Britain will recognize Palestinian statehood in September if Israel does not agree to a lasting ceasefire, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday, July 29. That would make it the second major Western power to recognize a sovereign Palestinian state, following a similar announcement from French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, July 24. Palestine’s ‘inalienable […]
While wedding vows often involve two people pledging their love to each other, “for richer or for poorer,” new research suggests it’s the former that actually carries some weight –– at least initially. Dual studies conducted at the University of Toronto and Carleton University found that single individuals with higher incomes are more likely to […]
Eleven people remain hospitalized Sunday morning, July 27, following a stabbing incident at a Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan. Police say a man stabbed multiple people at the store. The incident happened just before 5 p.m. Saturday, July 26. At a press conference, authorities said the 42-year-old suspect is currently in police custody. Police say the man […]
Israel implemented a “tactical pause” on its military operations in three areas of Gaza, which is ostensibly meant to allow “minimal” humanitarian aid into the enclave. The news comes as some in the international community have accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of carrying out a campaign of “deliberate mass starvation.” ‘Tactical pause’ […]
Local officials are reporting that dozens of people were killed in an attack on a church in the city of Komanda, at the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, July 27. Worshippers were at a night mass when members of the Allied Democratic Forces came in the church with guns and machetes, Reuters wrote. According to […]
The U.S. and European Union have agreed to a trade deal, days before a deadline that would’ve seen the Trump administration’s tariffs revert to their April 2 rates. President Donald Trump announced the deal Sunday, July 27, following a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at his Turnberry golf course in Scotland. […]
Pope Leo XIV used his audience on Sunday, July 27, to make an appeal for peace. Specifically, the pontiff mentioned the conflicts between Thailand and Cambodia, as well as Gaza. “I am following with deep concern the extremely grave humanitarian situation in Gaza, where the civilian population is being crushed by hunger and continues to […]
For the first time in nearly a decade, Russia canceled its annual Navy Day celebrations in St. Petersburg and other cities, which were scheduled for Sunday, July 27. With nearly 100 Ukrainian drones shot down by the Russian military between Saturday, July 26, and Sunday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the cancellation was “linked to […]
Leaders of Cambodia and Thailand are set to meet for talks amid fighting between the two countries that has killed multiple people. As of Sunday, July 27, the fourth day of the hostilities, at least 35 people have been killed, 200 wounded and over 200,000 people displaced, a CNN tally of figures from officials showed. […]
Brian Wilson may have passed away a little more than a month ago, but from the U.K. to California, the spirit of the Beach Boys lives on –– only now, it’s in the form of some beachy “good boys.” On Sunday, July 27, a doggie surfing competition known as the Dog Masters Festival took place […]
