He was born premature. So the woman who bought him through surrogacy… refused him. Left in a hospital. In Argentina. Alone. The prosecutor said it plainly: “The person who bought him didn’t want him.” The court said it even clearer: “A violation of human dignity.” “A

Nadia Murad’s courage as a Yazidi survivor and the story she carries show the strength of the human spirit, even in the face of terrible cruelty. Grateful also to President Macron for leadership that listens to survivors and acts with compassion.

POPE LEO XIV READS KAROLINE LEAVITT’S FULL “RÉSUMÉ” LIVE ON CNN — THEN SAYS, “DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE YOU SPEAK” Jake Tapper thought he had delivered a “knockout” question. He turned to Pope Leo XIV with his familiar smile: “Your Holiness, Karoline Leavitt says you’re ‘out of

Most people don’t even know this version exists let alone have seen it. But exist it does & shows off brilliantly the creativity, ingenuity & artistry at work in ‘Old Hollywood’ at the time. ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1933)

Italian UNIFIL soldiers rebuilt the statue of Jesus Christ that was smashed by Israeli soldiers in the town of Debel in southern Lebanon. Yesterday, the Israeli army sent a statue to the village to replace the one that was smashed, but it was rejected by the residents.

It’s genuinely absurd to paint the West’s shift as some kind of betrayal the moment their interests look secured. For 14 years under Assad, Syria was a Russian-Iranian playground while the regime carried out systematic crimes against the Syrian people. The West called for

Amal Khalil, another brave journalist killed by Israeli occupation forces. May her soul rest in eternal peace.

Hunger Strike by Sherwan Sherwani in Erbil Prison Political activist Ibrahim Abbas reports that journalist Sherwan Sherwani has begun a hunger strike on April 22, Kurdish Journalism Day. He cites five years of legal violations, unfair retrials, and denial of rights such as

After Israel struck a car in front of her, killing two people, Amal Khalil and her colleague Zeinab Faraj, took shelter in a nearby building. Israel “specifically targeted the home where they took refuge.” Zeinab was injured but survived the strike, Amal was killed. Lebanese

Everyone should read what the Israeli military did to journalist Amal Khalil today in this minute-by-minute account as the international community watched in horror. First the text messages threatening her then trapping her and a photographer in a house then bombing them then

These are really stupid and fake. Humans do work this way because they have human bodies. Robots don't need fake human bodies. They can just add sorting to the conveyor belt or have a robot arm or whatever. These are scammy financial schemes pretending to be sci-fi.

An Arc of Deforestation is encircling the Amazon. Yellow indicates areas of high forest loss (3-14%), red areas of very high loss (>14%) in 2024. The region is beginning an epochal and irreversible ecological regime shift. maapprogram.org/amazon-defores…

Heartfelt congratulations to Nadia Murad for her well deserved Légion d’Honneur. She is a remarkable woman and I was proud to sign a convention between the French MFA and the Global Survivors Fund back in 2022. Conflict related sexual violence is a crime x.com/nadiamuradbase…

In just one month, these Lebanese journalists were killed by Israeli strikes while doing their jobs. Their voices were silenced, but their work remains. 🕯️

This premeditated attack on journalists, carried out over multiple hours with medics and a huge part of the public begging Israel to stop, should really be enough to lock up Netanyahu for life. This is just blatant murder.

“Open the road.” Palestinian children protest at barbed wire erected by Israeli settlers in the town of Um al-Khair in Masafer Yatta—calling for their basic right to access their school.

I am and will always be incredibly grateful to those who worked for my release when I was held hostage by an armed faction in Iraq earlier this month. So many people – including but not limited to government officials, press freedom organisations, and my wonderful community of

Five lives lost. Three were children. A strike in northern Gaza hit families gathered in a civilian area. Hospitals are overwhelmed. Despite a ceasefire in effect children are still being killed in targeted strikes. Pray for the victims. Pray for peace. Stand with the innocent.

My maternal grandfather died while still hoping to be allowed back to his home in the city of Acre where the rest of his family lived. Many other Palestinians are not allowed to return home; meanwhile, any Jewish person anywhere can have easy access to our ancestral homeland.

New: The US Justice Department filed a civil forfeiture complaint this week to seize Mansour Barzani’s (Los Angeles) Beverly Hills mansion, saying it was bought and renovated with $30 million from a bribery scheme tied to US military fuel contracts during the anti-ISIS campaign.