French government blasts football star over Gaza support

Karim Benzema has been accused of having ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, which is considered a terrorist organization in France French football star Karim Benzema has come under fire from the French government after publicly expressing support for the Palestinians amid Israel’s ongoing bombing of Gaza. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin accused him of having links…

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Israel moves closer to blocking Al Jazeera

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi has accused the Qatari network of “propaganda,” “encouraging violence,” and helping Hamas The Israeli government has approved emergency regulations allowing it to suspend the operations of foreign media outlets amid the conflict with Hamas, paving the way for the closure of an office of the Qatar-based Al Jazeera channel.

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Russia recalls new banknote after uproar from Christians

The decision followed a complaint that the design omitted a cross on top of the former Kazan Kremlin cathedral The Russian central bank has withdrawn a new 1,000 ruble note from circulation after an Orthodox priest raised concerns over the design of the bill, which had omitted a cross on the dome of a church.

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