Plan to build apartments over a Nazi bunker reignites debate in Berlin
The debate centers on how Germany should address its complex history under Adolf Hitler and whether preserving Nazi-era relics might be counterproductive.
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IDF troops stood by as West Bank settlers besieged Palestinian homes
When Israeli extremists arrived in Qusra to force Palestinians from their homes, residents hoped the Israel Defense Forces would come to their aid.
Continue ReadingFDA travels to Mexico a month after linking Taylor Farms to cyclospora outbreak
Senior FDA official confirms that inspectors were on-site at the Taylor Farms processing facility and plan to be in the fields next.
Continue ReadingWould Hong Wang have won her historic math prize if she had stayed in China?
The success of Wang and other young Chinese mathematicians abroad has sparked discussion about the country’s education system.
Continue ReadingAmerican missionary kidnapped in Niger released after 9 months, group says
Kevin Rideout was taken from outside his home in Niger’s capital in October, and U.S. officials scrambled to bring him home.
Continue ReadingPoland says it thwarted Russian assassination attempt on U.S. citizen in Warsaw
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said it was the first time Russia attempted to assassinate a U.S. citizen on the territory of another NATO member.
Continue ReadingNew president asks Trump to bring deadly antidrug campaign to Colombia
The South American nation is the world’s largest producer of cocaine.
Continue ReadingWhite House says more than 40 nations help China dodge tariffs
A new White House report says that China sends billions of dollars worth of goods to the U.S. via third countries in order to skirt Trump’s high tariffs.
Continue ReadingPutin angers Japan with visit to islands seized by Soviet Union in WWII
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the Russian leader’s visit “wounds the feelings” of the Japanese people and further hardens anti-Russian sentiment in her country.
Continue ReadingU.S. military has lost roughly 25% of its Reaper drones as Iran war depletes arsenal
The aircraft, which cost up to $50 million each, have seen heavy use around the Strait of Hormuz — but they are relatively easy targets for Iran and its proxies.
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