: President Trump wants the ceasefire in Gaza to continue, while influential right-wing members of Netanyahu’s political coalition want fighting to resume.
News24 | Pope has two episodes of ‘acute respiratory failure’ – Vatican
Pope Francis suffered two new breathing attacks on Monday, requiring two separate bronchoscopies, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff struggles to recover from pneumonia.
Pope Francis has acute respiratory crises, the Vatican says
Pope Francis experienced more respiratory problems and went on noninvasive ventilation on Monday, the Vatican said, as the head of the Roman Catholic Church battles double pneumonia in the hospital.
News24 | ‘Contribute to community immunity’: Noted sceptic RFK Jr expresses measles vaccination support
Robert F Kennedy Jr, the top health official in the United States who is known for his scepticism of vaccines, has backed the measles jab amid a deadly outbreak of the infectious disease in Texas.
The political power of the pope
Unlike any other religious leader around the world, the leader of the world’s one billion Catholics is also the leader of a sovereign nation. And Pope Francis hasn’t been shy about using that political power.He’s pushed for an end to the wars between Hamas and Israel, and Russia and Ukraine.And he’s repeatedly tried to point the world’s attention to two ongoing challenges: immigration and...
What hurdles does Europe’s peace plan for Ukraine face?
Whatever words are used to frame the plan, enormous challenges lie ahead, the BBC’s Frank Gardner writes.
News24 | Japanese judge Yuji Iwasawa elected new ICJ president
The International Court of Justice on Monday appointed Yuji Iwasawa as its new president, replacing Nawaf Salam, the new prime minister of Lebanon.
James Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has died
Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.
Israel’s culture minister calls a Palestinian-Israeli film’s Oscar a ‘sad moment’
The Oscar documentary win by the movie No Other Land is garnering very different reactions in Israel and the West Bank.
News24 | ‘We need a leader that can deal with us’: US officials call on Zelensky to resign after Trump spat
Top Washington officials suggested that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky might have to step down if a peace deal is to be reached.
Nigerian Muslims arrested for eating in public during Ramadan
A total of 25 people are arrested for either not fasting or selling food during the fasting month.
Watch: Stars celebrate at glitzy Oscars after party
Award winners and nominees headed for a night of partying across Los Angeles after the Oscars ceremony concluded.
Israeli police say one killed in train station knife attack
Several others were hurt in the rare attack by a member of Israel’s Druze community, in Haifa.
News24 | ‘It was a mafia’: Details emerge on how Bashar al-Assad family sucked Syria dry
From a Bond villain lair in the rugged heights overlooking Damascus, the all-seeing eye of a notorious Syrian military unit gazed down on a city it bled dry.
European leaders pledge to back Ukraine. And, takeaways from the Oscars
Several global leaders pledged support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s efforts to stop Russia’s war. And, heartfelt speeches, a big surprise and history were made at the Oscars.
Hegseth orders pause in US cyber-offensive against Russia
The reported directive from the defence secretary comes during an American push to end the war in Ukraine.
Seeing Washington change course on Ukraine, Taiwan ponders its own fate
Developments in the Ukraine-U.S. relationship have regularly made headline news in Taiwan lately. Many in Taiwan compare Ukraine’s fate to its own, as China continues to threaten an invasion.
News24 | Biggest climate fund urges China, India to step up as US exits
A green fund backed by the United Nations is urging India and China to step up after US President Donald Trump rescinded $4 billion from the world’s biggest climate asset manager.
Trump wants Palestinians out of Gaza. Here are Egypt’s plans to keep them there
Arab leaders will meet in Cairo to reject Palestinian displacement from Gaza. NPR looks at Egypt’s reconstruction plans for Gaza that counter President Trump’s ideas of expulsion.
What Putin thinks of the tensions between Trump and Zelenskyy
NPR asks international affairs expert Nina Khrushcheva of the New School about how Russian President Vladimir Putin views the tension between President Trump and Ukraine’s Zelenskyy.