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9+ min ago (1741+ words) James Morrison, brother of a student, speaks with the press after Brown University was locked down amid reports of a shooting on campus in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. December 13, 2025. REUTERS/Taylor Coester PROVIDENCE " The two people killed and eight others wounded in a mass shooting in a Brown University engineering and physics building late Saturday afternoon were all students, authorities said at a second press conference Saturday night. The number of victims also increased to nine with the news that another person received non-threatening injuries from shrapnel, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley confirmed at the media briefing that began after 9:30 p.m. at the Brook Street fire station. That victim could not be confirmed as a student at the time. As of 10 p.m., six victims were listed in critical but stable condition at Rhode Island Hospital while one was critical and two were in stable…...

16+ min ago (775+ words) US presses 70 countries to join Gaza stabilisation force Tunisian police clash with youths in Kairouan after man's death Drone strike in southern Sudan kills 6 UN peacekeepers Iraq's women MPs hold more seats but little sway Nas Daily and Ms. Rachel: A tale of two YouTubers Rediscovering Jordan: A journey through history and wellness The US State Department is seeking to assemble a multinational force of around 10,000 soldiers from dozens of countries as part of its International Stabilisation Force (ISF), aimed at overseeing Gaza as part of US President Donald Trump's peace plan. Washington has reportedly sent formal requests to around 70 nations it hopes to recruit troops from, but so far has had little success, officials told The Wall Street Journal on Saturday. The State Department reportedly filed requests with countries such as Malta, Italy, France, and El Salvador on Monday....

18+ min ago (1111+ words) 'Survival comes with weight,' writes Rawand Alagha in an essay about the pain of leaving Gaza. Dublin, Ireland " When I was accepted to Trinity College Dublin, I imagined a fresh start, new lectures, late-night study sessions and a campus alive with possibility. The plan was clear: begin my studies in September 2024 and finally step into the future I had worked so hard for. But when September came, the borders of Gaza were shut tight, my neighbourhood was being bombed almost every day, and the dream of university collapsed with the buildings around me. Trinity sent me a deferral letter, and I remember holding it in my hands and feeling torn in two. I didn't know whether to feel relieved or heartbroken. That letter became a strange symbol of hope, a reminder that maybe, someday, my life could continue. But everything…...

27+ min ago (920+ words) Jelinska described this move as a strategic shift. "We were already taking the risks of disseminating the information and distributing the pills to the end users. Now we are taking over the means of production to make ourselves less dependent." Frustrated by the pharmaceutical industry's lack of innovation to meet the needs of abortion seekers, Women Help Women'decided to take matters into their own hands.' "We know the issue of the future is who owns the pills, who owns access to the medicines," said Jelinska. "We know how incredibly vulnerable the pathways to access could be if they are dependent on pharma and the market. I often say, pills don't grow on trees." Those extra tablets are about reassurance, said Jelinska. "We sometimes say, misoprostol doesn't only treat a uterus. If people are not sure the pills worked, we tell…...

27+ min ago (662+ words) There's a story about a little boy who was very poor and needed shoes. He was standing in front of a shoe store, barefoot and shivering with cold. A woman approached him and asked him why he was standing there, looking through the window. He told her, "Well, ma'am, I was asking God to give me a pair of shoes." The woman took the boy into the store, washed his dirty, bare feet and put new socks and shoes on them. The boy was so touched by her compassion that he asked her, "Ma'am, are you God's wife?" He assumed if she showed him that kind of love, she must be related to God. This story is one of the best examples of what it means to walk in love. And our goal as Christians is to show God's love…...

34+ min ago (594+ words) Donald Trump recently told reporters he'd have "no problem" releasing video of US strikes off the Venezuelan coast where two survivors clinging to the shipwreck were shown no quarter " executions that violated federal law, the US Code on War Crimes, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice prohibiting murder. But when asked about the video three days later, Trump denied ever agreeing to release it, claiming, "You said that, I didn't say that. This is ABC fake news," before pivoting to "whatever Pete Hegseth decides" to release to the media will be fine with him. It was a safe punt. The Secretary of Defense has fought media access to the Pentagon like no secretary before him. Hegseth will keep spinning his "kill everyone" strikes, his Signalgate publication of war plans, and every other military crime he can get away with…...

35+ min ago (68+ words) It's been 30 years since the Bosnia war ended, but the conflict still shapes the country today. Key terms you should know from the Bosnia war It's been 30 years since the Bosnia war ended, but the conflict still shapes the country today. Many key terms, from "sniper safaris' to ethnic cleansing, mark its legacy. Al Jazeera's Alma Milisic explains the ones you should know....

38+ min ago (324+ words) Drone strike in southern Sudan kills 6 UN peacekeepers Twelve dead after shooting at Australia's Bondi beach US forces carry out arrests after killing of three Americans Iraq's women MPs hold more seats but little sway Nas Daily and Ms. Rachel: A tale of two YouTubers Rediscovering Jordan: A journey through history and wellness Clashes erupted for a second night on Saturday between police and youths in the central Tunisian city of Kairouan after a man died following a police chase, according to his family, fuelling authorities' fears that protests could spread across the country. As Tunisia prepares to mark the January anniversary of the 2011 revolution, which sparked the Arab Spring uprising, tensions have risen amid protests, and a powerful UGTT union has called for a nationwide strike next month. Thousands have been protesting for weeks in the southern city of…...

50+ min ago (1729+ words) Inside the US prison system, finding an avenue for higher education is a monumental task. Some define time as linear, some see it as a block. Others refer to it as something spent, in the present, or the future. Meanwhile, others consider it to be supernatural or holy, or something to twist, tame or traverse. As someone who has been sentenced to a lifetime behind bars, time is both abstract and defined. When you have so much time, it is all you have, yet, inside, you have almost no control over how to spend it. Every day, I can hear it: tick, tick, tick. It's torturous, like that dripping faucet in my cell. So to quiet the sound, I study. I learn. I try to build something meaningful from the minutes. My father had brought our family to the United…...

57+ min ago (553+ words) On Nov. 26, 2025, in a quiet northern suburb of Hong Kong, an aggressive fire broke out in the middle of the day. The fire was unusual in its intensity and duration, consuming seven of eight high-rise towers in a residential complex. Despite the quick response of well-equipped fire trucks, the blaze spread quickly and burned for more than 43 hours. Although the death toll is not final, at least 160 people suffered the most horrific deaths imaginable, with dozens so charred they may never be identified. The ferocity of the fire has been blamed on a private contractor's use of highly flammable materials including polystyrene foam boards placed over windows, along with substandard scaffolding netting that failed to meet fire-retardant codes. The buildings were undergoing renovations when the fire hit, and numerous fire alarms also failed to warn. A tragedy like this gives…...