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The fighting between Iran and Israel raises questions about Russia's influence in the Middle East
Read full article: The fighting between Iran and Israel raises questions about Russia's influence in the Middle EastWhen the United States joined Israel this weekend in attacking Iran’s nuclear sites, the outrage and condemnation flowed from Russia.
Houston residents share experiences amid ongoing conflict in Israel
Read full article: Houston residents share experiences amid ongoing conflict in IsraelKPRC 2 spoke to two Houstonians—one still in Israel, who is waiting for Israeli airspace to open back up so she can get travel, and another who made it home just a few days before the U.S. bombed nuclear sites in Iran.
With its stock in sharp decline, Trump's media company will buy $400 million of its own shares
Read full article: With its stock in sharp decline, Trump's media company will buy $400 million of its own sharesPresident Donald Trump’s media company plans to buy back up to $400 million of its stock, which have lost 46% of their value this year.
US evacuates 79 staff and family from embassy in Israel as more Americans ask how to leave
Read full article: US evacuates 79 staff and family from embassy in Israel as more Americans ask how to leaveThe U.S. evacuated 79 staff and families from the U.S. Embassy in Israel on Friday as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies.
Trump says Gabbard was 'wrong' about Iran and Israeli strikes could be 'very hard to stop'
Read full article: Trump says Gabbard was 'wrong' about Iran and Israeli strikes could be 'very hard to stop'President Donald Trump says his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was “wrong” when she previously said that the U.S. believed Iran wasn’t building a nuclear weapon.
How the AP decided to refer to the conflict between Israel and Iran as a war
Read full article: How the AP decided to refer to the conflict between Israel and Iran as a warThe Associated Press is calling the current conflict between Israel and Iran a war, given the scope, intensity and duration of military activities on both sides.
Europeans' meeting with top Iranian diplomat yields hope of more talks but no breakthrough
Read full article: Europeans' meeting with top Iranian diplomat yields hope of more talks but no breakthroughA meeting between Iran’s foreign minister and senior European diplomats has yielded hopes of further talks but no indication of any immediate concrete breakthrough, a week after the crisis centered on the Iranian nuclear program erupted into war between Israel and Tehran.
Houstonian volunteering in Israel evacuated as conflict with Iran escalates
Read full article: Houstonian volunteering in Israel evacuated as conflict with Iran escalatesAs the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates, some Americans have found themselves caught in the crossfire on the ground in Israel as missiles fall from the sky.
US starts evacuating some diplomats from its embassy in Israel as Iran conflict intensifies
Read full article: US starts evacuating some diplomats from its embassy in Israel as Iran conflict intensifiesThe U.S. State Department has begun evacuating nonessential diplomats and their families from the U.S. embassy in Israel as hostilities between Israel and Iran intensify and President Donald Trump has warned of the possibility of getting directly involved in the conflict.
Iran asks its people to delete WhatsApp from their devices
Read full article: Iran asks its people to delete WhatsApp from their devicesIranian state television on Tuesday afternoon urged the country’s public to remove the messaging app WhatsApp from their smart phones, alleging without offering any evidence the app gathered user information to send to Israel.
Wall Street recovers from Friday's shock as US stocks rise and oil prices ease
Read full article: Wall Street recovers from Friday's shock as US stocks rise and oil prices easeCalm returned to Wall Street, and U.S. stocks rallied, while oil prices gave back some of their initial spurts following Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets at the end of last week.
Putin and Trump discussed Middle East tensions, Ukraine war in phone call
Read full article: Putin and Trump discussed Middle East tensions, Ukraine war in phone callRussian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump have held a lengthy phone call to discuss the escalating situation in the Middle East and Ukraine peace talks.
Oil prices leap 7% and US stocks slump more than 1% on worries about the crude market
Read full article: Oil prices leap 7% and US stocks slump more than 1% on worries about the crude marketOil prices leaped, and stocks slumped on worries that escalating violence following Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets could damage the flow of crude around the world, along with the global economy.
