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Category: 4. World
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Italian Referendum to Loosen Citizenship Rules Fails
A referendum that sought to make it easier for foreigners to apply for Italian citizenship ended unsuccessfully on Monday when it failed to draw a majority of voters to the polls.
Polls closed at 3 p.m. with around 30 percent of eligible voters…
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As Trump’s new travel ban begins, some visitors report extra scrutiny at U.S. airports
MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump’s new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from a dozen countries took effect Monday with relative calm, as some travelers with valid visas reported extra scrutiny at American airports…
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17 million people brace for life-threatening conditions as first hurricane of 2025 forms
Meteorologists tracking two storms in the Pacific Ocean warned one has become the first hurricane of 2025.
Storm Barbara reached wind speeds of 75mph on Monday, designating it as a hurricane.
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring Barbara as…
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A surprising power shift inside Hamas
THE NARROW tunnel still reeked of decomposing bodies. A section was blocked by rubble created by two Israeli air strikes on May 13th. The tunnel was only opened by Israeli troops when they reached the spot, at the entrance to the European…
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Was Israel’s seizure of a Gaza-bound boat with Greta Thunberg on board legal?
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli naval forces, far from the country’s shores, intercepted and seized a Gaza-bound ship carrying international activists, including Greta Thunberg, in an early morning raid…
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Frederick Forsyth, ‘Day of the Jackal’ author, dies aged 86 – DW – 06/09/2025
Frederick Forsyth, the British author of The Day of the Jackal and other bestselling thrillers, has died after a brief illness, his literary agent said Monday. He was 86.
Jonathan Lloyd, his agent, said Forsyth died at home early Monday…
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Canada boosts defense spending to hit NATO’s 2% target early – DW – 06/09/2025
Canada will meet NATO’s defense spending threshold of 2% this fiscal year, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed on Monday.
Carney added that Canada will achieve NATO’s spending target of 2% of gross domestic product five years earlier than his…
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