Posts by Riah Stelmack
Flags, fists and falls: Africa’s top shots
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Read MoreIsraelis and Palestinians rejoice after more hostages and prisoners are freed
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Eight more hostages were freed from the Gaza Strip by Hamas-led militants on Thursday in a sometimes chaotic process that briefly delayed Israel’s release of 110 Palestinian prisoners and underscored the fragility of the ceasefire that began earlier this month. The exchange of hostages for prisoners is a key part…
Read MoreChaos as Italian ski resort is overrun by TikTok tourists
For travel tips, recipes and more insight on Italian culture, sign up for CNN’s Unlocking Italy newsletter. This eight-part guide will have you packing your bags in no time. Not all publicity is good publicity. Especially when it leads to 10,000 daytrippers invading a ski resort, chaotic scenes on the slopes, extreme traffic snarl-ups, accusations…
Read MoreLatest round of Gaza hostage-prisoner exchanges carried out
The latest round of exchanges of hostages from the Gaza Strip for Palestinian prisoners was carried out with Israel on Thursday. Buses carrying Palestinian prisoners released under the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian militant organization Hamas left Israel’s Ofer Prison in the West Bank on Thursday afternoon after a delay. Many of those…
Read MoreSources: Two men from Venezuela and Ecuador arrested after fatal attack in Norwood Park
CHICAGO (WGN) — Two men are in custody after a 63-year-old man was found unresponsive, bound with duct tape and an extension cord, and later died in Norwood Park Sunday night. Chicago police sources tell WGN News two men are in police custody and both are migrants — one from Venezuela and the other from…
Read MoreSeveral people killed in exchanges of fire in the West Bank
Two Palestinians were killed in Jenin, in the northern West Bank, in an exchange of fire with Israeli forces, according to Palestinian reports on Thursday. The Israeli army meanwhile said that one soldier was killed and another seriously injured during an operation in the city. The Times of Israel newspaper reported that the soldier was…
Read MoreIndia’s tiger population surges—study reveals key factors behind the success
India has successfully doubled its tiger population in just over a decade, a major conservation achievement that researchers say offers a model for other countries. According to a study published Thursday in Science, the number of tigers in India grew from an estimated 1,706 in 2010 to around 3,682 in 2022. This makes India home to…
Read MoreJoe Rogan Buys A Modified Tesla Model S Plaid
Read the full story on Backfire News Joe Rogan Buys A Modified Tesla Model S Plaid Everyone knows comedian and podcast king Joe Rogan loves cars, but he recently took delivery of a modified Tesla Model S Plain that’s supposedly like driving a hypercar. At least that’s what the tuning house which created the wild…
Read MoreDR Congo rebels vow to march all the way to capital
The rebel leader whose fighters have captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has vowed to continue their offensive all the way to the capital, Kinshasa. Corneille Nangaa, who heads an alliance of rebel groups that includes the M23, said their ultimate aim was to topple President Félix Tshisekedi’s government. Unconfirmed…
Read MoreItaly denies asylum for 43 migrants relocated to Albania, and observers say they were denied lawyers
MILAN (AP) — Italian authorities on Thursday rejected the asylum requests of 43 asylum-seekers transferred to Albania in a speedy procedure that a non-governmental delegation observing the process said illegally deprived them of legal assistance. “The commission is clearly operating in line with the expressed desire of the government to refuse the asylum requests, in…
Read MoreThousands protest controversial migration vote in Germany’s Leipzig
Thousands of people protested in the eastern German city of Leipzig on Thursday after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) helped to pass a controversial motion in the German parliament demanding hard-line migration reforms. Police said some 5,000 demonstrators gathered, calling for politicians to “defend the right to asylum” and “rebuild the firewall,” a term…
Read More‘Welcome to the club:’ Hungary’s Orbán salutes German migration vote
Hungarian right-wing populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Thursday expressed his pleasure after a controversial motion on migration reforms passed in the German parliament with votes from the far right. “Good morning, Germany,” Orbán wrote on X in German. He added in English, “Welcome to the club!” The Hungarian leader has faced criticism for his…
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