Senate confirms Kelly Craft as US ambassador to UN
The Senate has confirmed Kelly Craft to become the next U.S. envoy to the United Nations despite Democratic concerns about her inexperience and potential conflicts of interest.
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On Eve of 9/11 Anniversary, New US Sanctions Target Hamas, Islamic State, Other Terror Groups
The United States on Tuesday announced sanctions on a ‘wide range of terrorists and their supporters,’ including the Palestinian group Hamas and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, on the eve of the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Arab League calls Netanyahu plan to annex West Bank areas ‘aggression’
Arab foreign ministers condemned a plan by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex parts of the occupied West Bank as ‘aggression’ undermining any chances of a peace settlement with the Palestinians.
California judge again blocks Trump administration’s new asylum rule nationwide
A federal judge in California reimposed a nationwide injunction blocking the Trump administration from enforcing severe new rules for migrants seeking asylum at the southern border, a setback for the president as he seeks to crack down on illegal immigration.
GOP faces must-win race in North Carolina
Republicans are scrambling to avoid what would be a devastating loss in the special House election in North Carolina’s 9th District.
U.S. credits Mexico, Central America for sharp drop in border arrests
The Trump administration on Monday credited Mexico and Central American countries with helping to cut U.S. border arrests by nearly 60% from a record high earlier this year but then lashed out at a federal judge for ruling against a strict anti-asylum policy.
Deficit surpasses $1 trillion: CBO
The federal deficit surpassed $1 trillion in the first 11 months of fiscal 2019, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Monday.
Church vandalized with satanic graffiti after denouncing ‘Drag Queen Story Time’ with children
Police are investigating if a church in the San Diego metropolitan area was the victim of a hate crime when vulgar, satanic graffiti was spray-painted on the building.
Brexit: Boris Johnson’s second attempt to trigger election fails
MPs have again rejected Boris Johnson’s calls for a snap election, as the five-week suspension of Parliament begins.
Netanyahu expected to meet Putin later this week
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to fly to Sochi on Thursday, just five days before Election Day, to discuss strengthening the security cooperation between the two countries in Syria.
Hezbollah setting up precision missile site in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley
Hezbollah has set up a production and conversion site for precision missiles near the town of Al-Nabi Sheeth in Lebanon’s Bekaa, Israel’s military announced on Tuesday, saying the facility was established in recent years as a site for the production of weapons led by Iran and Hezbollah.
Israel fends off attack from Quds Force in Syria while Hezbollah captures drone
An Israeli drone was downed in Lebanon Sunday night simultaneous to a bevy of rockets fired at Israel from Syria.
UN nuclear agency asks Iran to explain uranium samples found at warehouse
The head of the UN’s nuclear inspection agency Monday called on Tehran to explain the findings of a test conducted in April.
Syrian official blames Israel, US for strike on base near Iraq border
A Syrian security official blamed Israel and the US for an attack on a base belonging to a pro-Iranian Shiite militia in Syria near the border with Iraq on Monday.
Netanyahu reveals site where Iran ‘experimented on nuclear weapons development’
In his latest dramatic revelation on Iran’s nuclear program, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday exposed the existence of a secret nuclear facility in central Iran in which he said the regime had conducted experiments in the pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Tribal Christians in east India maligned for ‘land-grabbing,’ ‘illegal religious conversions’
Christians in eastern India marched in protest last month against what leaders are calling retaliatory government harassment for their attempt to protect tribal lands.
Report: Pompeo warned Lebanon Israel could attack Hezbollah site
Sources told the Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent a warning letter to Lebanese President Michel Aoun, urging him to dismantle a factory set up by Hezbollah in the Bekaa region of Lebanon to develop and modernize the missiles before Israel attacks it.
Trump cancels secret Camp David peace talks with Taliban after deadly bombing in Kabul
President Trump said he canceled secret peace talks with the Taliban after the group was credited for a car bomb that killed two NATO and American service members in Kabul last week.
Kansas and South Carolina Republicans cancel 2020 presidential nominating contests
The Republican Party in Kansas and South Carolina voted to cancel their GOP presidential caucuses and primaries in 2020.
Marijuana Use by US College Students Is Up, Highest in 35 Years
U.S. college students are using marijuana at the highest rates in 35 years, according to a report released Thursday.