Israeli leaders claim photos and video show Hamas terrorists inside the United Nations Relief & Works Agency. The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) released on Tuesday drone footage and photos captured above the UNRWA compound in the Gaza city of Rafah. “Today, we revealed unusual footage of armed terrorists next to UN vehicles, which we located a few days ago, and …
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What is the celebrity 'blockout' over the war in Gaza?
Some social media users are calling out celebrities for what they say is inaction in the face of a humanitarian crisis in Gaza — and they’ve taken to a “blockout” to pressure the stars to take a stand. For the blockout, users put a block on seeing any and all content from the accounts of certain celebrities on social media …
Read More »Rare pigeon parachute used to carry messages amid WWII found in old shoebox
A parachute that was reportedly attached to pigeons to carry handwritten messages during World War II has been found after roughly 80 years. A family recently donated the rare item to the House on the Hill Toy Museum in Standsted, Essex, England, and said the parachute was discovered in an old shoebox. The parachute was stored inside the home of …
Read More »Putin to visit China this week to meet with Xi, Chinese Foreign Ministry says
Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a two-day state visit to China this week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, in the latest show of unity between the two authoritarian allies against the U.S.-led Western liberal global order. Putin will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping during his visit starting on Thurday, the ministry said, saying the two leaders would discuss …
Read More »Former army lawyer sentenced to prison after exposing alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan
An Australian judge sentenced a former army lawyer to almost six years in prison on Tuesday for leaking to the media classified information that exposed allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan. David McBride, 60, was sentenced in a court in the capital, Canberra, to five years and eight months in prison after pleading guilty to three charges including theft …
Read More »Ukraine opens first underground school to shield children from airstrikes in war-torn Kharkiv
Two teachers met them with a smile at the steel door, and down the concrete staircase the mother and daughter clattered, hand in hand, through another blast door and into the bunker for the first day of school. Hundreds of children began lessons this week in Ukraine’s first purpose-built bunker school, 20 feet below the ground to protect them from …
Read More »White House protests GOP-led bill that would compel Israel support
The White House is speaking out against a Republican-led bill that would force President Biden to stop withholding military shipments to Israel. Republicans in the House of Representatives introduced the Israel Security Assistance Support Act over the weekend, which would “[compel] the expeditious delivery of approved defense articles and services to Israel, including third-party deliveries.” White House Press Secretary Karine …
Read More »Ukraine's Kharkiv residents remain defiant as Russia launches new offensive
Residents of Ukraine’s second-biggest city, Kharkiv, remained defiant despite fierce fighting raging in the region after Russian forces launched an armored incursion on a new front that may presage a broader push into the area. As battles raged in the north and east of the Kharkiv region, the city itself enjoyed a rare moment of calm on Sunday, May 12. …
Read More »American Culture Quiz: Take a swing at this test of baseball greats, the Big '80s and more
APP USERS: Click here to get this quiz! Some of America’s greatest hit-makers, from the tennis court to the baseball diamond to the airwaves, are among those found in this week’s test of national knowledge. The American Culture Quiz from Fox News Digital tests your command each week of unique national traits, trends, history, people and popular interests. This week’s …
Read More »Only a few hundred remain in Vovchansk as Russian advance intensifies in northeast Ukraine
Only a few hundred residents remain in the embattled town of Vovchansk in northeast Ukraine, where Kyiv’s troops are locked in intense battles with the Russian army, according to local officials on Monday. The town, whose pre-war population of 17,000 had dwindled to just 2,500 before Russia renewed its ground assault last week, has emerged as focus point as pitched …
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