Israel holds municipal elections; war on Gaza affects turnout and mood | Israel War on Gaza News

Israel holds municipal elections; war on Gaza affects turnout and mood | Israel War on Gaza News

Tel Aviv, Israel – Israelis voted on Tuesday to elect mayors and local council members in 197 towns and cities and 45 regional council representatives. Voting started at 7 am, and will carry on until 10 pm, in elections that have been delayed twice, from October 31 to January 31…

Germany confirms probe into former Lebanon central bank chief Salameh | Money Laundering News

Germany confirms probe into former Lebanon central bank chief Salameh | Money Laundering News

Prosecutors say Riad Salameh, the bank’s governor from 1993 to 2023, is being investigated for money laundering and other crimes. Prosecutors in Germany have confirmed they are investigating Lebanon’s former central bank chief for money laundering and other crimes and have issued an arrest warrant for him. Riad Salameh, the…

Zelenskyy in Saudi Arabia to push for peace, POW deal with Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News

Zelenskyy in Saudi Arabia to push for peace, POW deal with Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has sought to position himself as a potential mediator to end war between Ukraine and Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Saudi Arabia with plans to visit the kingdom’s powerful crown prince to push for an end to the invasion of Ukraine…

American Muslims helped Biden win in 2020. Will they abandon him now? | US Election 2024 News

American Muslims helped Biden win in 2020. Will they abandon him now? | US Election 2024 News

In 2020, Joe Biden won the state of Michigan by a much closer margin over then-incumbent President Donald Trump than the polls and pundits had predicted: just more than 150,000 votes. Two partly overlapping sets of voters helped tip Biden over the line in Michigan and other vital swing states,…

Palestinian singer running to represent Iceland at Eurovision contest | Music News

Palestinian singer running to represent Iceland at Eurovision contest | Music News

Bashar Murad said he wants to use his song to ‘illustrate’ the difficulties Palestinians face in order to be heard. Palestinian pop singer Bashar Murad is hoping to represent Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest in May and bring “a Palestinian voice to the main stage”. Iceland is expected to…

The Malawians braving climate shocks and red tape to make banana wine | Agriculture

The Malawians braving climate shocks and red tape to make banana wine | Agriculture

Karonga, Malawi – Regina Mukandawire has been growing bananas on her small farm in the Karonga district in northern Malawi for more than 16 years. But heatwaves, floods and disease outbreaks that have hit the country since 2010 have gradually reduced her yields from half a tonne to only a few…