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Israel-Gaza war has worldwide impact
AFP, Published on 09/10/2023
» PARIS - The conflict between Israel and Hamas militants is making a global impact with Britain, Canada, France and Germany among nations stepping up security around potential Jewish targets and pro-Palestinian demonstrations erupting in cities across the world.
Germany marks 50 years of UN membership
Oped, Published on 23/09/2023
» Fifty years ago, on 18 Sept 1973, by New York's East River, two German states joined the United Nations. This event was the result of a brief General Assembly resolution -- however, it was anything but routine business in the world of diplomacy.
US authorities seize artworks allegedly stolen by Nazis
AFP, Published on 15/09/2023
» NEW YORK - US authorities seized three artworks allegedly looted by the Nazis and which are being sought by the heirs of a Jewish art collector who died in the Holocaust, officials said Thursday.
Propaganda shows national derangements
News, Published on 11/09/2023
» Whenever a country's social contract unravels, conditions become ripe for rumours and absurdities to circulate. Even when these are outrageous and obviously nonsensical, they can give expression to a people's deepest fears and prejudices.
Vienna tour aims to demystify ‘Hitler balcony’
AFP, Published on 08/09/2023
» VIENNA: A guided tour is seeking to demystify the so-called "Hitler balcony" in Vienna after the notorious landmark appeared in a video promoting Austria's far-right party.
'Maestro' magic and Polanski polemic in Venice
AFP, Published on 03/09/2023
» VENICE - Bradley Cooper transforms into legendary conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein in "Maestro", which got its world premiere in Venice Saturday ahead of the controversial screening of Roman Polanski's latest and possibly final film.
Leonard Bernstein: five things to know
AFP, Published on 02/09/2023
» PARIS - A towering figure of 20th-century classical music, Leonard Bernstein is the subject of Bradley Cooper's much-anticipated biopic "Maestro", premiering at Venice.
Teenage attacker shot dead after Jerusalem stabbing: police
AFP, Published on 31/08/2023
» JERUSALEM - An Israeli police officer shot dead a Palestinian teenager who stabbed and wounded a civilian at a light rail station in Jerusalem on Wednesday evening, Israeli police and medics said.
Libya foreign minister suspended after Israel meeting
AFP, Published on 28/08/2023
» TRIPOLI - Libya's internationally recognised prime minister has suspended his top diplomat after she met her Israeli counterpart, with news of the encounter triggering demonstrations in a country that does not recognise Israel.
Israeli women protest gender segregation on public transport
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» BNEI BRAK (ISRAEL) - Hundreds of women holding Israeli flags protested on Thursday in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish suburb of Tel Aviv against what they said was rising gender-based segregation, especially on public transport.