The United Nations Security Council on Monday issued its first demand for a cease-fire in Gaza, with the U.S. angering Israel by abstaining from the vote. Israel responded by canceling a visit to Washington by a high-level delegation in the strongest public clash between the allies since the war began.
Earlier this month, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released its annual threat assessment, a compendium of “worldwide threats to the national security of the United States.” On the third to last page of the report, to little fanfare, the report makes a startling statement about the threat to America from “global terrorism”: “al-Qa‘ida has reached an operational nadir in Afghanistan and Pakistan.” Last September, Christy Abizaid, the director of the National Counterterrorism...
Former President Donald Trump is embroiled in multiple criminal indictments as he seeks another term in the White House, and as the cases develop, the former president has had some wins and losses as the trials approach. On Monday, three of the former president’s criminal cases had moves that either helped or hurt him in […]
The U.S. State Department has previously said that no U.S. funds went to the militant group, but a new federal report indicates that some taxpayer money has ended up in the Taliban-controlled central bank of Afghanistan.
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.
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...
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 […]
Canada’s housing minister openly mocked Ontario Premier Doug Ford on social media Friday over his concerns over fourplexes. Throughout the week, the premier has made it clear that he does not support a provincial mandate to build fourplexes in residential neighbourhoods—something that both the Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force and the federal government have recommended. Later, he clarified he was just against four-storey “towers.” “You have to differentiate between putting four...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to hear oral arguments in a case that would decide access to one of the two pills used for medication abortions – the most common type of abortion in the U.S.The case centers around the Food and Drug Administration's expansion of access to mifepristone, including allowing mail-orders. Medical groups who oppose abortion alleged the agency acted unlawfully when it relaxed the rules.The court isn’t expected to make a decision on the case until the...
The Oso landslide remains the deadliest landslide in US history. Since the disaster, how have local governments responded to the still present risk of landslides?
The country’s health agency warned doctors Monday about an increase in measles cases that in a little more than three months has equaled all of the U.S. cases last year. There had been 58 confirmed cases of measles in the U.S. this year as of Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, compared to 58 in all of 2023. In the cases this year, 93% were linked to international travel, the agency said. Most of the cases involved children a year old or older who haven’t yet gotten...
U.S. Supreme Court justices did not appear ready to limit Americans’ access to the abortion pill mifepristone.