Egypt blocks activists aiming to march to Gaza to draw attention to humanitarian crisis
Read full article: Egypt blocks activists aiming to march to Gaza to draw attention to humanitarian crisisEgypt has blocked activists taking part in a planned march to Gaza, halting their attempt to reach the border and challenge Israel’s blockade on humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory before it could begin.
Trump picks right-wing lawyer and podcaster who promoted 2020 election lies as watchdog agency head
Read full article: Trump picks right-wing lawyer and podcaster who promoted 2020 election lies as watchdog agency headPresident Donald Trump’s pick to lead a federal watchdog agency is a former right-wing podcast host who has praised criminally charged influencer Andrew Tate as an “extraordinary human being."
After college students protested Israel-Hamas war, Texas Senate votes to restrict time, place and manner of future events
Read full article: After college students protested Israel-Hamas war, Texas Senate votes to restrict time, place and manner of future eventsSen. Brandon Creighton says the bill will prevent disruption. Critics say it walks back conservative lawmakers' previous pledge to protect campus free speech.
Syria's leader says his country is holding indirect talks with Israel to avert an escalation
Read full article: Syria's leader says his country is holding indirect talks with Israel to avert an escalationSyrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa says that his country is holding indirect talks with Israel to prevent recent hostilities from getting out of control.
UN food agency says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's blockade
Read full article: UN food agency says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's blockadeThe World Food Program says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel’s nearly 8-week-old blockade, ending a main source of sustenance for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the territory.
70% of Jewish Holocaust survivors will be gone in the next 10 years, a report shows
Read full article: 70% of Jewish Holocaust survivors will be gone in the next 10 years, a report showsEighty years after the Holocaust, more than 200,000 Jewish survivors are still alive, but according to a study 70% of them will be gone within the next 10 years.
Passover begins soon. For many Jews, the celebrations will occur amid anxieties and divisions
Read full article: Passover begins soon. For many Jews, the celebrations will occur amid anxieties and divisionsPassover celebrations this year will again occur amid anxieties and divisions among many Jews related to the unresolved Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza and the specter of widespread antisemitism.
Indonesia offers to temporarily shelter wounded and orphaned Palestinians from Gaza
Read full article: Indonesia offers to temporarily shelter wounded and orphaned Palestinians from GazaIndonesian President Prabowo Subianto says that his country will offer temporary shelter to Palestinian medical evacuees and children orphaned by the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
As Israel advances in Gaza, many exhausted families flee again. Some can't bear it
Read full article: As Israel advances in Gaza, many exhausted families flee again. Some can't bear itAs Israel orders wide new evacuations across the Gaza Strip, Palestinians say they are crushed by exhaustion and hopelessness at the prospect of fleeing once again.
A look at the people ensnared in Trump's campaign against pro-Palestinian activism at US colleges
Read full article: A look at the people ensnared in Trump's campaign against pro-Palestinian activism at US collegesThe U.S. government has been using its immigration enforcement powers since President Trump took office to crack down on international students and scholars who had participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations or criticized Israel over its military action in Gaza.
An Emirati diplomat identified as having a letter from Trump meets with Iran's foreign minister
Read full article: An Emirati diplomat identified as having a letter from Trump meets with Iran's foreign ministerAn Emirati diplomat earlier identified by Tehran as carrying a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump seeking to jump-start talks over Iran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program has met with Iran’s foreign minister.
Trump wrote to Iran's leader about that country's nuclear program and expects results 'very soon'
Read full article: Trump wrote to Iran's leader about that country's nuclear program and expects results 'very soon'President Donald Trump says he sent a letter to Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a development that was not immediately confirmed by the supreme leader.
Part of pro-Palestinian student art exhibit at UNT removed amid antisemitism complaints by state lawmakers
Read full article: Part of pro-Palestinian student art exhibit at UNT removed amid antisemitism complaints by state lawmakersFive GOP lawmakers who targeted the exhibit also called for the cancellation of the “Palestinian Children and the Politics of Genocide” lecture, which is still scheduled.
Medics say 6 babies have died from the cold in Gaza as displaced people shelter in tents and rubble
Read full article: Medics say 6 babies have died from the cold in Gaza as displaced people shelter in tents and rubblePalestinian medics say at least six infants have died from hypothermia in the last two weeks in the Gaza Strip.
