2021 sees global food prices soar to 10-year high
Higher food prices contribute to a broader surge in inflation as economies recover from the COVID crisis.
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UN to vote on resolution requiring states to combat Holocaust denial
The US and Germany have committed to support the draft resolution. Initiative follows spike in online Holocaust denial and efforts to tie COVID restrictions to Nazi-era policies and legitimize Holocaust denial in academia.
Police search for 2 suspects behind NYC antisemitic attack
The attack is being investigated by NYPD’s Hate Crimes Unit.
Midnight miracle: Twins born year apart
Californian woman gives birth to son at 11:45 p.m. on New Year's Eve with a daughter following suit after midnight.
Protest against antisemitism held in Brooklyn following attack on Jews
An estimated 100 people gathered for the protest after Blake Zavadsky is physically assaulted in Brooklyn for wearing a sweatshirt that featured the emblem of the Israel Defense Forces.
Defector who crossed world's most fortified border could be North Korean gymnast
"Footage showed he had an identical look and dress as the person who defected from the North in 2020," a South Korean official said.
Anti-government violence can be justified, over a third of Americans say
Two-thirds of supporters of former US President Donald Trump supporters continue to believe that Joe Biden is not the legitimately elected president, polls show.
France: EU flag removed from Arc de Triomphe amid Right's outrage
Far-right and right-wing leaders fume as the flag goes up at one of the most famous monuments in France. European affairs minister downplays controversy, says banner was "taken down as planned."
As Vienna nuclear talks resume, will Iran play hardball?
The negotiations seeking to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal are resuming against the backdrop of Iran standing firm on its demand for immediate, unconditional sanctions relief and warnings by Western diplomats that time was running out to save the agreement.
US announces nearly $100M in funding for UNRWA
State Department says that US remains focused on agency's "accountability, transparency, and neutrality."