The head of an organisation set up to distribute aid in Gaza as part of a controversial Israel-backed plan has resigned, saying it could not work in a way that adhered to “humanitarian principles”. Jake Wood quit the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) late on Sunday, saying it would not be able to fulfil the principles…
One of New York’s most famous chefs, April Bloomfield has dazzled critics and diners alike with her soulful cooking at Fort Greene’s Sailor from restaurateur Gabe Stulman since it opened in 2023. Now, the chef has announced she is headed to a restaurant group in Austin, Texas while she continues to steer the kitchen in…
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Nvidia on Wednesday climbed into positive territory for the year, becoming the latest “Magnificent 7” member stock to flip into the green amid the broader market’s recovery. The artificial intelligence darling surged more than 4% in the session, bringing its gain for this week above 16%. That rally…
The first set of 49 white South Africans to be granted refugee status by President Donald Trump’s administration are on their way to the US. On Sunday they boarded a flight from Johannesburg which is due to land in Washington DC later on Monday. This comes after a weekend of speculation about when the Afrikaners…
Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK, which has waged a 40-year insurgency against Turkey, has announced it is laying down its arms and disbanding. The move followed a call in February by the group’s jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan, for the organisation to disband. The group is banned as a terrorist group in Turkey, the EU, UK…
K-pop group Just B’s member Bain has revealed to fans he is “proud to be part of the LGBT community” – a rare move in an industry known for its tight control over artists’ behaviour, where stars typically keep details of their their personal lives private, particularly relationships. The star, 23, is now among only…
More than 400 people have been killed in recent attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s Darfur region, says the UN citing “credible sources”. Last week, the RSF launched an intense ground and aerial assault on refugee camps surrounding the city of El-Fasher in an attempt to seize the last state capital…
In its third and most-viewed season, “The White Lotus” follows the nuanced and toxic dynamic that often plays out when friends take vacations together. The HBO series’ large cast of characters includes three middle-aged women taking a trip to recapture the magic of their childhood bonds, only to discover that they don’t have much in…
Reuters Mike Waltz says he doesn’t know the journalist who was added to group chat US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has taken responsibility for a group chat in which high-ranking officials planned military strikes in Yemen in the company of a journalist who was inadvertently added. “I take full responsibility. I built the group,”…
The Trump administration sent a new group of migrants to the U.S. military base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Thursday to await deportation, claiming that they may have ties to a Venezuelan gang, according to officials with knowledge of the operation. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement charter flight from El Paso transported about 20 people,…
