Norway, Ireland and Spain said Wednesday they are recognizing a Palestinian state in a historic move that drew condemnation from Israel and jubilation from the Palestinians. Israel immediately ordered back its ambassadors from Norway and Ireland. Source link
TOKYO — Japan and the United States on Wednesday signed an arrangement to jointly develop a new type of missile defense system as the allies seek to defend against the growing threat of hypersonic weapons, which are possessed by China and Russia and being tested by North Korea. The project was initially agreed between Japan’s […]
News By The Associated Press May 13, 2024 at 10:24am U.S. airlines are suing to block the Biden administration from requiring greater transparency over fees that the carriers charge their passengers, saying that a new rule would confuse consumers by giving them too much information during the ticket-buying process. The U.S. Transportation Department said Monday […]
Frantic U.S. and international efforts to prevent a full-scale Israeli assault on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah appeared to be making little headway as Israel Defense Forces pressed forward and thousands more Palestinian civilians attempted to flee the besieged city. Sunday brought fresh signs of fighting spreading beyond Rafah despite intense U.S.-backed regional […]
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have long managed a complicated relationship, but they’re running out of space to maneuver as their views on the Gaza war diverge and their political futures hang in the balance. Their ties have hit a low point as Biden holds up the delivery of […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he just wants to move on from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s “unfortunate” motion to oust him. “I don’t hold grudges. I’ve got to work with everybody. I told her last night before she left the floor, ‘Let’s move on, Marjorie. I’m OK with this. Let’s move on,’” Mr. Johnson said […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has initiated the process to vote on the removal of House Speaker Mike Johnson. The House now has a two-day window to vote on her motion to vacate, marking the second time in seven months there’s been an attempt to oust the speaker from within the Republican Party. […]
In a historic vote, 163 Democrats voted to save Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson from a move to push him out by an ultra-right conservative who believes he capitulated to the left. The House voted 359-43 to table a motion by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia to vacate the chair, which would have stripped […]
Early in the morning of April 27, Washington D.C. police were lined up outside the entrance to George Washington University waiting for the order to go in. The school administration, tired of the threats and intimidation by pro-Palestinian protesters, had asked the police to clear the tent encampment on the private property on which […]
In a visible symbol of the decline of American influence in Niger, Russian troops have now moved into an installation near where American troops Niger has ordered to leave still remain. According to Reuters, the base in question, Airbase 101, is near Diori Hamani International Airport in the capital of Niamey. Weeks ago, Niger ordered […]
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