US believes Gaza ceasefire deal unlikely in Biden’s term: Report | Israel-Palestine conflict News

US believes Gaza ceasefire deal unlikely in Biden’s term: Report | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Wall Street Journal cites multiple US officials saying they are sceptical a ceasefire can be achieved before January. Officials in the United States believe that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is unlikely before President Joe Biden leaves office in January, according to the Wall Street Journal….

Lawmakers, teachers clash over upcoming Florida constitutional amendment | Politics News

Lawmakers, teachers clash over upcoming Florida constitutional amendment | Politics News

A constitutional amendment on the ballot in November that would turn Florida’s school board elections into partisan races is stirring controversy among Democrats and educators, some of whom view it as a power play by the US state’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis. If the ballot question passes in the November…

CIA officer who sexually assaulted dozens of women given 30-year sentence | Sexual Assault News

CIA officer who sexually assaulted dozens of women given 30-year sentence | Sexual Assault News

A longtime CIA officer who drugged, photographed and sexually assaulted more than two dozen women in postings around the world has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. Brian Jeffrey Raymond, with a greying beard and wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, sat dejectedly as he heard his punishment on…

Australia’s social media ban for minors: Has this worked elsewhere? | Social Media News

Australia’s social media ban for minors: Has this worked elsewhere? | Social Media News

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced last week that his government plans to ban minors from social media use and will conduct an age verification trial in the upcoming months as a first step. “We know social media is causing social harm, and it is taking kids away from real friends…

Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to new sexual assault charge | Crime News

Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to new sexual assault charge | Crime News

Prosecutors accuse disgraced former Hollywood mogul of sexually assaulting woman in Manhattan hotel in 2006. Disgraced former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to a new sexual assault charge, years after accusations that he abused dozens of women made him the public face of the #MeToo movement in…

Teamsters union says won’t endorse Harris or Trump in US election | US Election 2024 News

Teamsters union says won’t endorse Harris or Trump in US election | US Election 2024 News

Influential union backed every Democratic presidential candidate since 2000, but declines to make endorsement this year. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, one of the largest labour unions in the United States, has said that it will not endorse any candidate in the upcoming US presidential election. In a statement on…

Denied the Democratic convention stage, Ruwa Romman focuses on what’s next | US Election 2024 News

Denied the Democratic convention stage, Ruwa Romman focuses on what’s next | US Election 2024 News

Despite her strong ideals, Romman insists a career in politics was “never part of the plan”. Toward the end of 2021, the Georgia Muslim Voter Project asked Romman to join a Zoom call for people interested in running for office. Romman agreed to join and give advice. But then she…