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...
Want more stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the free, daily ResiClub newsletter. Housing inventory levels in Florida are up the most in the nation on a year-over-year basis (34%), but the bulk of the increase is really concentrated in sections of Southwest Florida. In particular, in markets like Cape Coral and Fort Myers, which were hard-hit by Hurricane Ian in September 2022. Hurricane Ian left behind thousands of damaged homes, and the subsequent need for...
A Quebec minister is being scrutinized for questioning traffic on provincial roads, with public transit advocates and experts arguing not enough is being done by the government.
In a significant reversal, the Biden administration Monday allowed passage of a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza — the first such call to emerge from the world body in more than five months of conflict that has claimed thousands of lives. The U.S. decision to abstain — instead of issuing a veto — marked the strongest testament to date of Washington's mounting impatience with Israel's conduct during the war, as relations between the allies have begun to sour. It is almost...
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.”
57% of Americans express some sympathy with both Israelis and Palestinians, including 26% who say their sympathies lie equally with both groups.
Russia and China on Friday blocked a resolution in the U.N. Security Council that called for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages held by Hamas.
A British court ruled Tuesday that Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the United States on espionage charges unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won’t get the death penalty, giving the WikiLeaks founder a partial victory in his long legal battle over the site’s publication of classified American documents.
The rift between Israel and the United States widened dramatically Monday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called off a trip by a top-level delegation to Washington to protest the U.S. failure to block a new U.N. Security Resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in the war.
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...
The U.N. Security Council voted to pass a resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. The post Netanyahu Cancels Planned Diplomat Trip to Washington After U.S. Allows U.N. Cease Fire Resolution first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
“The week of April 14–20 is expected to have the ideal balance of housing market conditions that favor home sellers, more so than any other week in the year,” Realtor.com’s economic research analyst said in a report.