Famine mostly averted but is a danger again if Gaza ceasefire collapses, UN humanitarian chief says
Read full article: Famine mostly averted but is a danger again if Gaza ceasefire collapses, UN humanitarian chief saysThe United Nations humanitarian chief says famine has been mostly averted in Gaza as a surge of aid enters the territory during a fragile ceasefire, but he warns the threat could return quickly if the truce collapses.
Arab nations reject Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan
Read full article: Arab nations reject Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and JordanPowerful Arab nations have rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring Egypt and Jordan.
The University of Michigan has suspended a pro-Palestinian group for 2 years
Read full article: The University of Michigan has suspended a pro-Palestinian group for 2 yearsA pro-Palestinian group at the University of Michigan has been suspended for two years and will lose its funding in connection with protesters’ demands for divestiture from companies doing business with Israel.
Gaza ceasefire brings bittersweet relief to Texans with ties to the war-torn region
Read full article: Gaza ceasefire brings bittersweet relief to Texans with ties to the war-torn regionIsraeli and Palestinian supporters in Texas welcome the tenuous halt to the war sparked by a 2023 attack with cautious optimism.
After 80 years, not many Auschwitz survivors are left. One man makes telling the stories his mission
Read full article: After 80 years, not many Auschwitz survivors are left. One man makes telling the stories his missionA Holocaust survivor who lived through four concentration camps as a young boy will return to Auschwitz to mark 80 years since the liberation of one of the Nazi's most notorious concentration camps.
Who in Israel has resigned over the Oct. 7 security breakdown, and who hasn't?
Read full article: Who in Israel has resigned over the Oct. 7 security breakdown, and who hasn't?Israel’s top general on Tuesday became the highest-ranking official to resign over Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack, the worst security failure in the country’s history.
Blinken makes case for post-war reconstruction, security and governance of Gaza
Read full article: Blinken makes case for post-war reconstruction, security and governance of GazaSecretary of State Antony Blinken has made a last-minute case for a plan for the post-war reconstruction and governance of Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appears tantalizingly close to completion.
Salvage complete of tanker at center of oil spill scare after being hit by Houthi rebels in Red Sea
Read full article: Salvage complete of tanker at center of oil spill scare after being hit by Houthi rebels in Red SeaAn oil tanker that burned for weeks in the Red Sea and threatened a major oil spill has been “successfully” salvaged, according private security firm Ambrey.
Polish government adopts resolution protecting Netanyahu from arrest if he attends Auschwitz event
Read full article: Polish government adopts resolution protecting Netanyahu from arrest if he attends Auschwitz eventThe Polish government has adopted a resolution vowing to ensure the free and safe participation of Israeli leaders who choose to attend commemorations for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau later this month.
The last high-profile trip to India by the Biden administration will focus on technology
Read full article: The last high-profile trip to India by the Biden administration will focus on technologyNational security adviser Jake Sullivan will travel to India for a visit focusing on cooperation on strategic technology, including in defense, space and artificial intelligence.
Humanitarian aid to northern Gaza mostly blocked for the last 2 months, UN says
Read full article: Humanitarian aid to northern Gaza mostly blocked for the last 2 months, UN saysHumanitarian aid to northern Gaza, where Israel launched a ground offensive on Oct. 6, has largely been blocked for the past 66 days.
Key players in Syria's long-running civil war, reignited by a shock rebel offensive
Read full article: Key players in Syria's long-running civil war, reignited by a shock rebel offensiveSyria’s long civil war has reclaimed global attention after insurgents seized most of its largest city and dozens of nearby towns and villages.
Brazil’s G20 summit produces a broad declaration that’s short on specifics
Read full article: Brazil’s G20 summit produces a broad declaration that’s short on specificsThe summit of the Group of 20 leading economies in Rio de Janeiro has produced a joint declaration that, while not totally endorsed by one of the group’s members, succeeded in addressing most topics host Brazil had prioritized addressing: both ongoing major wars, a global pact to fight hunger, taxation of the world’s wealthiest people and changes to global governance.
