A chain-reaction crash involving seven vehicles occurred on the Northern Marmara Highway in northwest Turkey on Thursday.The accident resulted in at least 10 fatalities and left 57 others injured.Gov. Yasar Karadeniz of Sakarya said the crash likely occurred when a vehicle hit a truck in poor visibility, triggering other collisions.A…

A 15-year-old boy was killed by a shark attack in the waters off Australia’s south coast, police have confirmed. South Australia police said the body was pulled from the water after the attack, near Ethel Beach in the Innes National Park on the Yorke Peninsula. The area is a popular spot for…

A stowaway was found barely alive in the undercarriage bay of an airplane after it landed in Paris Thursday morning, according to reports. Security sources told Reuters that the Air Algeria airplane had come from the Western Algerian town of Oran, embarking on the two-and-a-half hour flight to Paris Orly airport. …

The Tour d’Argent, a Paris restaurant, is offering a front-row view of the renaissance of Notre Dame Cathedral and the 2024 Summer Olympics.The restaurant, a city landmark and inspiration for the movie “Ratatouille” has recently reopened after a renovation.The restaurant offers fixed-price menus, with lunch starting at $167 and dinner…

A rabbinical seminary in southern Israel is open for business once again.Prior to the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7, the Max and Ruth Schwartz Hesder Yeshiva in Sderot was a home to roughly 300 college-age men, and a smaller female class, who were pursuing religious instruction. While there are many such…

The Vatican has clarified that each bishop is free to either adopt or ignore its recommendation for “spontaneous” blessings of people in a same-sex relationship. Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect for the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) and author of the controverstial Fiducia Supplicans, told Spanish news…

A Russian lawmaker and ally of President Vladimir Putin was found dead in mysterious circumstances Wednesday after falling from the third floor of his home, Russian state media has reported. Vladimir Egorov, 46, who was a member of Putin’s ruling United Russia party, plunged 30 feet to his death at his home…

A fuel tanker in Liberia exploded, resulting in more than 40 deaths as people gathered to collect gasoline.The incident occurred on Tuesday in Totota town and injured at least 83 people, authorities said.Due to the severity of the burns, many of the deceased were buried in a mass grave on…

An internet expert’s study regarding Google searches for antisemitic queries has him “scared for Jews everywhere!”Mordy Oberstein, a leading search engine optimization (SEO) expert, authored The Middle East Journal’s study, and shared the data on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. The statistics had him “shaking,” he…

The Russian Orthodox Church reaffirmed its strict opposition to abortion this week, putting it at odds with the Kremlin’s more relaxed position.A spokesperson for the church released a statement on Wednesday clarifying that the Holy Synod — the church’s governing body chaired by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow — condemns all…