US sends ‘bunker buster’ bombs to Israel for war on Gaza, report says | Israel-Palestine conflict News

US sends ‘bunker buster’ bombs to Israel for war on Gaza, report says | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Apart from ground-penetrating munitions, US has also given Israel several other types of bombs and artillery shells. The United States has given so-called ‘bunker buster’ bombs and an array of other munitions to Israel for its war on Gaza, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Washington has…

How Democrats are alienating their base by blasting a Gaza war ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News

How Democrats are alienating their base by blasting a Gaza war ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Washington, DC – Inexplicable. That is how advocates are describing the actions of some Democratic officials who seem to be not only alienating but actively antagonising members of their own party over differing views on the war in Gaza. Many prominent Democrats, including United States President Joe Biden, have voiced “unwavering”…

Inmate charged with stabbing George Floyd killer Derek Chauvin 22 times | Crime News

Inmate charged with stabbing George Floyd killer Derek Chauvin 22 times | Crime News

Former gang member John Turscak charged with attempted murder and other charges following attack. A prison inmate in the United States has been charged with attempted murder in the stabbing of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd. Chauvin was attacked last month in the law…

Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman to sit on US Supreme Court, dies at 93 | Courts News

Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman to sit on US Supreme Court, dies at 93 | Courts News

The former justice served from 1981 until 2006, during a time of transition for the nation’s highest court. Former US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, a pivotal figure on the nation’s highest court during a period of transformation and the first woman appointed to that role, has died at…

Meta shuts 4,800 accounts over alleged China-based influence operation | Social Media News

Meta shuts 4,800 accounts over alleged China-based influence operation | Social Media News

Tech giant says it has dismantled five China-based networks of fake accounts so far this year. Meta has removed nearly 4,800 fake accounts that were part of a China-based influence campaign aimed at spreading polarising content about United States politics ahead of the 2024 presidential election, the tech giant has…

Blinken urges Israel to protect civilians amid tough Gaza truce talks | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Blinken urges Israel to protect civilians amid tough Gaza truce talks | Israel-Palestine conflict News

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told Israel that it must account for the safety of Palestinian civilians before resuming any military operations in Gaza, where a week-long truce has allowed the exchange of captives held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. As negotiators from Qatar and Egypt…

Palestine advocates decry MSNBC’s cancellation of Mehdi Hasan news show | Media News

Palestine advocates decry MSNBC’s cancellation of Mehdi Hasan news show | Media News

Channel president says change aims to put network in ‘better position’ for the 2024 US elections, The Hill reports. Washington, DC – MSNBC has cancelled Mehdi Hasan’s weekend TV programme, sparking anger from many Palestinian rights supporters who consider the progressive host a rare critic of Israeli policies on United…

Did India order the murder of a US Sikh separatist? Here’s what we know | Politics News

Did India order the murder of a US Sikh separatist? Here’s what we know | Politics News

The United States Department of Justice has announced charges against an Indian man accusing him of working for the Indian government to carry out the planned assassination of a Sikh separatist leader in New York. The formal allegations on Wednesday, linking the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the…

Progressive US lawmakers renew calls for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Progressive US lawmakers renew calls for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Washington, DC – Advocates calling for a ceasefire in Gaza were often interrupted by their own tears as they gathered outside the White House and read the names of Palestinians killed in the war. Several speakers, including Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and actors Cynthia Nixon and Denee Benton, took turns reading…