West Houston terrorist suspect was ‘dough boy’ at pizza parlor
Read full article: West Houston terrorist suspect was ‘dough boy’ at pizza parlorThe government has painted Anas Said, 28, as a terrorist collaborator. He is charged with a serious federal offense, providing support to the terrorist organization, ISIS.
CIA employee accused of leaking classified info on Israeli attack plans to face charges in Virginia
Read full article: CIA employee accused of leaking classified info on Israeli attack plans to face charges in VirginiaA CIA employee accused of leaking classified information assessing Israel’s earlier plans to attack Iran has been ordered by a federal judge to face felony charges in Virginia.
Yemen's Houthi rebels launch drones and missiles at US warships near the Red Sea but do no damage
Read full article: Yemen's Houthi rebels launch drones and missiles at US warships near the Red Sea but do no damageThe U.S. Defense Department says Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted two U.S. Navy warships with multiple drones and missiles as they were traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Tuesday.
Lebanon files complaint against Israel at UN labor body over deadly pager explosions, minister says
Read full article: Lebanon files complaint against Israel at UN labor body over deadly pager explosions, minister saysA Lebanese government minister says his country is filing a complaint against Israel at the U.N.’s labor organization over the string of deadly attacks involving exploding pagers, saying workers were among those killed and injured.
Iran’s help has transformed Yemen's Houthi rebels into a potent military force, UN experts say
Read full article: Iran’s help has transformed Yemen's Houthi rebels into a potent military force, UN experts sayU.N. experts say Yemen’s Houthi rebels have been transformed from a local armed group with limited capabilities to a powerful military organization with support from Iran, Iraqi armed groups, Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants and others.
Arab American voters make their choice — Harris, Trump or neither — in the election's final days
Read full article: Arab American voters make their choice — Harris, Trump or neither — in the election's final daysArab Americans in Michigan are making their final decisions in the presidential election after a year of political turmoil in the nation's largest Arab American community.
Democrats go after Jill Stein, Cornel West in digital ads aimed at young voters
Read full article: Democrats go after Jill Stein, Cornel West in digital ads aimed at young votersDemocrats are spending about $500,000 for a last-minute push to persuade voters in battleground states to reject third-party candidates Jill Stein and Cornel West.
In rare move, Pentagon denies falsehood about troops allowed to use force during election
Read full article: In rare move, Pentagon denies falsehood about troops allowed to use force during electionIn a rare move, the Pentagon is strongly pushing back against misinformation spread on social media that falsely suggests U.S. troops have been authorized to use force against American citizens during the election.
Yehuda Bauer, prominent Israeli Holocaust scholar, dies at 98
Read full article: Yehuda Bauer, prominent Israeli Holocaust scholar, dies at 98Yehuda Bauer, one of Israel’s foremost Holocaust scholars who shaped the way people around the world study and learn about the Holocaust, has died in Jerusalem.
U.S. expands sanctions on Iran in response to its ballistic attack on Israel
Read full article: U.S. expands sanctions on Iran in response to its ballistic attack on IsraelThe U.S. on Friday announced new sanctions on Iran’s energy sector in response to its October 1 attack on Israel, firing roughly 180 missiles into the country.
Houston’s Jewish community gathers to remember those lost one year after deadly Hamas attacks in Israel
Read full article: Houston’s Jewish community gathers to remember those lost one year after deadly Hamas attacks in IsraelIt has been one year since Hamas militants stormed across the border between Israel and Gaza.
Biden talks election, economy and Middle East in surprise news briefing
Read full article: Biden talks election, economy and Middle East in surprise news briefingAfter 1,080 days as president, Joe Biden on Friday decided to pop in and take questions in the White House briefing room for the first time.
US launches airstrikes by fighter jets and ships on Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels
Read full article: US launches airstrikes by fighter jets and ships on Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebelsU.S. officials say the U.S. military struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen, going after weapons systems, bases and other equipment belonging to the Iranian-backed rebels.
Iranian supreme leader praises missile attack on Israel, saying Iran will do it again if necessary
Read full article: Iranian supreme leader praises missile attack on Israel, saying Iran will do it again if necessaryIran’s supreme leader has praised the country’s recent missile strike on Israel and said it is ready to do it again if necessary.
