• U.S. calls for vote on U.N. resolution for ‘imperative’ Gaza cease-fire

    The United States called for a vote Friday on a U.N. resolution declaring that “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza is “imperative.”

  • U.N. Security Council fails to pass U.S. resolution calling for Gaza cease-fire

    A U.S.-led resolution calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza failed to pass in the United Nations Security Council on Friday as Russia and China, who are permanent members, voted against the measure. Vassily Nebenzia, Russia’s ambassador to the U.N., said the resolution was exceedingly politicized and contained an effective green light for Israel to mount a military operation in Rafah. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., responded by saying that Russia...

  • U.S., Japan seek U.N. resolution calling on all nations to ban nuclear weapons in space

    The United States and Japan are sponsoring a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on all nations not to deploy or develop nuclear weapons in space, the U.S. ambassador announced Monday.

  • Some Illegal Immigrants Who Stormed U.S. Border in Texas Released into U.S. After Being Processed

    A video taken by the New York Post and posted Thursday showed migrants breaking through fencing and knocking down guard members. The post Some Illegal Immigrants Who Stormed U.S. Border in Texas Released into U.S. After Being Processed first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.

  • A method being weighed for distributing U.S. aid in Gaza could put U.S. troops at risk, officials say

    The Biden administration is adamant that no U.S. personnel will set foot in Gaza when it starts delivering humanitarian aid from a floating dock, but a proposal for workers from other nations to deliver the aid carries security risks, say one former and two current administration officials. The concerns are the latest wrinkle in the White House push to get aid to the enclave’s hungry population via a floating dock. U.S. military officials have told NBC News that the first time they heard that...

  • U.S. Ambassador in Bucharest: Doicesti SMR project, an important element of the U.S.-Romania strategic partnership

    After touring the Doicesti Small Modular Reactor (SMR) site, U.S. Ambassador to Romania, Kathleen Kavalec said that the rapid progress here is a testament to Romania’s vision, guiding us toward a cleaner, more sustainable energy future. According to the American ambassador, “Romania is poised to become a regional clean energy hub“, and “the Doicesti SMR […]

  • Majority of abortions in U.S. done by pill, study finds

    There is a growing reliance on a two-pill regimen to terminate pregnancies in the U.S., a new report from an abortion rights advocacy group finds.

  • White House Warns of Iran Cyberattacks on U.S. Water Infrastructures

    On Tuesday, the United States government warned state governors about cyberattacks targeting water and sewage systems across the country, perpetrated by hackers associated with Iran and China. In a letter published Tuesday, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan cautioned that significant cyberattacks have targeted water and wastewater

  • UN rights expert report to call for Israel arms embargo over ‘acts of genocide’

    Special rapporteur will tell human rights council Israel’s actions ‘reveal an intent to physically destroy Palestinians as a group’A UN human rights expert will deliver a report on Tuesday saying that Israel has carried out acts of genocide in Gaza and should be placed under an arms embargo.Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, said in her report there were “reasonable grounds” to believe that Israel was carrying out three of the five acts...

  • Biden bumbles toward war: U.S. policy favors Iran over Israel

    The Biden administration has pretty much mismanaged everything a presidential administration can mismanage.

  • U.S. sanctions network smuggling American tech to Iran's central bank

    The U.S. Treasury Department unveiled sanctions against a network of companies and individuals Friday for facilitating illegal technology transfers from dozens of US firms to Iranian entities, including the country's central bank.The sanctions relate to Informatics Services Corporation (ISC), the technology arm of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), the Treasury Department said in a statement.It also sanctioned a number of alleged ISC subsidiaries and front companies based in Turkey and the United...

  • CNN's Tapper Touts U.S. Citizen Living in Gaza Calling for Ceasefire

    On Wednesday afternoon's The Lead, CNN host Jake Tapper did his part to undermine Israel's war effort by showing a pre-recorded piece highlighting the story of an American citizen living in Gaza who has a "resounding message" for President Joe Biden about why he was allowing her to suffer even though she chooses to live there. Tapper teased the story before a commercial break: "An American teacher trapped for hours under rubble after her home in Gaza was hit. Her message for President Biden as...