‘As if we don’t exist’: Under bombs in Lebanon, Americans feel abandoned | Israel attacks Lebanon News

‘As if we don’t exist’: Under bombs in Lebanon, Americans feel abandoned | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Washington, DC – Karam, an American citizen stranded in Lebanon, says she feels as if she does not matter to the United States government. For much of the past year, Lebanon has faced relentless Israeli bombardment — part of a US-backed campaign that has killed hundreds and displaced more than a…

US prosecutors detail new evidence in Trump election subversion case | US Election 2024 News

US prosecutors detail new evidence in Trump election subversion case | US Election 2024 News

A federal judge in the United States has made public new evidence against Donald Trump in an ongoing election subversion case in Washington, DC. Judge Tanya Chutkan unsealed a 165-page court filing on Wednesday that details the prosecution’s argument that Trump — in his final months as president — acted in…

US dockworkers press on with second day of strike, with no deal in sight | Transport News

US dockworkers press on with second day of strike, with no deal in sight | Transport News

US President Biden urged for a quick deal to end the standoff, which threatens to drain billions from the US economy. Tens of thousands of United States dockworkers have continued to strike for a second day, keeping shipments at major eastern dockyards at a standstill. Containers at 36 ports stretching…

Can Israel turn tactical successes into strategic gains? | Hamas

Can Israel turn tactical successes into strategic gains? | Hamas

Political scientist Stephen Walt says US unconditional support for Israel does not help its long-term future. Israel was able to deal serious blows to Iran and Hezbollah, but no one should expect them to “suddenly want to cut a deal”, argues renowned political scientist Stephen Walt, professor of international affairs…

The United States is already at war | Israel attacks Lebanon

The United States is already at war | Israel attacks Lebanon

Yesterday, Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel in retaliation for Israel’s assassination in Beirut of Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah last week and its assassination in Tehran of Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh in July. United States President Joe Biden instructed the US military to assist Israel in neutralising…

Vance versus Walz: Five takeaways from the US vice presidential debate | US Election 2024 News

Vance versus Walz: Five takeaways from the US vice presidential debate | US Election 2024 News

It was a battle royal between two Midwestern politicians, both vying to be vice president of the United States. But Tuesday’s debate between Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Ohio Senator JD Vance was overshadowed by events unfolding in the Middle East, where – hours earlier – Iran fired a barrage…

Vance and Walz to face off in US vice presidential debate: What to know | US Election 2024 News

Vance and Walz to face off in US vice presidential debate: What to know | US Election 2024 News

Tim Walz and JD Vance are facing off this week in the first – and likely only – United States vice-presidential debate ahead of November’s election. Walz and Vance will take the debate stage in New York on Tuesday evening as the race gears up for the final stretch before…

Massive search and rescue operation in wake of Hurricane Helene | Floods News

Massive search and rescue operation in wake of Hurricane Helene | Floods News

Crews have airlifted emergency food and water into remote North Carolina towns that were cut off and devastated as tropical storm Helene turned the western part of the state into a “post-apocalyptic” landscape. A hurricane when it slammed into the Florida Gulf coast on Thursday, Helene tore a destructive path…

Elderly US citizen pleads guilty in Russia of fighting for Ukraine | Conflict News

Elderly US citizen pleads guilty in Russia of fighting for Ukraine | Conflict News

Stephen James Hubbard, 72, was allegedly fighting in Izyum before he was captured by Russian forces in April 2022. Stephen James Hubbard, a US citizen, has pleaded guilty in a Moscow court to charges of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine, according to Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency. RIA said…