• Biden speaks with Netanyahu as tensions over the Israel-Hamas war mount in the US

    WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden held a phone call on Sunday with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against the backdrop of growing U.S. college campus protests and a possibly imminent invasion of Rafah. The two discussed areas of commonality, with Biden "reaffirm[ing] his ironclad commitment to Israel’s security" after Iran's missile and drone attack on the country earlier this month, the White House readout said. The leaders reviewed hostage and cease-fire discussions and talked...

  • US troops begin construction of Gaza aid pier as questions remain over distribution

    About 1,000 US troops will support the military construction efforts, but Joe Biden has ordered them not to set foot on the Gaza shoreUS troops have begun construction of a maritime pier off the coast of Gaza that aims to speed the flow of humanitarian aid into the territory, the Pentagon has said, but the complex plan to bring more desperately needed food to Palestinian civilians is still mired in fears over security and how the aid will be delivered.“I can confirm that US military vessels, to...

  • Iraqi leader to meet with Michigan's large Middle Eastern community to discuss escalating tensions

    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The leader of Iraq will travel to Michigan on Thursday following a sit-down with President Joe Biden to meet with the state’s large Iraqi community and update them on escalating tensions in the Middle East following Iran’s weekend aerial assault on Israel. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s trip to both […]

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    Question Time: Chris Philp's Rwanda question raises eyebrows

    Minister of State Chris Philp was asked a question by an audience member

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    Building Forces Ready for GPC—ANG Top Leaders Host 2024 Wing Leader Conference

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director, Air National Guard, and Chief Master Sgt Maurice L. Williams, command chief, Air National Guard, hosted ANG senior leaders and commanders from around the nation for the Wing Leader Conference in Henderson, Nev., April 24-25, 2024. Wing Leadership Conference is an annual event bringing together leaders assigned to each of the 90 wings across the United States’ 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia to collaborate ideas and...

  • Biden Considering Bringing Some Refugees From Gaza To The US

    Biden Considering Bringing Some Refugees From Gaza To The US With scenes like this spreading across the country, as standoffs at various liberal campuses turn increasingly more violent PANDEMONIUM IN NYC pic.twitter.com/6E6na2r14k — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) May 1, 2024 the Biden administration appears to have gotten its Soros marching orders to pour gasoline into the fire, with CBS reporting that the White House is considering bringing "certain Palestinians" to the U.S. as...

  • Biden discusses Gaza with leaders of Egypt, Qatar

    United States President Joe Biden spoke on the phone with Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi about the situation in Gaza and the state of the ceasefire neg

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    US banning TikTok? Your key questions answered

    US banning TikTok? Your key questions answered

  • US banning TikTok? Your key questions answered

    After years of attempts to ban the Chinese-owned app, including by former President Donald Trump, a measure to outlaw the popular video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is on its way to President Biden for his signature

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    US banning TikTok? Your key questions answered

    The Associated Press No, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. Nor will you go to jail if you continue using it after it is banned. After years of attempts to ban the Chinese-owned app, including by former President Donald Trump, a measure to outlaw the popular video-sharing app has won congressional approval and

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    Papuan leader dismisses Biden 'cannibalism' remark

    James Marape says the US president had a "blurry moment" when describing

  • World leaders misdiagnose the US with a crisis of confidence

    Is America experiencing a crisis of confidence? That is the assessment of some world leaders from allied and partner nations in recent months. Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen criticized the U.S. at the start of the year, “Recent global events in the Taiwan Strait, in the Middle East, in Ukraine are all results of American hesitance to actually lead.”As he addressed Congress earlier this month, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chided his audience for what he called “an...