Respect Europe How Cleopatra got caught up in a culture war | View caption Hide caption When it comes to ancient kingdoms and cultures, who has legitimate claim to use that history to define themselves today? And who, if anyone, are history’s gatekeepers? That was too much for the Egyptian government, which declared that the…
Balance Europe Protesters of Israel-Hamas war fear nuance is getting lost | View caption Hide caption Israel’s war against Hamas has unleashed a torrent of responses from Westerners, both positive and negative. Many are finding it a challenge to express their feelings without being co-opted by darker forces in society. Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 attack…
1 Biden visits Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia President Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden traveled to Florida on Saturday to surveil the damage from Hurricane Idalia. The pair viewed the damage from the Category 4 storm before meeting first responders and receiving a briefing in the town of Live Oak. One…
1 Biden visits Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia President Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden traveled to Florida on Saturday to surveil the damage from Hurricane Idalia. The pair viewed the damage from the Category 4 storm before meeting first responders and receiving a briefing in the town of Live Oak. One…
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — Under the towering statue of 13th-century warrior Genghis Khan, Pope Francis was not greeted by hordes of people in Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar on Saturday. Rather than the throngs of thousands he’s used to, about 200 of the faithful from one of the world’s smallest and newest Catholic communities enthusiastically greeted the pontiff…
BREMERTON, Wash. — An assistant high school football coach in Washington state who lost his job during a controversy over his public post-game prayers is back on the sideline after the U.S. Supreme Court held that his practice was protected by the Constitution. But after fighting to be rehired for seven years, Joe Kennedy isn’t sure he…
HONG KONG — NBA star James Harden was left stunned by fans in China after they bought 10,000 bottles of wine from his signature brand in seconds during his appearance on a livestream. Harden, a guard for the Philadelphia 76ers who is visiting the basketball-obsessed country, was promoting his J-Harden wine on a livestream Tuesday…
Protests have reached a boiling point in Israel after the government passed a bill to overhaul the country’s judiciary, limiting the ability of the Israeli Supreme Court to conduct oversight. These controversies have proven greatly unpopular, and at the center of the furor is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has continually pressed forward with the…
Fani Willis, the district attorney in Georgia’s Fulton County, where former President Donald Trump is under investigation for allegedly attempting to overturn the state’s 2020 presidential election result, said last week that she will reveal her charging decisions in the matter by Sept. 1. “The work is accomplished,” she told NBC affiliate WXIA. “We’ve been…
Fani Willis, the district attorney in Georgia’s Fulton County, where former President Donald Trump is under investigation for allegedly attempting to overturn the state’s 2020 presidential election result, said last week that she will reveal her charging decisions in the matter by Sept. 1. “The work is accomplished,” she told NBC affiliate WXIA. “We’ve been…