Mitch McConnell calls for legislation backing Israel despite Speakerless House

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Monday afternoon called for an emergency appropriations package tying additional funding for Israel with military aid to Ukraine. McConnell’s call came in an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal in the wake of Israel’s declaration of war against Hamas, following the terrorist organization’s brutal attack on Gaza […]

Evan Gershkovich loses another appeal in Russian court

Wrongfully detained U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich on Tuesday lost his third appeal for release in Moscow City Court. “The decision of the Lefortovo Court of Moscow dated August 24, 2023 on extending the period of detention in relation to Gershkovich until November 30, 2023 is left unchanged, the appeal is not satisfied,” says the court […]

Russian youths won’t play in Under-17 European Championship soccer games

Russian youth soccer players will not participate in Under-17 European Championship qualifying games this month, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) in Switzerland said Tuesday. The decision came after UEFA received so much opposition from member federations to playing Russia at any level of international games, the soccer body was unable to come to […]

Allen Weisselberg to testify at Trump fraud trial

Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer, Allen Weisselberg, was set to testify Tuesday in the the former President’s civil business fraud trial in New York State Supreme Court. Weisselberg, who’s also a defendant in the lawsuit brought by New York State Attorney General Letitia James, pleaded guilty in August to 15 felonies and agreed to […]

Special Counsel interviews Biden about classified documents

Investigators in the office of Special Counsel Ben Hur have interviewed President Biden about his handling of classified documents, the White House said late Monday. An Administration spokesperson underscored that the interview—a possible sign that the investigation in near wrapping—was voluntary on Biden’s part and conducted at the White House Sunday and Monday. In January, […]

Red Cross calls for Gaza hostages to be “released unharmed”

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Tuesday called for the safe release of hostages following Hamas’ attack on Israel in Gaza. In a statement, ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric called for all hostages to be “immediately released unharmed” in accordance with international humanitarian law. Her statement comes after a greatly disturbing video was […]

Iran’s Ayatollah denies Iran was behind Hamas attack

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, insisted on Tuesday that his government was not involved in Hamas’ attack on Israel. However, during his televised speech the Ayatollah did laud what he called Israel’s “irreparable” military and intelligence defeat, saying that the strike by Hamas “has destroyed some critical structures [in Israel] which will not be […]

Netanyahu calls for unity in Israeli government following Hamas attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called on opposition members of the Israeli government to unite with his administration in the wake of Hamas’ attack in Gaza. “We are all united, and when we are united, we will win,” Netanyahu said in an address at nearly 10pm local time. “The country is united and […]

U.S. & Israel probing potential Iran involvement in Hamas attack

U.S. and Israeli officials on Monday were continuing to investigate whether Iran had a direct involvement in Hamas’ attack on Gaza Saturday. On Sunday, Biden Administration officials conceded to CNN that they had yet to find a smoking gun linking Iran to the planning and execution of the air strikes, despite Tehran’s history of supporting […]

RFK Jr. announces he’s now running for President as an independent

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Monday he was shifting his 2024 Presidential campaign to run as an independent, ending his effort to defeat President Biden in the Democratic primaries. “I’m here to declare myself an independent candidate for president of the United States,” Kennedy said in remarks in Philadelphia on Monday. In July during a […]

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