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Super-aged Japan now has 9 million vacant homes. And that's a problem
Chris Lau and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN | Posted May 12 - 10:47 a.m. | Save Story
The number of vacant houses in Japan has surged to a record high of nine million — more than enough for each person in New York City — as the east Asian country continues to struggle with its ever-declining population.
Environmentalists attack a case holding a copy of the Magna Carta in London; document safe
The Associated Press | Posted May 11 - 3:34 p.m. | Save Story
Two environmental activists have attacked a glass case containing an original copy of the Magna Carta at the British Library. Minor damage was caused to the reinforced box but the historic document was unscathed.
Hamas says another Israeli hostage held in Gaza is dead
Maytaal Angel, Reuters | Posted May 11 - 3:01 p.m. | Save Story
Palestinian Islamist group Hamas said on Saturday that another one of the hostages abducted during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel has died.
Protesters return to streets across Israel, demanding release of hostages
Christophe Van Der Perre and Miro Maman, Reuters | Posted May 11 - 2:55 p.m. | Save Story
Thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Saturday demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government do more to secure the release of hostages being held in the Gaza Strip by Islamist group Hamas.
US says Israel's use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete
Ellen Knickmeyer, Aamer Madhani and Matthew Lee, Associated Press | Posted May 10 - 9:40 p.m. | Save Story
The Biden administration says Israel's use of U.S-provided weapons in Gaza likely violated international humanitarian law, but wartime conditions in the Palestinian territory prevented U.S. officials from determining that for certain.
US announces new $400M package of weapons for Ukraine
Lolita C. Baldor and Matthew Lee, Associated Press | Posted May 10 - 8:20 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. has announced a new $400 million package of military aid for Ukraine. It includes a wide array of missiles for air defense systems and other munitions along with armored vehicles, boats and other weapons.
Hamas says Gaza ceasefire efforts are back at square one
Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters | Posted May 10 - 6:40 p.m. | Save Story
The Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Friday that efforts to find a Gaza Strip truce deal were back at square one after Israel effectively spurned a plan from international mediators.
Prince William says Kate's 'doing well,' since she announced her cancer diagnosis
Associated Press | Posted May 10 - 3:54 p.m. | Save Story
Prince William has offered a positive assessment of his wife's health in one of his few statements about Kate's condition since she announced that she was undergoing treatment for cancer.
Israel due to get billions of dollars more in US weapons despite Biden pause
Patricia Zengerle, Reuters | Posted May 9 - 7:43 p.m. | Save Story
Billions of dollars worth of U.S. weaponry remains in the pipeline for Israel, despite the delay of one shipment of bombs and a review of others by President Joe Biden's administration, concerned their use in an assault could wreak more devastation on Palestinian civilians.
Utah man among thousands stranded in Brazil due to ruinous floods
Garna Mejia, KSL-TV | Posted May 9 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
A Tooele man is among the thousands in southeastern Brazil who are stranded and displaced after catastrophic floods submerged entire cities.
Biden says US won't supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally
Zeke Miller and Aamer Madhani, Associated Press | Posted May 8 - 9:56 p.m. | Save Story
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he would not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah — the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza — over concern for the well-being of the more than 1 million civilians sheltering there.
Ukraine anticipates tensions with Russians at Paris Olympics
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted May 8 - 2:33 p.m. | Save Story
Ukrainian officials are telling their country's Olympic team to stay away from the Russians and Belarusians competing as neutral athletes during the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.
US pauses some weapons to Israel as battles rage around Rafah
Nidal al-Mughrabi, Steve Holland and Mohammad Salem, Reuters | Updated May 8 - 12:54 p.m. | Save Story
Hamas said it was battling Israeli troops on the outskirts of the Gaza Strip's crowded southern city of Rafah on Wednesday after a U.S. official said Washington had halted a shipment of powerful bombs that Israel could use in a full-scale assault.
Has Israel followed the law in Gaza war? US due to render first-of-its-kind verdict
Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press | Posted May 8 - 8:00 a.m. | Save Story
The Biden administration is due to deliver a first-of-its-kind verdict on whether Israel's conduct of its war in Gaza complies with international and U.S. laws. A State Department spokesman says the Wednesday deadline may slip.
Police investigating shooting of security guard outside Drake's Toronto home
Ismail Shakil, Reuters | Updated May 7 - 1:49 p.m. | Save Story
Toronto police are investigating a shooting at Canadian rapper Drake's mansion that left a security guard badly injured, CBC News reported on Tuesday, citing a source.
Aid to Gaza choked off after Israeli forces seize Gaza's Rafah border crossing
Mohammad Salem and Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters | Updated May 7 - 12:05 p.m. | Save Story
Israeli forces seized the main border crossing between Egypt and southern Gaza on Tuesday, shutting down a vital aid route into the Palestinian enclave that is already on the brink of famine.
French bakers claim world record for longest baguette
Amarachi Orie and Xiaofei Xu, CNN | Posted May 6 - 8:34 p.m. | Save Story
Baguettes are a notable component of France's culinary scene. Now, French bakers have taken the record for the longest baguette ever made.
Columbia University cancels main commencement ceremony after protests
Julia Harte, Reuters | Posted May 6 - 5:34 p.m. | Save Story
Columbia University on Monday canceled its main graduation ceremony after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests roiled the Ivy League college's campus, but it will still hold smaller, school-based events.
