In news that won’t come as a surprise to anyone who’s been feeling the pinch, the global cost of living crisis is far from over. And big-city dwellers are really taking a hit. According to the annual Worldwide Cost of Living Index from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the average cost of living rose 7.4 … Read more
The mothers of Palestinian American college students shot on the street have no doubt that the men were targeted, and say the shooting should absolutely be treated as a hate crime. Three men, all 20 years old, were shot near the University of Vermont in Burlington last week. They all speak in Arabic and two … Read more
Israel’s war on Hamas will last months, Israel’s military chief says, as a string of incidents outside the Gaza Strip highlighted the risk of the conflict spreading. Israel’s Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi told reporters in a televised statement on Tuesday from the Gaza border that the war would go on “for many months”. “There … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea — Actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite” has died, South Korea’s emergency office said Wednesday. Lee was found dead at a car in a central Seoul park on Wednesday, it said. Police earlier said an unconscious Lee was discovered at an unidentified Seoul location. South Korean media outlets including Yonhap … Read more
The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 41-year-old man who went overboard on a cruise ship just before Christmas. Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas was 200km east of Charleston, South Carolina, on Saturday night when the incident occurred. Crew members said they immediately reported it to local authorities, who began a … Read more
An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 has struck off Mindanao in the southern Philippines, seismologists say, triggering tsunami warnings in the country and in Japan, although a US agency said the risk of large waves had passed. The US Tsunami Warning System, which initially warned of waves of up to three metres above the usual high … Read more
PARIS — More than 50 French performers, writers and producers published an essay Tuesday defending film star and national icon Gerard Depardieu amid growing scrutiny of his behavior toward women during his five-decade career. Advocates for sexual abuse victims expressed dismay at the outpouring of support. Depardieu was handed preliminary rape and sexual assault charges … Read more
One person has died and two others are injured after an assailant attacked passers-by in central Paris near the Eiffel Tower, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says. Police quickly arrested the 26-year-old man, a French national, using a Taser stun gun, Darmanin told reporters. The suspect was on the French security services watch list and was … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Singer-songwriter Mitski’s “My Love Mine All Mine,” plays out like a whispered dirge. The song is gothic lounge music for a listener who only has about two minutes to have their heart broken — a silky soft slow burn stacked with a choir, organ, bass and most critically, pedal steel guitar, the … Read more
Israeli ground forces are confronting Hamas fighters across the Gaza Strip in the clearest indication yet that a planned ground offensive in the enclave’s refugee-crowded south has begun, as Israeli bombing killed and wounded dozens of Palestinians. The Hamas Palestinian militant group on Sunday said its fighters clashed with Israeli troops about 2km from the … Read more
