Republican senators in the United States have blocked $106bn in new funding for Ukraine and Israel, rejecting appeals from President Joe Biden amid anger over the exclusion of immigration reforms they had demanded as part of the package. Biden had earlier warned of dire consequences for Kyiv – and a…
Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley are racing to establish themselves as the obvious alternative to Donald Trump. US presidential hopefuls are set to take the stage for the fourth debate in the 2024 Republican primary, with the race narrowing to a head-to-head battle to be the main alternative to frontrunner…
Investigators in the US and Australia say the 58-year-old incited ‘terror attack’ in which six people died last year. An American citizen has been arrested and charged in the US state of Arizona for online comments that allegedly incited a “religiously motivated terrorist attack” in Australia a year ago in…
A new poll says more than 60% US voters want ceasefire, while only 11% of lawmakers support an end to Israel’s war. Support among members of the United States Congress for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war is far lower than among voters. Data for Progress, a progressive US think…
Washington says ‘no higher priority’ than effort to secure release from Russia of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan. The United States has said Moscow rejected what it said was a “substantial” proposal to secure the freedom of Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan who…
Washington, DC – Palestinian rights advocates are denouncing a congressional resolution that equates anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism, calling it a “dangerous” measure that aims to curb free speech and distract from the war in Gaza. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed the measure on Tuesday in a 311-14 vote, with 92…
For years, Chinese media has portrayed the United States as an unfriendly nation that seeks to contain and weaken China on the world stage. The US has repeatedly been cast as a threat to world peace in Chinese media owing to Washington’s policies of arming Taiwan, sending military assistance to Ukraine,…
US has called on Israel to act against violent settler groups in the occupied West Bank. The US Department of State has said that it will impose visa restrictions on Israeli settlers involved in undermining peace, security or stability in the occupied West Bank. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced…
A growing number of Americans are donning the keffiyeh, the distinctive patterned scarf that’s closely linked with Palestinians, to demand a ceasefire to Israel’s attacks on Gaza or to signal their support for Palestinians. Sales of the scarves have jumped since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, US distributors say,…
The Republican party’s candidates for the 2024 United States presidential election will take the stage for a fourth debate on Wednesday after tense exchanges on immigration, abortion and Israel’s war on Gaza in the previous debates. The debates are a chance for the candidates to contest each other’s views before…
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