January 23, 2024

Europeans, insisting on Palestinian statehood, are frustrated by Israel’s opposition and lack of a postwar plan for the devastated Gaza Strip.

Over a year after China opened its borders following the pandemic, international trips are still lagging, although domestic travel is more popular.

The state plans to carry out the first U.S. execution via nitrogen hypoxia with Kenneth Smith, who survived an earlier attempt to execute him by lethal injection.

Jury selection began on Tuesday in the trial of Jennifer Crumbley, whose son, Ethan Crumbley, killed four students in 2021. In a rare move, prosecutors have charged both of his parents with involuntary manslaughter.

The Like a Dragon role-playing games follow a gangster through facsimiles of Japanese cities. With earnest goofiness, they’ve found an international audience.

A U.N. office said Israel’s detention and treatment of detainees might amount to torture. It estimated thousands had been detained and held in “horrific” conditions. Some were freed wearing only diapers.

It was a strong year for female directors overall, though the academy still seems to frown on younger male actors.

No American films ranked among the 10 highest grossing in China last year as viewers who once flocked to foreign blockbusters continued to disappear.

The weekly wrestling program will move to Netflix in 2025 as part of a 10-year agreement, a big leap into live events for the streaming platform.

The genetic treatment targeted a particular kind of congenital deafness and will soon be tried in children who are younger.

With climate change affecting everything from household finances to electric grids, the profession is increasingly focused on how society can mitigate carbon emissions and cope with their impact.

Quotation of the Day for Tuesday, January 23, 2024.