Arts, Culture & Media

Voices from the Coal Mines in Julia Wolfe’s “Anthracite Fields”

A Hymn to Coal Miners Wins the Pulitzer Prize for Music

A few days after the deadly Hamas attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, Palestinians in the West Bank say they faced extreme harassment and threats. 

Israel-Hamas war

West Bank rocked by increased violence, displacement amid Israel-Hamas war

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is interviewed by Neil Cavuto.

Obituary

Henry Kissinger leaves lasting — and controversial — foreign policy legacy

Åsa Koski started the Säg hej! campaign in Sweden to get people to interact more with each other to combat widespread loneliness.

Lifestyle

The ‘Say Hi’ campaign in Sweden is helping to combat loneliness

Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is pictured in his office in New York, Nov. 29, 2023.

Assassination plot in the US allegedly traces back to Indian govt

Jordanians in Amman, the capital, protest against the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza with signs of solidarity.

‘We have cried tears of blood’: Jordanians protest Israel-Hamas war amid security, humanitarian concerns

The warning labels are found on a number of Israeli, American and European products.

Jordanians boycott American companies seen as pro-Israeli

China cut graphite imports to the US, worrying EV carmakers. Can Canada come to the rescue?

Ukraine

The Ukrainian counteroffensive and what’s next

Yair Yifrach works with a client at his gun shop, just outside of Jerusalem.

Israeli civilians are buying lots of guns. Not everyone is feeling safer. 

Environment

Spanish island dumps diesel for wind, water and sunshine

Anthracite Fields

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