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Month: November 2023

Macron urges France to rise up against ‘unbearable resurgence of antisemitism’ before Paris march

PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron has called on the French people to rise up against anti-Jewish acts ahead of a march in the capital later on Sunday to protest against rising antisemitism. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and numerous other politicians are to attend the march in the French capital. Paris authorities have deployed 3,000

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Drought and mismanagement have left a French island parched. That holds lessons for the mainland

By GREGOIRE MEROT Associated Press MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — Drop by disappearing drop, water is an ever more precious resource on Mayotte, the poorest place in the European Union. Taps flow just one day out of three in this French territory off Africa’s eastern coast, because of a drawn-out drought compounded by years of underinvestment

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Heavy fighting rages near main Gaza hospital as Netanyahu dismisses calls for a cease-fire

By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes pounded Gaza City overnight and into Sunday as ground forces battled Hamas militants near the territory’s largest hospital, where health officials say thousands of medics, patients and displaced people are trapped with no electricity and dwindling supplies. In a

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Timothée Chalamet raps about his ‘baby face’ in ‘SNL’ monologue with help from ever-ageless Kenan Thompson

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Timothée Chalamet lambasted everything from Hollywood to his own angelic visage during the opening monologue for his second stint hosting “Saturday Night Live.” Since the SAG-AFTRA strike is over, the “Wonka” star was free to continue to shamelessly promoting his upcoming movies, but things took an amusing turn when

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Gaza hospital in ‘catastrophic situation,’ amid heavy fighting nearby, health officials say

By Jomana Karadsheh, Kareem Khadder, Niamh Kennedy, Abeer Salman, Tamar Michaelis and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Heavy fighting near Gaza’s largest hospital has left it in a “catastrophic situation,” with patients and staff trapped inside, ambulances unable to collect the wounded and life-support systems without electricity, health officials and aid agencies are reporting. Hostilities

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Heavy fighting rages near main Gaza hospital as Netanyahu dismisses calls for cease-fire

By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes pounded Gaza City overnight as ground forces battled Hamas militants near the territory’s largest hospital. The heavy fighting into Sunday came as health officials said thousands of medics, patients and displaced people are trapped in Shifa Hospital with no

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Millions of Indians set a new world record celebrating Diwali as worries about air pollution rise

By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Sunday with a new Guinness World Record number of bright earthen oil lamps as concerns about air pollution soared in the South Asian country. Across the country, dazzling multi-colored lights decked homes and streets as devotees celebrated the annual Hindu

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