Wildwood, United States – AFP “The gloves are off,” former US President Donald Trump told his supporters in New Jersey, as he took jabs at his rival Joe Biden, calling him “the worst president ever of any country”, “a fool” and “a moron”. “As you know, I’ve come here from New Yo...
Several Palestinian civilians were killed and injured in Israeli airstrikes in the early hours of Friday, as Israel’s war on Gaza marked its 217th day. Israeli fighter jets struck throughout central and northern Gaza, hitting a total of 40 targets. Khan Younis is one of the areas that Palestinians fleeing Rafah have been heading to. […]...
President Joe Biden’s visit to Chicago on Wednesday was marked by chants of “Free Palestine” and “genocide Joe”. Biden raised $2 million at a reelection fundraiser in the city. Protesters disrupted traffic in downtown, shutting down streets near his speech venue. They criticized Biden’s pro-Israel stance via bullhorn. However, Biden made n...
The United States withheld 3,500 bombs last week, officials said. President Joe Biden withheld 2,000-pound and 500-pound bombs that he feared could be dropped on Rafah by Israel. The news came as Biden again conflated campus protests against Israel’s war on Gaza with antisemitism. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told the Senate the administ...
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 […]
Washington, United States – AFP President Joe Biden took pointed digs at election rival Donald Trump Friday as he awarded the country’s top civilian honor to Democratic allies including former House speaker Nancy Pelosi and vice president Al Gore. Biden said the veteran Pelosi had “defended democracy” during the January...
As many as 57 House Democrats have urged President Joe Biden to prevent a potential Israeli invasion of Rafah. In a letter led by Congress members Pramila Jayapal and Madeleine Dean, they emphasized the dire humanitarian situation in the city. Over a million Palestinians displaced by Israel’s aggression are struggling with overcrowded shelt...
Washington, United States – AFP President Joe Biden broke his virtual silence Thursday on the nationwide Gaza campus protests, saying the United States was not authoritarian but insisting “order must prevail.” In a televised address from the White House, Biden added that there was “no place” for anti-Semitism on u...
A Washington Post investigation has found that during last year’s visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to US President Joe Biden, an assassination plot was being hatched on US soil. Indian intelligence officer Vikram Yadav allegedly coordinated a hit on Sikh activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Yadav’s involvement indicates a direc...