How volunteer guards foiled a carefully planned Hamas attack on one kibbutz
CNN — When Hamas militants broke through the Gaza fence in this month’s unprecedented attack on Israel, the kibbutz of Mefalsim – less than two miles from the border –…
Japan seeks dissolution of controversial Unification Church: What to know
Tokyo, Japan CNN — Japan’s government on Friday asked a court to order the dissolution of the Unification Church branch in Japan following the assassination of former Japanese prime minister…
Memorial from broken headstones unveiled for desecrated Jewish cemetery in Belarus
CNN — When a large Jewish cemetery was paved over last century to create a sports ground in Belarus, the headstones were used to make roads and buildings. Decades later,…
Patients left to wait by Britain’s public health service turn to crowdfunding
London CNN — Holly Reeves has a medical condition where she struggles to swallow food, so doctors fitted the five-year old from Devon with a feeding tube. But Holly has…
At least 78 killed in stampede in Yemen
CNN — Dozens of people were killed in a crowd surge in Yemen’s capital on Wednesday as needy residents flocked to receive charity handouts from local merchants during the holy…
Karachi: 13 killed in crush while waiting for food donations in Pakistan
CNN — At least 13 people were killed and 10 others injured Friday in a crush among people waiting for Ramadan food donations in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi, local police…
How one Ukrainian girl vanished without a trace at the start of the war
Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — A week after Russia invaded, the family of 15-year-old Arina Yatsiuk decided to flee their home near the Ukrainian capital by car. Less than 10 miles…
Turkey’s Red Crescent criticized for selling tents to charity instead of giving them to earthquake
Istanbul CNN — Turkey’s Red Crescent organization has been criticized by lawmakers and citizens after revelations that it sold tents to a charity instead of donating them to people in…
This Ukrainian couple got married the day Russia invaded. It’s been the longest year of their lives
Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Yaryna Arieva and Sviatoslav Fursin are not going to celebrate their first wedding anniversary this Friday. The Ukrainian couple got married on the day Russia launched…
London is handing out free meals for all primary school children
London CNN — London’s mayor has announced an emergency program to provide free meals for all children attending state primary schools in the capital, adding to a string of fresh…