Innehållsförteckning för January 19, 2024 från Newsweek International

In FocusTHE NEWS IN PICTURESBEIRUT Hamas deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri’s body is carried to his funeral on January 4 in the Tarik al-Jadida area. The Hamas leader and four other members were killed by an alleged drone strike widely assumed to have been carried out by Israel at a Hamas office in the Dahiyeh suburb the prior day. In response, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah gave a speech on January 5 warning Israel that they will retaliate for the assassination on Lebanese soil, further raising the threats of a wider outbreak of war in the region. The U.S. has had a $5 million bounty out on al-Arouri—one of the founders of the U.S. designated terrorist group’s military wing—since 2018 for terrorist activities.…

BRINGING HOME A GOLDEN retriever named Topaz has been a “life-altering opportunity” for a Pennsylvania family. Topaz lives with “her boy,” 9-year-old Chaise Clouser, as well as his mom Ashley, dad Justin and 5-year-old brother Conner, in Shelocta, about 50 miles from Pittsburgh. The 3-year-old service dog was trained to help Chaise cope with his symptoms stemming from autism and ADHD, the 9-year-old’s mom, Ashley Clouser, told Newsweek in a series of interviews in November and December. “She has a love for Chaise that I have never seen a dog have with anyone,” Ashley said. Ashley said their lives were “pretty normal” until COVID-19 shut down the world in 2020 and the Clousers began noticing concerning behaviors they had never witnessed before. She said Chaise began to engage in “severe…

"WHAT BINDS US? WHAT DO WE ALL HAVE IN common anymore?” Justice Clarence Thomas asked in a rare media interview aired on Fox News in 2017. “We always talk about E Pluribus Unum,” Thomas said, referring to the traditional motto of the United States which translates as “out of many, one.” “We need more unum. We have the pluribus.” The media headlines of the past year suggest that things have gotten a lot worse since 2017—and both Thomas and Fox played a part in the divisiveness. But if you look beyond the headlines, including those on Newsweek, a different picture emerges. Even in what feels like an angry, factionalized society, there are signs of unity. Take the Supreme Court, a lightning rod in America’s cultural and political storms. The highest…

Periscope NEWS, OPINION + ANALYSIS CRIME NO OTHER MURDER CASE ATTRACTED AS MUCH public interest in the past year as the lethal stabbings of four University of Idaho students in a rented, off-campus house in Moscow, Idaho, in November 2022. The early investigation into the deaths of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Ethan Chapin, 20, and Xana Kernodle, 20, was on an enormous scale. Nearly seven weeks after the horrific killings, Bryan Christopher Kohberger was arrested at his parents’ home in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania, and extradited to Idaho, where he was charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary. The trial of Kohberger, who was a PhD student in criminology at Washington State University in Pullman, just eight miles from Moscow, was scheduled for October…

A BREAKTHROUGH IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH into extraterrestrial life could be on the horizon, leading scientists have said, as both political and scientific minds delve into the murky world of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) with new determination. UFOs refer to aerial phenomena that cannot be immediately identified or explained, while the term UAPs is broader. “Within our lifetime—even very soon—I think we are going to discover if there is life on other planets,” Ravi Kopparapu, planetary scientist with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, told Newsweek. We are approaching a “golden moment” to which more and more scientific minds are turning their attention, he said. “I would say within our lifetime we would be able to find life on other planets, there’s no question.” It is “quite possible” that evidence counting…

CultureHIGH, LOW + EVERYTHING IN BETWEENFILM BRADLEY COOPER HAD A LONG LIST OF “NON-negotiable” requirements when it came to starring in and directing his critically acclaimed Leonard Bernstein biopic, Maestro, one of the movie’s producers revealed to Newsweek. After enjoying critical and commercial success through helming and starring in the 2018 hit A Star Is Born, Cooper has pulled quadruple duty (also co-writing and co-producing) in his film about the life of the legendary conductor, who brought the world West Side Story and On the Town, among other enduring works. The movie—which debuted on Netflix December 20 to much fanfare following a month-long limited release in theaters—largely follows Bernstein away from the world of his career, shining a light on his marriage to Costa Rican-born actress Felicia Montealegre, stunningly portrayed…

Japan Sharing Tomorrow INCLUSIVITY, DIVERSITY, AND equity—often interlinked—have been the buzzwords of the past decade. Recognizing the advantages across business and society, companies have intensified their dedication to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I). A January 2023 report forecasts a twofold surge in global spending on DE&I initiatives, reaching $15.4 billion by 2026. Globalization and technological advancements have cultivated the present-day world, significantly amplifying diversity and inclusion in workplaces and societies. As a result, nations worldwide are swiftly embracing progressive policies, such as affirmative action, equal employment opportunities, anti-discrimination laws, and educational initiatives, that advocate for a society celebrating diversity in gender, race, ethnicity, religion, abilities, and sexual orientation. Each year, representatives from 100+ countries convene for the World Economic Forum Annual Conference in the picturesque city of Davos, Switzerland. The…