JERUSALEM (AA) — At least 80 Israelis, most of them soldiers taking part in wars in southern Lebanon or Gaza, have been killed by the Hezbollah and Hamas resistance groups this month. Israeli Army Radio dubbed the month “black October,” as 64 soldiers and police, along with 16 civilians, were killed in either southern Lebanon [&hel...
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled Virginia does not have to restore the registrations of 1,600 voters, some of whom appear to have been wrongly removed. The court made the decision on its emergency docket and did not give a rationale for it. Providing a rationale is customary for rulings on an expedited basis. All […]
Prisoners support groups say prominent Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has been injured in a “brutal assault” in Megiddo Prison in northern Israel. In a joint statement, the Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner Society say Barghouti suffered bleeding in his right ear. The statement says Barghouti’s right arm was in...
Turkey’s Terror Crimes Investigation Bureau has filed charges of “premeditated murder” against the Israeli soldiers who deliberately targeted a Turkish-American activist. Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi was fatally shot in the head while peacefully protesting the expansion of Israel’s illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Anadol...
Reporters Without Borders say journalism is grappling with numerous crises in states where voters are reliant on the media. The advocacy group’s report reveals journalists are concerned about hostility from local and state officials as well as the “economic viability” of local newsrooms. The report is titled “Press Freedom in the Swing States...
CNN has apologized to British-American broadcaster Mehdi Hasan after a conservative commentator on the show suggested he should be killed on live television. The network removed Ryan Girdusky after he told Hasan, “I hope your beeper doesn’t go off.” This was in reference to deadly attacks linked to Israel that killed 40 people in Lebanon [&he...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestine’s permanent representative to the UN warned Tuesday that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in northern Gaza face imminent execution for refusing to abandon their land and homes. Riyad Mansour was speaking at a session of the UN Security Council focused on the situation in the Middle East. Mansour ...
ANKARA (AA) – Criticizing racist remarks made at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s New York rally, President Joe Biden seemed to label Trump’s supporters “garbage,” a charge the White House immediately denied. Condemning a racist joke at Trump’s Sunday night rally at Madison Square Garden, Biden told a group of Latino supporters...
The State Department has expressed concern about Israel’s move to ban the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees. Spokesman Matthew Miller says the move poses risks for millions of Palestinians who rely on UNRWA for essential services. These include health care and primary and secondary education. Miller’s ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris says she offers a “different path” from that of former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump. During her campaign’s closing argument at the Ellipse, the same site where Trump incited his supporters to attack the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, she framed the Nov....
