• U.S. increasingly worried about West Bank situation as Austin visits Israel

    By Idrees Ali (Reuters) -The United States is concerned that escalating tensions in the West Bank could distract Israel and the United States’ attention from Iranian activities, a U.S. official said, a message Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin intends to deliver in Israel on Thursday. Austin delayed his arrival to Israel and the government insisted that the meetings’ location be changed because more protests were anticipated against a plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-right...

  • Oroho Introduces “Energy Security and Affordability Act” to Ensure Reliable Service, Lower Bills

    Senate Republican Leader Steven Oroho has introduced legislation to ensure that New Jersey is powered by reliable, diverse, and affordable energy sources.

  • Bramnick Says Fox News Reports Denying Events of January 6 Are Absurd

    Sen. Jon Bramnick said Fox News reports denying the events of January 6 at the United States Capitol are absurd.

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  • Rescue Pittie Never Leaves Her Little Brother's Side

    Rescue pittie has been watching over this little boy since the day he was born 💙 Keep up with Storm on Instagram: http://thedo.do/keren Love Animals? Subscribe: http://thedo.do/2tv6Ocd ¿Hablas español?: https://thedo.do/2BsuN4o Follow The Dodo: Tweet with us on Twitter: https://thedo.do/2Jast1M Howl with us on TikTok: https://thedo.do/2qFkbGT Take a peek at our Snapchat: http://thedo.do/2gkVhsz Love our Instagram: http://thedo.do/2agAEce Like us on Facebook: http://thedo.do/1dJ9lmn on our site:...

  • Skinny Rescue Dog Finds A Home And Doubles In Size

    This dog went from 20 pounds to 50 pounds, they called her Daisy because she bloomed like a flower and completely transformed! Follow along on Instagram: https://thedo.do/-theasherhouse, TikTok: https://thedo.do/-TheAsherHouse & Facebook: https://thedo.do/TAH Love Animals? Subscribe: http://thedo.do/2tv6Ocd ¿Hablas español?: https://thedo.do/2BsuN4o Follow The Dodo: Tweet with us on Twitter: https://thedo.do/2Jast1M Howl with us on TikTok: https://thedo.do/2qFkbGT Take a peek at our Snapchat:...

  • Russian missile strikes on Ukraine kill six, knock out power

    By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) -Russia unleashed a new wave of air strikes across Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least six people and knocking out power, including to the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station. Ukraine’s military said Russia fired 81 missiles and eight drones in attacks mainly targeting energy infrastructure, and that the weapons used included six hypersonic Kinzhal missiles which Ukraine cannot intercept. The attacks were mainly on energy facilities and hit...

  • Britain's early retired resist calls to work, despite higher living costs

    By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – In their fifties and deciding there was more to life than work, Liz and Ian Woodbridge quit stressful jobs during the pandemic – part of a cohort of British early retirees now resisting a government call to return, despite rising living costs. For an array of reasons, including ill health, hundreds of thousands of older workers left their jobs during and after the societal disruptions of COVID-19, contributing to a chronic labour shortage that forecasters...

  • Georgian ruling party withdraws 'foreign agents' bill after two nights of protest

    By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) -Georgia’s ruling party said on Thursday it was dropping a bill on “foreign agents” after two nights of violent protests against what opponents said was a Russian-inspired authoritarian shift that imperilled hopes of the country joining the European Union. The Georgian Dream ruling party said in a statement it would “unconditionally withdraw the bill we supported without any reservations”. It cited the need to reduce “confrontation” in society, while also...

  • Sri Lanka to announce debt restructuring strategy in April – cenbank chief

    By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka aims to announce a debt-restructuring strategy in April and step up talks with commercial creditors ahead of a International Monetary Fund review of a bailout package in six months, the country’s central bank governor told Reuters on Thursday. The crisis-hit island has secured financing assurances from all its major bilateral creditors, including India and China, and so had set the stage for the IMF to give its final approval for a $2.9 billion,...

  • Taiwan president plans 'transit' in Los Angeles, New York -government minister

    TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen plans to stop off in Los Angeles and New York as part of a visit to Central America, a government minister said on Thursday, a sensitive itinerary Tsai’s office has yet to confirm. Tsai plans to meet U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the United States, according to sources, and McCarthy confirmed to U.S. media this week he would meet her this year. China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, said on Wednesday it was “seriously concerned” by...

  • S.Korea’s Yoon to visit Japan for summit, first such trip in 12 years

    SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife will visit Japan from March 16-17 at Tokyo’s invitation, his office said on Thursday, the first such visit in 12 years after Seoul announced a plan to end a protracted dispute over wartime forced labour. Yoon will hold a summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. “The visit… will be an important milestone in the improvement and development of relations between South Korea and Japan,” Yoon’s office said in a...