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Media Buzz May 23, 2024

Amal Clooney, the ICC’s shame and the real threat to Israel

Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, whose husband is George Clooney, supported the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

Iran May 22, 2024

Iranian crowd chants 'death to America' at funeral for dead president

Mourners chanted "Death to America!" and "Death to Israel" at a funeral service for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and others who died in a helicopter crash on Monday.

France May 21, 2024

France is trying Syrian ex-officials for the torture and killing of a father and son. Here's why

A Paris court, in a landmark trial, is seeking to determine whether Syrian intelligence officials were responsible for the deaths of a 20-year-old boy and his father.

China May 21, 2024

Report says China is accelerating the forced urbanization of rural Tibetans

A new report says China has accelerated the forced urbanization of Tibetan herders and villagers, adding to existing reports of efforts to control their culture and language to assimilate them.

Africa May 20, 2024

Americans in alleged Congo coup plot formed an unlikely band

In a weekend attack on Congo's presidential palace, three Americans formed an 'unlikely band' under the leadership of opposition figure Christian Malanga.

Europe May 20, 2024

Kosovo closes 6 Serbian bank branches over currency crackdown

Kosovar police on Monday closed six branches of the Serbia-licensed Postal Savings Bank in line with a crackdown on the use of the Serbian dinar currency.

Turkey May 20, 2024

Turkey's leader claims Eurovision Song Contest encourages 'gender neutralization,' threatens family values

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the Eurovision Song Contest of threatening the traditional family and encouraging 'gender neutralization.'

South Africa May 20, 2024

Who is Jacob Zuma, the former South African president disqualified from next week's election?

Jacob Zuma, the former president of South Africa who stepped down in 2018, has been barred from running for Parliament due to a previous criminal conviction.

Europe May 20, 2024

Denmark turns to Kosovo to alleviate its overcrowded prison system in $217 million deal

Kosovo’s Cabinet has approved a draft law on renting a prison, 30 miles south of its capital Pristina, to Denmark to help the country with its overpopulated prison system.

Iran May 19, 2024

What happens in the event of Raisi’s death? An Iran expert weighs in

With search-and-rescue efforts underway to find the downed helicopter carrying Iran's president, an expert tells 91±¬ÁÏ Digital the implications for replacing him.

Mexico May 17, 2024

A mayoral candidate and 5 other people killed in gunfire at a campaign rally in southern Mexico

Six people, including a mayoral candidate and a young girl, were killed in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas after gunmen opened fire at a campaign rally; two others were injured.