Palestinian contractors from Gaza, who were scheduled to reach the Israeli-controlled side of the strip in order to work on rebuilding Rafah, were blocked by Hamas last week, KAN reported on Tuesday.

What happens when researchers finally open a museum storage room that has been quiet for generations? In Denmark, the answer includes magic spells, political anxiety, and the kind of paperwork that co

Lindsay Lohan’s Tuesday appearance at Tuesday’s 2026 Disney Upfront has sent her fans into a frenzy over her youthful looks. The 39-year-old actress, who was recently spotted filming, reignited specu

Hayden Panettiere’s ex Brian Hickerson shared a chilling story from their tumultuous relationship as he admitted he was abusive towards the star. The Nashville actress, 36, and Hickerson had an on-ag

Send this page to someone via email Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country has started preparations for a military drone deal with Canada. In a post on social media, he says 20 cou

Jack Douglas, the iconic music producer who worked with the late John Lennon as well as Aerosmith, has died at the age of 80. The family of Douglas, who worked with the late Beatles frontman on the D

A draft Family Law Act would require adoptive families to inform children of their adoption and would grant children the right to obtain information about their biological parents without the latter's

Dr Alex George has revealed for the first time that he came close to taking his own life two years ago. The former Love Islander and mental health activist, 35, took to Instagram on Tuesday amid Ment

Plans for a $1.5 billion Trump Tower on the Gold Coast have been scrapped less than three months after the deal was made. The 91-storey, branded tower was announced on social media in late February b

Lee el artículo en español Earlier this spring, a mysterious explosion blew up a car carrying an alleged cartel operative in broad daylight on one of Mexico’s busiest highways just outside of its cap

Special prayers were held at Selva Sannidhi Murugan temple in Thondaimaanaru on Tuesday, May 12, in remembrance of those who were killed in Mullivaikkal in the final stages of the armed conflict. The

Tamil families of the disappeared distributed Mullivaikkal Kanji in Mannar today to mark the second day of Tamil Genocide Remembrance Week. The Association of Families of the Enforced Disappeared in

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Russia has begun systematic attacks on the facilities of major American corporations in Ukraine, while the administration of President Donald Trump in the US is currently largely not responding to the

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Tuesday said signs that Russian President Vladimir Putin's position is weakening could open a window to ending the war in Ukraine. Putin over the weekend sugges

Mullivaikkal Kanji was served across Batticaloa today in remembrance of the Tamils that were massacred by the Sri Lankan government and its armed forces 17 years ago. Kanji - a porridge of rice and w

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Belarus will “selectively mobilize” military units and prepare them for possible combat operations following a large-scale inspection of the country’s armed

Open this photo in gallery: People mark Israel's annual Memorial Day at the site of the Nova music festival where hundreds of revelers were killed and abducted in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack near K

Drones targeted the Russian city of Orenburg located 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) from Ukraine's border on May 12, local authorities and Telegram channels reported. Ukrainian Telegram channel Exileno

An 88-foot Buddha statue newly constructed at the Nainativu Rajamaha Viharaya in Nainativu, Jaffna, was ceremonially unveiled this week, drawing large numbers of Sinhala Buddhist devotees from souther

Former parliamentarian M. A. Sumanthiran has accused the Sri Lankan police of attempting to prevent the implementation of the law out of fear of Sinhala Buddhist clergy, alleging that officers were ac

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem announced that the terrorist group would not surrender and called for an end to the direct negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, in a written message to Hezbollah terro

The German defense giant Rheinmetall is launching its own cruise missile production together with the company Destinus. This will help Europe close gaps in its defense following the shift in US policy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed he met the chief executive of US technology firm Palantir in Kyiv, in a move aimed at widening artificial intelligence (AI) cooperation between Ukr

The Tamil National Council (TNC) has urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay to adopt a resolution in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly reaffirming that the mass atrocities committed against Ee

A Mullivaikkal remembrance vehicle procession commenced on Tuesday morning from the Thiyaga Theepam Thileepan memorial site, as commemorative events marking the Tamil genocide remembrance week continu

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Former Sri Lankan president and accused war criminal Mahinda Rajapaksa appeared before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) on Tuesday (May 12) to record a state

Content warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual and gender-based violence. A two-year independent investigation into the sexual and gender-based crimes committed during the October 7 ma

Taron Egerton debuted a brand-new look on Monday when he was spotted filming on the set of Kockroach, which began production in Sydney last month. Previously, the Welsh actor, 36, sported a completel

A major Hollywood actress and her boyfriend cut casual figures when they touched down at Gold Coast Airport on Monday. Sydney Sweeney is currently in Australia with new love, Scooter Braun, as she fi

KSI has dismissed potentially damaging social media posts in which he is seen joking about rape and violent assault against women as teenage ‘mistakes’. The London-based influencer, boxer and TV pers

HBO’s The White Lotus has expanded its star-studded cast for season four, welcoming three major new Hollywood names. Ben Kingsley, 82, Max Minghella, 40, and Pekka Strang, 48, have joined the upcomin

President Donald Trump is eyeing oil-rich Venezuela as a potential 51st state as officials continue to court oil companies for investments in the South American country following the U.S. intervention

A Texas man, weeks away from standing trial for the death of his pregnant wife, showed up in Italy this month with what a U.S. criminal complaint says was a fake passport and forged documents. When It

Lily Mo Sheen’s nightmare, it seems, is being accused of nepotism. But such accusations are perhaps hard to avoid when her mother, Kate Beckinsale, is an age-defying Hollywood bombshell with box offi