China's evolving funeral practices: From traditional burials to cremation

His biography of General de Gaulle laid the foundation for France's two-part biopic "De Gaulle". And on the heels of this surprise box office hit, Jackson's book is now out in French:. "La Chute: France 1940". He returns to the occupation of Paris and extraordinary collapse of France in the summer of 1940.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Friday in Turkmenistan, according to Iran's official news agency IRNA . The pair held a phone call Wednesday, according to IRNA, in which Pezeshkian congratulated Putin on his birthday. During the call, the two presidents also emphasized the continuation and strengthening of bilateral and strategic cooperation between Tehran and Moscow, according to the Iranian state news agency's readout.

Rescue workers are continuing a search for residents after an apartment building in Pryluky was destroyed.

Tel Aviv — With the first Israeli election since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack just three weeks away, the country is grappling with conflicting accounts about whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had warnings from regional allies that a massive attack was coming, even if there were no specifics on the timing or location. Netanyahu has denied getting any warnings , and the fierce internal debate about it may be overshadowing a wider problem — with clear precedent — of overwhelming intelligence signals being misinterpreted or underestimated at the cost of thousands of lives.