Baghdad claims that its “sovereignty” has been violated by the strikes. The Iraqi government denounced the US for a series of airstrikes that claimed the lives of eight fighters supported by Iran, claiming that they infringed upon Iraqi sovereignty. According to government spokesperson Bassem al-Awadi, the US did not coordinate with Iraq the raids on…
The Pentagon chief is in Kyiv on an unannounced visit ‘to stand with Ukraine in their fight for freedom against Russia’. The United States Secretary of Defence made an unannounced visit to Kyiv to reassure Ukraine that Washington will continue supporting its fight against invading Russian forces. Lloyd Austin “travelled to Ukraine today to meet…
A federal complaint demands that the US stop providing Israel with its $3.8 billion in military aid each year. A lawsuit has been filed against the US president and two cabinet officials for their alleged failure to stop and encouragement of “genocide” in Gaza. President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Secretary of…
The president of a Detroit synagogue was found stabbed to death on Saturday outside her home in the Lafayette Park neighborhood, police said. The death of Samantha Woll, 40, an adviser to Democratic politicians and president of Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, was also confirmed by the synagogue on Facebook. “We are shocked and saddened to…
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will try to unite around a new speaker to lead their fractious and narrow majority on Wednesday, a week after a small group of dissidents ousted Kevin McCarthy. There are two declared candidates so far in the closed-door, secret-ballot vote: Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who is No. 2 on the…
On June 7, a group of star-struck British lawmakers posted selfies with Kiss bassist Gene Simmons when the glam rocker visited parliament. Hours later, those from the opposition Labour party were summoned by senior members in charge of discipline and ordered to delete the posts and apologise. In 2004, Simmons had been heavily criticised for…
A man who was arrested with a loaded crossbow at Windsor Castle saying he wanted to kill Queen Elizabeth was detained for nine years on Thursday after admitting an offence under the Treason Act and making threats against the late monarch. Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, said “I am here to kill the queen” when he…
A key Senate Republican said Thursday he plans to support the White House nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the agency addresses a series of near-miss incidents and air traffic controller staffing shortages. Last month, President Joe Biden nominated Michael Whitaker, chief commercial officer for Supernal, a Hyundai (005380.KS) company developing an electric air taxi,…
The United States is resuming food aid to refugees in Ethiopia after assistance was paused earlier this year because donations were being diverted, a senior U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) official said. Ethiopia’s food crisis has deepened in recent years as a result of war in the Tigray region and the Horn of Africa’s worst drought…
A 45-day stopgap measure passed by the U.S. Congress to avert a government shutdown has left potential funding shortfalls for strategic Pacific island states, which analysts and former officials say makes the U.S. allies economically vulnerable and possibly more receptive to Chinese approaches. The Biden administration had hoped to see Congress endorse by Sept. 30 new 20-year funding…
