At least 4 countries pull out of 2026 Eurovision over Israel’s participation
GENEVA (AP) — Public broadcasters in Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain and Slovenia on Thursday pulled out of next…
Hollywood meets the Middle East as Red Sea International Film Festival opens in Jeddah
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — The fifth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival, one of the Middle…
Creative director Dario Vitale exits Versace two days after Prada’s acquisition
ROME — Creative director Dario Vitale is leaving Italian fashion brand Versace only eight months after he was…
Detroit’s own crime-fighter RoboCop finally stands guard in Motor City
DETROIT — RoboCop has finally found a permanent home in Detroit. A statue looming 11 feet tall (3.3…
How a sperm bank might save cheetahs from extinction
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — For 35 years, American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing…
Asia flood death toll surpasses 1,500 as calls grow to fight deforestation
PADANG, Indonesia — Deaths from last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides in parts of Asia surged past 1,500…
Mamdani, Louvre among most mispronounced words of 2025
DALLAS (AP) — From the election of Zohran Mamdani to the intrigue surrounding the jewel heist at the…
Researchers slightly lower estimate of climate change’s effect on global income
The authors of a study that examined climate change’s potential effect on the global economy said Wednesday that…
Venmo service outage resolved after users struggle with transactions
Venmo announced early Thursday that an issue impacting the payment service had been fixed and it was “back…
Japan’s Takaichi wins fans with style and ‘work, work, work’ mantra
TOKYO (AP) — The pledge by Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to “work, work, work, work and work”…
Israel launches airstrike in southern Gaza after earlier attack by militants
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said it launched an airstrike on a Hamas militant in southern Gaza late Wednesday…
Deadly Asian floods are a preview of what’s coming as climate warms, scientists say
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Southeast Asia is being pummeled by unusually severe floods this year, as late-arriving storms…