Author: Eliane Saba

A white grizzly bear known as Nakoda has become a popular social media presence since she first appeared in public near Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies in 2020. Her frequent roadside appearances endeared her to visitors. , who were enchanted by his rare blonde coat and the black stripe running down his back. But that fame came at a cost, according to members of Parks Canada’s regional wildlife management team, who saw a…

In the occupied West Bank, Palestinians live in the shadow of the ongoing war in Gaza. For them, this has meant increased raids and arrests, tightening security restrictions, settler violence and economic upheaval. We spend time with two Palestinians whose lives and livelihoods are being reshaped by the war and who worry that some of these changes may be long-lasting. Laith Al-Muti, a 29-year-old taxi driver and tour guide, now waits all day here at…

A day after the United Nations Security Council endorsed a US-backed ceasefire proposal for the Gaza Strip, attention focused Tuesday on the will of Israel and Hamas, under growing international pressure to to end the war, to reach an agreement. Each side made positive but vague statements about the ceasefire plan and blamed the other for prolonging a war that has devastated Gaza. But neither man said he would formally accept the proposal, which was…

Russian prosecutors on Thursday announced a major step in their case against jailed American journalist Evan Gershkovich, saying they had finalized the espionage charge against him and he would stand trial in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, where he was arrested more than a year ago. . Russian authorities have suggested they might be open to a prisoner swap for Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich, but only after a verdict is handed down. The arrest…

A South Florida jury ruled that Chiquita Brands is responsible for eight murders carried out by a right-wing paramilitary group that the company helped finance in a fertile Colombian banana region during the country’s decades-long internal conflict. The jury on Monday ordered the multinational banana producer to pay $38.3 million to 16 relatives of farmers and other civilians who were murdered in separate episodes by the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, a right-wing paramilitary group…

On the outskirts of a small mining town in southwestern Wyoming, a multibillion-dollar effort is underway to build the first of a new generation of American nuclear power plants. Workers began construction on Tuesday a new type of nuclear reactor intended to be smaller and cheaper than the huge reactors of yesteryear and designed to produce electricity without the carbon dioxide that is rapidly warming the planet. The reactor being built by startup TerraPower won’t…

The official results of last month’s national elections simply don’t add up for Mbalenhle Mthethwa, a loyal supporter of a new political party led by Jacob Zuma, former president of South Africa. “The elections were neither free nor fair,” he said, echoing the stolen election narrative put forward by Zuma. Mthethwa, a 38-year-old chef, lives in a township near the coastal city of Durban and has been out of work for the past four years.…

K-pop giant BTS is one step closer to a reunion. The boy band’s first member to enlist in the South Korean military, Jin, 31, was discharged on Wednesday morning, BTS’ label said. Over the next year, his bandmates are expected to complete their military service, which is required of almost all South Korean men. BTS surprised their own army, as the seven-member group’s ardent followers are collectively known, in June 2022 when they said they…

On a hilltop next to a large limestone quarry in England’s East Midlands, a crowd of about 60 people gathered Thursday afternoon to watch the lighting of a beacon to mark the 80th anniversary of the Day landings. D. Among the drab parkas and sweaters was a figure in a striking red coat: Natalie Fleet, the Labor Party’s candidate for Parliament, dressed in her party’s campaign colour. She arrived late, as she had put on…