Palestinians carry sacks of flour taken from a humanitarian aid convoy en route to Gaza City, in the outskirts of Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip. (Pic credit: AP) First France, then the United Kingdom, and now Canada: three of America’s closest Western allies have recently voiced support for the idea of a Palestinian state, adding […]
US President Donald Trump has never concealed his mounting disdain for Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, but his latest remark earlier last month drew attention, as he expressed surprise over Powell’s “appointment”, seemingly forgetting that he was the one who originally appointed him to the role in 2018.“I was surprised he was appointed,” Trump said […]
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed renewed interest in the Jeffrey Epstein case, calling it “pretty boring stuff” and saying he didn’t understand why many of his own supporters were so focused on it.Speaking to reporters in Pennsylvania after an event, Trump reacted to questions about ongoing uproar within his base following the release […]
The United States is reducing its diplomatic and military footprint in parts of the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran, as nuclear negotiations appear to stall and regional instability looms. The State Department on Wednesday ordered the departure of all nonessential staff from the US Embassy in Baghdad, citing a commitment “to keeping Americans […]
WASHINGTON: Google on Friday urged a US judge to reject the notion of making it spin off its Chrome browser to weaken its dominance in online search.Rival attorneys made their final arguments before US District Court Judge Amit Mehta, who is considering “remedies” to impose after making a landmark decision last year that Google maintained […]
Gen. Michael Langley, USMC, Commander, US Africa Command, center, and Major General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of Moroccan Royal Armed Forces, attend the 21st edition of the African Lion military exercise, in Tantan, south of Agadir, Morocco. (Pic credit: AP) A senior US military leader issued a grave warning on Thursday about the growing threat […]
