National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby on Sunday said President Joe Biden doesn’t “believe” that Iran’s overnight attacks against Israel need to escalate into a wider war in the Middle East. “The President doesn’t believe that it needs to move in that direction whatsoever,” Kirby said in an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.” His remarks came hours after Iran launched an attack on Israel with more than 300 missiles and drones. The U.S. helped Israel defend against the attack,...
A number of European states need to recognise Palestinian statehood as soon as possible, Irish premier Simon Harris has said.
Pro-Palestinian protesters slammed members of the media and celebrities who were arriving outside of the Washington Hilton to attend the White House Correspondents Dinner.
A rare meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US
WASHINGTON — Pro-Palestinian protesters are looking to puncture the festive bubble this weekend surrounding the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner — one of the capital’s biggest parties of the year, with attendees including President Joe Biden, top government officials and leading journalists. Activists are expecting several hundred people at a rally in Kalorama Park, just two blocks from the Washington Hilton, which is hosting the event. The protesters will criticize Biden for his...
The White House has no comment on reports of Israeli attacks in Iran
John Kirby said the Biden administration does not support a Congressional aid package solely for Israel, when other countries like Ukraine and Taiwan still need the United States’s help as well. The post White House Says it Does Not Approve of Stand-Alone Aid Package for Israel first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
Pro-Palestinian protesters lined the streets outside the Washington Hilton on Saturday evening, shouting “Shame on you” at journalists and others heading to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. As the Israel-Hamas war drags on in Gaza, protests have swept through college campuses across the United States this week, with activists accusing President Joe Biden of being […]
Rishi Sunak has said the Government will not be scrapping the rule that restricts how much money parents can claim
Kemba Walden, the former acting national cyber director, said that a ransom payment ban is the ultimate goal.
President Biden condemned the “brazen attack” by Iran against Israel, but the White House also confirmed that it’s not trying to escalate the conflict further.
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby stated that Hamas doesn’t care about the Palestinian people and if they did, “they’d lay down their arms, they’d step aside, they’d release those hostages,”