Support

Tag: United States

Philippines summons Beijing envoy over South China Sea water cannon attack | South China Sea News

March 25, 2024 No Comments News , , , , , ,

Manila says the confrontation near Second Thomas Shoal wounded three of its soldiers and caused severe damage to its vessel. The Philippines has summoned Beijing’s envoy after accusing the Chinese Coast Guard of wounding three of its soldiers during a water cannon attack in the disputed South China Sea. The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs, [...]read morePhilippines summons Beijing envoy over South China Sea water cannon attack | South China Sea News

Is­rael’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 170 | Israel War on Gaza News

March 25, 2024 No Comments News , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Israeli warplanes pound southern Gaza as mediation efforts to end Israel’s war on the Palestinian enclave appear to be stalling. Here’s how things stand on Sunday, March 24, 2024: Fighting and humanitarian crisis Israeli warplanes have carried out strikes on Khan Younis, with explosions and gunfire reported near the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza [...]read moreIs­rael’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 170 | Israel War on Gaza News

Does Israel need to be forced by the US to end the war in Gaza? | Israel War on Gaza

March 24, 2024 No Comments News , , , , , , , ,

Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti and US professor Ian Lustick dissect Biden’s refusal to end the war in Gaza. All of Israel’s modern wars have ended with US intervention, but the current war in Gaza has gone on for half a year because “Biden is a slow learner”, argues University of Pennsylvania political scientist Ian Lustick. [...]read moreDoes Israel need to be forced by the US to end the war in Gaza? | Israel War on Gaza

US Senate passes $1.2 trillion budget, averting government shutdown | Politics News

March 23, 2024 No Comments News , , , , , ,

Bill passes after hours of gridlock over funding for three-quarters of the government for the next six months. Lawmakers in the United States Senate have passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill, narrowly averting a partial government shutdown. The lower house on Saturday approved the measure by a 74-24 vote after funding had expired for three-quarters [...]read moreUS Senate passes $1.2 trillion budget, averting government shutdown | Politics News

Dissecting the ‘TikTok problem’

March 23, 2024 No Comments News , , , , , ,

What's the US's issue with TikTok? Is it data security, secret Chinese influence or pro-Palestinian content? Source link

Will Trump lose property if he can’t pay $464m in New York’s fraud ruling? | Donald Trump News

March 23, 2024 No Comments News , , , , , , , , , , ,

Former United States President Donald Trump has built a self-styled reputation as an ultra-wealthy businessman with a vast real-estate portfolio. But now, the properties and businesses emblazoned with his name face an unprecedented threat, following a ruling against him in a civil fraud case last month. On Monday, Trump faces a deadline to post his [...]read moreWill Trump lose property if he can’t pay $464m in New York’s fraud ruling? | Donald Trump News

AOC decries ‘unfolding genocide’ in Gaza, urges halting weapons to Israel | Israel War on Gaza News

March 23, 2024 No Comments News , , , , , , , , , ,

Washington, DC – Describing the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza as a genocide, progressive Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has called on the United States to suspend weapons transfers to Israel. In an impassioned speech on the floor of the House of Representatives on Friday, Ocasio-Cortez condemned the Israeli blockade on Gaza, which the United Nations says has [...]read moreAOC decries ‘unfolding genocide’ in Gaza, urges halting weapons to Israel | Israel War on Gaza News

‘Moral failure’: US House approves bill that would ban UNRWA funding | UNRWA News

March 23, 2024 No Comments News , , , , , , , , ,

Washington, DC – The United States House of Representatives has approved a $1.2 trillion funding bill that would ban funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) amid the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. The measure, which passed in a 286 to 134 vote on Friday, would keep the government fully functioning [...]read more‘Moral failure’: US House approves bill that would ban UNRWA funding | UNRWA News

US top diplomat holds talks in Israel as Netanyahu vows Rafah invasion | Israel War on Gaza News

March 22, 2024 No Comments News , , , , , , , , , ,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the United States’s top diplomat that Israel is determined to send troops into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where some 1.5 million Palestinians are sheltering, and will do so without US backing if necessary. Following a meeting with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday, [...]read moreUS top diplomat holds talks in Israel as Netanyahu vows Rafah invasion | Israel War on Gaza News

How can Haiti break its cycle of violence and instability? | TV Shows

March 22, 2024 No Comments News , , , , ,

Is Haiti on the verge of collapse? We look at the current violent upheaval in the country and discuss what’s ahead. Haiti is facing a major and violent upheaval after armed gangs took control of 80 percent of the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, locking Prime Minister Ariel Henry out of the country and triggering his resignation. [...]read moreHow can Haiti break its cycle of violence and instability? | TV Shows