Washington, United States – AFP US President Joe Biden challenged Donald Trump Wednesday to “make my day” and hold two televised debates in June and September, with his Republican rival swiftly accepting. Biden however shunned the three debates proposed by the bipartisan US election debates commission, opting instead for two ...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States does not believe that genocide is occurring in Gaza but Israel must do more to protect Palestinian civilians, President Joe Biden’s top national security official said Monday. As ceasefire talks stalled and Israel continued striking the southern city of Rafah, White House National S...
In defiance of US warnings, Israeli forces have entered Rafah and Jabalia refugee camp near Gaza City. Civilian casualties mounted as airstrikes targeted residential areas, killing at least four people, including a child, in Rafah’s Brazil neighborhood. Thousands of Palestinians fled to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis seeking refuge, straining...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas on Sunday criticized US President Joe Biden for linking a Gaza cease-fire to the release of Israelis held by the Palestinian group. Biden said Saturday that a cease-fire in Gaza would be possible as soon as “tomorrow” if Hamas released Israelis in its captivity. This position “is a regression […]...
Cambridge, United States – AFP Police carried out swoops Friday on students protesting the war on Gaza at two prestigious US universities, in the latest unrest on campuses across the country. And late Thursday, police broke up a Free Palestine protest at the University of Calgary in western Canada using tear gas. The police action [&hell...
President Joe Biden has acknowledged for the first time that American weapons supplied to Israel have been used to kill civilians in Gaza. In an exclusive interview with CNN on Wednesday, Biden revealed that US-made bombs were used by Israel in civilian areas, prompting him to halt the shipment of certain weapons. The US has […]
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Smoke rose from strikes on Gaza’s crowded southern city of Rafah Thursday after US President Joe Biden vowed to stop supplying artillery shells and other weapons to Israel if a full-scale offensive into the city goes ahead. It was the starkest warning yet from the United States, Israel’s m...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over fears it would invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, an official said Tuesday, marking the first time that President Joe Biden has squeezed military aid to the key US ally since it launched its war on […]
Cape Canaveral, United States – AFP The first crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner spaceship was dramatically called off around two hours before launch after a new safety issue was identified, officials said Monday, pushing back a high-stakes test mission to the International Space Station. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams...
New York, United States – AFP Columbia, the prestigious New York university at the heart of Free Palestine Movement, announced Monday that it has canceled the main ceremony for graduating students next week. The Ivy League institution said it would “forego the university-wide ceremony that is scheduled for May 15” and hold a ...
