Secular News

The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte has died aged 65, the legendary British dark rock band announced on Friday. Bamonte, who became a full member of The Cure in 1990, “passed away after a short illness at home over Christmas”, according to a statement published on the band’s website. “It is with enormous sadness that we confirm the death of our great friend and bandmate Perry Bamonte,” it said. “Quiet, intensive, intuitive, constant and hugely creative, ‘Teddy’ was a warm...

A groundbreaking lung cancer vaccine will be tested on humans from summer 2026, with British scientists working on jabs for breast, ovarian and bowel cancers to follow

Nigeria on Friday signalled that more strikes against jihadist groups were expected after a Christmas Day attack by US forces that President Donald Trump said "decimated" Islamic State-linked camps they targeted in the northwest of the country.

Mora Namdar, whose parents are Iranian immigrants, was sworn as the State Department’s new assistant secretary for the Bureau of Consular Affairs

Christmas under Donald Trump brought air strikes abroad and political threats at home, as the US president used the holiday to project a vision of power rooted less in peace than grievance, even as aides leaned into their Christian faith.

Israel became the first country to formally recognize Somaliland, a self-declared sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, in a decision that was immediately condemned by Somalia and other nations. “The Prime Minister announced today the official recognition of the Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state,” wrote Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office... The post Israel becomes first country to recognize Somaliland, drawing condemnation from Egypt, Turkey and Somalia appeared first on The Forward.

¿Serás Messi? ¿CR7? ¿Alexis Vega?View Entire Post ›

From luxury handbags to vintage Bordeaux, China’s consumers have long associated French products with fine living. Now, France aims to hook the country’s expanding middle class on another local speciality: foie gras. China placed tight restrictions on imports of the iconic French goose liver pate amid Europe’s bird flu epidemic, but there are signs that things could change, with Beijing recently vowing to get more produce “from French farms to Chinese tables”. Paris and Beijing also signed a...

Safdie goes deep on his terror of table tennis matches and how he pulled them off through choreography, CGI, and Timothée Chalamet's training.

Historically, the U.S. had been the top donor for global health. That changed dramatically this year. We look at the new approach the U.S. is pursuing and what this has meant for people on the ground.

“Merry Christmas,” proclaims a billboard in Times Square: “Jesus is Palestinian.” Countless people will walk by the display or see it on social media, and many will believe it. So, let’s go through why that statement is such a mistake, once again. Jesus was a Jew. He was born to Jewish parents, was circumcised under... The post ‘Jesus is a Palestinian,’ claims a Times Square billboard. Um, not quite appeared first on The Forward.

(The Center Square) – FBI boss Kash Patel announced on Friday the agency scrapped a $5 billion plan to build a new headquarters.