The trial of French actor Gerard Depardieu, who has been charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, has begun in a Paris court. It is thought to be a pivotal moment in France’s #MeToo movement. On Monday, Depardieu, 76, sat on a seat opposite the judge while the two plaintiffs were also present in the courtroom. Prosecutors alleged the assaults against the women,...

Over the past few months, thousands of people returned to their homes in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria, where they faced threats from unexploded ordinances and lack of access to water, food, and safe shelter. Many were forced to handle war debris, which may pose long-term health risks. Our new research from Fallujah, Iraq published today by the Costs of War project at Brown University reveals just how dangerous...

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Hossam Shabat is one of two media workers killed in Israeli attacks on Monday. An Al Jazeera journalist has been killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip, one of two media workers killed in attacks. Hossam Shabat, a journalist for the Al Jazeera Mubasher channel, was killed in northern Gaza on Monday. Witnesses told the network that his car was targeted in the eastern...