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After months of controversy, Canada and Marineland marine park have reached a preliminary agreement to move 30 beluga whales to aquariums in Spain or the United States, ending whale captivity in the country. The decision marks a final step after Marineland's closure to visitors in 2024 and earlier threats to destroy the herd.
Animate Beijing will relocate to the Wangfujing district in June 2026, with a major expansion. The new store promises upgraded facilities and is expected to become a cultural phenomenon.
War and financial turmoil are pushing Lebanon’s economy to the brink of collapse, experts warn the country may become economically unviable. The conflict, compounded by a global fuel crisis, has erased modest growth, driven inflation to 18-month highs, and deepened social divisions.
An Israeli minister has threatened to forcibly clear a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, prompting fears of forced displacement of Palestinians. The move has drawn international concern over escalating tensions.
Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon killed at least seven people on Monday, despite the recent extension of a US-backed ceasefire agreement by 45 days. The attacks targeted an apartment building in eastern Lebanon, killing a Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader and his daughter. Israeli forces also struck over 30 targets in southern Lebanon, claiming they belonged to Hezbollah.
At 85, Abdel Mahdi al-Wuheidi survived the 1948 Nakba but now witnesses the Gaza war destroying everything again. His story recounts two exiles, the second even more brutal than the first. In the rubble of Jabalia, he insists he will never leave his homeland again.
The rainy season is worsening the displacement crisis in Blue Nile, Sudan, as conflict spreads. Thousands are living in flooded camps with scarce food and water. Humanitarian groups appeal for urgent international aid.
Residents of Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince protested after gang violence forced hospitals to close and hundreds to flee. Gangs control about 70% of the capital since President Moise's assassination. A U.N.-backed security mission has begun deploying troops.
At least six people have died and thousands have been displaced by heavy rains causing floods and landslides in the Brazilian states of Pernambuco and Paraíba. Authorities raised the alert level to maximum and warned residents to remain cautious even as rains eased Saturday. President Lula offered federal assistance as the region braced for further impacts.
