by News Feed Editor | May 18, 2024 | World
Today we mark the 15th anniversary of the bloody end of Sri Lanka’s three-decades-long civil war. This anniversary comes around at a critical historical juncture, amid the humanitarian catastrophe unleashed by Israel’s assault on Gaza.The global response to Gaza,...
by News Feed Editor | May 18, 2024 | World
As Israel’s bombing of Gaza intensifies, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a rift in his war cabinet and growing international pressure. And yet, this is a war that the vast majority of Israelis continue to support – thanks in no small part to one-sided coverage...
by News Feed Editor | May 18, 2024 | Science
The Orion Nebula may be a familiar and well-studied celestial object, but new images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) show this star-forming cloud of gas and dust in an incredibly new and vibrant light.The Orion Nebula, also known as “Messier 42”...
by News Feed Editor | May 18, 2024 | World
Hundreds of heavily armed marines and police patrol the French territory’s capital Noumea after a night of violence.One more person has been killed in France’s Pacific Islands territory of New Caledonia as security personnel tried to restore order, taking the death...
by News Feed Editor | May 18, 2024 | World
Officials in the central region expect the number of casualties to increase as rising waters destroy thousands of homes.At least 50 people have been killed and thousands of homes destroyed following a new bout of heavy rains and flooding in central Afghanistan, the...
