Tel Aviv, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stand Tuesday in his long-running trial for alleged corruption, setting off what’s expected to be a weekslong spectacle that will draw unwelcome attention to his legal woes as he faces an international arrest warrant for war crimes and the fighting in Gaza continues. It is…
This has been year of short celebrities winning. From Sabrina Carpenter and Marcello Hernández, to Bruno Mars, Ariana Grande and Quinta Brunson, each talent dominates in their element, defying the idea that small is insignificant. And I should know; I’m an expert. I come from a family of shorties. Coming in at (barely) 4 feet 9 1/2 inches…
WHAT HATH TIMOTHÉE Chalamet wrought? At first, it was just a news story that made us all smile: the Dune and Wonka star surprised and delighted his fans by turning up in person to a “Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest” organized by YouTuber Anthony Po in New York City on October 27. “It’s the best dad…
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, a Syrian opposition war monitor said Tuesday, and the Israeli defense minister announced that his forces had destroyed Syria’s navy. Israel acknowledged pushing into a buffer zone inside Syria following the overthrow of…
Four separate air strikes by Israeli forces, which killed at least 49 civilians and decimated entire families in Lebanon, must be investigated as war crimes, Amnesty International said today. Under international law, direct attacks on civilians or civilian objects, indiscriminate attacks that kill or injure civilians, and disproportionate attacks that cause excessive incidental civilian loss…
If my mother were alive, she would be disappointed at what her Republican Party has become. But not surprised. She had witnessed the GOP inching its way toward scapegoating some Americans to score political points with others in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, and thought the tactic, while canny and often effective, betrayed longtime African…
Jay-Z is pushing for the woman who is accusing him of rape to be required to reveal her identity or for her lawsuit against him to be dismissed. An attorney for Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, made the request Monday, one day after an anonymous accuser alleged Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs drugged and raped…
The public naming of Jay-Z as the mysterious celebrity accused in an anonymous civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl with Sean “Diddy” Combs came after weeks of behind-the-scenes battling between the star’s lawyer and the Texas attorney representing the woman. Since Combs was charged by federal prosecutors in a salacious sex trafficking probe, numerous…
WASHINGTON — Top Republicans are divided over the best strategy to advance core components of President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda when the party gains a slim majority in Congress next year. The new Congress will give Trump and Republicans the opportunity to pass major legislation without the need for any Democratic support under a process called…
This brief was originally published by the Council on Foreign Relations on Dec. 5, 2024. The surprise rebel offensive that has seized Aleppo and threatens other regime-held territories could mark a further weakening of Iran’s regional sway but also spur a new cycle of violence and instability. WATCH: Syrian rebels capture city of Hama, dealing…