Wisconsin’s progressive Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes handily won the state’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday, advancing to take on Republican Sen. Ron Johnson in a November matchup that could play a key role in determining which party controls the upper chamber next year. “This is the honor of a lifetime,” Barnes s...
U.S Rep. Ilhan Omar on Tuesday narrowly fended off a Democratic primary challenger whose campaign was bankrolled in part by a GOP operative, corporate lobbyists, and prominent Minnesota businessmen. Omar, a stalwart progressive who has been a frequent target of racist right-wing attacks and death threats, prevailed by fewer than 3,000 votes, a...
ISTANBUL (AA) – France has said there can be no lasting peace in Gaza without the lifting of the blockade. In a statement on Monday, the French Foreign Ministry welcomed the ceasefire that came into force on Sunday thanks to Egypt’s mediation efforts with support of the UN and Qatar. “There will be no lasting […]
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Union has announced €261 million ($267 million) of funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The EU Commission said in a statement that it has adopted a three-year contribution amounting to €261 million “to secure predictable financial resources to the [...
ANKARA (AA) – Australia’s New South Wales state on Tuesday took a major stride in criminalizing the display of Nazi symbols. The state parliament’s lower house passed a bill to ban the swastika, a symbol that is associated with the Holocaust and the crimes committed especially against Jewish people. The bill must pass the upp...
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – ISIS has significantly increased its use of unmanned aerial systems or drones in the past year, the UN has warned. The UN’s top official for counter-terrorism informed the Security Council that despite its territorial defeats and subsequent leadership losses, ISIS continues to pose a threat to international peace and secu...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Germany will deploy a military contingent to the EU peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR). “This new EUFOR personnel will provide additional capacity in EUFOR HQ and for EUFOR’s network of Liaison and Observation Team (LOT) Houses which are located on an impartial basis all over Bosnia and H...
A coalition of watchdog organizations on Tuesday pushed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to disclose any major technology corporations’ campaign donations, as the New York Democrat faces growing backlash for slow-walking antitrust legislation aimed at curbing Big Tech’s monopoly power. Spearheaded by Demand Progress, the letter...
Pentagon contractors operating in Afghanistan over the past two decades raked in nearly $108 billion—funds that “were distributed and spent with a significant lack of transparency,” according to a report published Tuesday. “These contracts show the shadowy ‘camo economy’ at work in Afghanistan,” said report ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – A suicide bomber blew himself up near an army convoy in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least four soldiers. The bombing, the latest in a fresh spate of attacks on security forces, took place in the restive North Waziristan region, which borders Afghanistan. The convoy was between the town of […]
