Washington, United States – AFP The United States on Wednesday warned against an “escalation” in Lebanon after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of an operation. “We don’t want to see that escalation of the conflict which would just lead to further loss of life from both Israelis and the Lebanese pe...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The White House strongly disputed Monday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s suggestion that there were “gaps” between the close allies on a proposal to end the eight-month war on Gaza. Netanyahu reportedly told lawmakers earlier Monday that the three-stage proposal, as laid out by US President...
Washington, United States – AFP President Joe Biden on Friday criticized Donald Trump for claiming the US justice system was rigged after he was convicted in New York. “It’s dangerous, it’s irresponsible, for anyone to say this was rigged just because they don’t like the verdict,” Biden said at the White Hou...
WASHINGTON, NEW YORK – AA / AFP Former US president Donald Trump vowed on Friday to appeal his criminal conviction for falsifying business records, saying that his legal team had several grounds to challenge the verdict handed down by a New York jury. “We’re going to be appealing this scam… on many different things,R...
– Verdict makes him 1st former US president to be convicted of criminal charges (AA) – Donald Trump was found guilty Thursday of all 34 charges related to his hush money trial by a New York jury, making him the first former US president to be convicted of criminal criminal charges. The 12-member jury reached […]
United Nations, United States – AFP The United States is wary of a new UN resolution on Israel’s war on Gaza, its deputy ambassador said Wednesday as a draft seeks an immediate cease-fire. Algeria called an urgent UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday after an Israeli strike killed 45 people at a tent camp in […]
Washington, United States – AFP The United States said Tuesday it still considers Israel’s assault on the southern Gazan city of Rafah to be “limited in scope” despite a weekend attack that left 45 people dead as a blaze tore through a camp for displaced people. “Right now it is still our assessment that what [&he...
Washington, United States – AFP Four US Army vessels supporting the temporary pier built to deliver aid to Gaza have run aground in heavy seas, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Saturday. “The vessels broke free from their moorings and two vessels are now anchored on the beach near the pier. The third and fourth vessels […]
The Hague, Netherlands – AFP The top United Nations court on Friday ordered Israel to halt military operations in Rafah “immediately”, a landmark ruling likely to increase mounting international pressure on Israel more than seven months into its war on Gaza. The International Court of Justice also ruled Israel must keep open ...
Washington, United States – AFP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will soon address the US Congress, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Thursday. “We will soon be hosting Prime Minister Netanyahu at the Capitol for a joint session of Congress,” Johnson said, adding that the visit would mark “a very ...
