US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News

US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The United States has vetoed a resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) demanding an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, as Israel’s bombardment of the Palestinian territory continues. The US voted down the measure on Wednesday morning while the 14 other members of the council…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,000 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,000 | Russia-Ukraine war News

These were the key developments on the 1,000th day of the Russia-Ukraine war. Here is the situation on Wednesday, November 20: Fighting and weapons Ukraine has used the United States-made long-range Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) to hit a military facility in the Russian border region of Bryansk, according to…

Ukraine to get US land mines for use against Russian forces: Reports | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine to get US land mines for use against Russian forces: Reports | Russia-Ukraine war News

US President Biden’s decision to provide antipersonnel mines comes after Ukraine fired ATACMS missiles into Russia. US President Joe Biden has approved providing antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine in what has been seen as another policy reversal on weapons provided to Kyiv by the outgoing United States administration, according to…

Prosecutors open to delaying Trump’s sentencing in hush money case | Crime News

Prosecutors open to delaying Trump’s sentencing in hush money case | Crime News

New York prosecutors say they are opposed to dismissing United States President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case but have expressed openness to delaying his sentencing until after his second term. In a court filing Tuesday, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office argued that Trump’s forthcoming presidency does not warrant dismissing a…

Trump picks pro-tariff billionaire Howard Lutnick for US commerce secretary | Donald Trump News

Trump picks pro-tariff billionaire Howard Lutnick for US commerce secretary | Donald Trump News

US president-elect nominates Lutnick, a Wall Street investment firm CEO, to lead his ‘tariff and trade agenda’. United States President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Howard Lutnick, a billionaire and head of the investment firm Cantor Fitzgerald, as the next US secretary of commerce. In a statement on Tuesday, Trump hailed…

Palestinian Canadians condemn ‘betrayal’ of faltering Gaza visa scheme | Gaza News

Palestinian Canadians condemn ‘betrayal’ of faltering Gaza visa scheme | Gaza News

Palestinian Canadians have renewed their calls for Canada to take concrete action to get their loved ones out of the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s unrelenting bombardment, slamming a temporary Gaza visa scheme launched earlier this year as a failure. Omar Omar, a representative of the advocacy group Gazan Families, said…

Recess appointments: Can Trump bypass Senate to appoint Gaetz, other aides? | Politics News

Recess appointments: Can Trump bypass Senate to appoint Gaetz, other aides? | Politics News

Throughout his business, media and political career, Donald Trump has demonstrated a willingness to break the norm. But the United States president-elect’s latest proposal to do away with the established processes used to appoint cabinet officials to his incoming administration poses grave risks to the rule of law in the…