The Nobel Prizes will be announced against a backdrop of wars, famine and artificial intelligence
Read full article: The Nobel Prizes will be announced against a backdrop of wars, famine and artificial intelligenceWars, a refugee crisis, famine, and artificial intelligence could all be recognized with Nobel Prizes.
Houston PD adds security to synagogues and mosques following Iran missile attack in Israel
Read full article: Houston PD adds security to synagogues and mosques following Iran missile attack in IsraelHouston Police told KPRC 2 on Tuesday that security is being added to local synagogues and mosques after Iran launched a missile attack on Israel.
Yemen's Houthi rebels are looking to gain from continuing conflict in the Middle East
Read full article: Yemen's Houthi rebels are looking to gain from continuing conflict in the Middle EastSince Israel intensified its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have been quick to show they're an important player in the complex conflicts convulsing the Middle East.
The US is sending a few thousand more troops to the Middle East to boost security
Read full article: The US is sending a few thousand more troops to the Middle East to boost securityThe Pentagon says is sending a “few thousand” additional troops to the Middle East to bolster security and to be prepared to defend Israel if necessary.
It's a 'very difficult time' for U.S. Jews as High Holy Days and Oct. 7 anniversary coincide
Read full article: It's a 'very difficult time' for U.S. Jews as High Holy Days and Oct. 7 anniversary coincideJudaism’s High Holy Days annually provide an emotional mix of celebration, introspection and atonement for Jews worldwide.
Google expert at antitrust trial says government underestimates competition for online ad dollars
Read full article: Google expert at antitrust trial says government underestimates competition for online ad dollarsAn expert witness testifying for Google says an antitrust case brought against the tech giant drastically underestimates the company's competition.
Weaponizing ordinary devices violates international law, United Nations rights chief says
Read full article: Weaponizing ordinary devices violates international law, United Nations rights chief saysThe United Nations human rights chief says weaponizing ordinary communication devices represents a new development in warfare.
US military acknowledges Yemen's Houthi rebels shot down 2 MQ-9 Reaper drones
Read full article: US military acknowledges Yemen's Houthi rebels shot down 2 MQ-9 Reaper dronesYemen’s Houthi rebels have shot down two American MQ-9 Reaper drones in under a week, further highlighting the regional spread of the Israel-Hamas war.
US cites Egypt's help in Gaza as Washington sends full military aid despite human rights concerns
Read full article: US cites Egypt's help in Gaza as Washington sends full military aid despite human rights concernsThe Biden administration is sending Egypt its full $1.3 billion allocation of military aid.
The ancient jar smashed by a 4-year-old is back on display at an Israeli museum after repair
Read full article: The ancient jar smashed by a 4-year-old is back on display at an Israeli museum after repairAn Israeli museum has put back on display a rare Bronze-Era jar that a 4-year-old accidentally smashed.
House Republicans subpoena Secretary Blinken for testimony on US withdrawal from Afghanistan
Read full article: House Republicans subpoena Secretary Blinken for testimony on US withdrawal from AfghanistanHouse Republicans have issued a subpoena for testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken as they finish their investigation into the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Yemen's Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea. US says rebels also hit Saudi-flagged tanker
Read full article: Yemen's Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea. US says rebels also hit Saudi-flagged tankerAn attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea, and a nearby Saudi-flagged tanker also came under fire, allegedly by the group.
Challenges of the Gaza humanitarian aid pier offer lessons for the US Army
Read full article: Challenges of the Gaza humanitarian aid pier offer lessons for the US ArmyThe Army commander in charge of the U.S. military's Gaza pier project says the mission was the biggest “organizational leadership challenge” he has ever experienced.
Iran's supreme leader opens door to negotiations with US over Tehran's nuclear program
Read full article: Iran's supreme leader opens door to negotiations with US over Tehran's nuclear programIran’s supreme leader has opened the door to renewed negotiations with the United States over his country’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.
Greek-flagged tanker is burning after Houthi attacks, but no sign of oil spill
Read full article: Greek-flagged tanker is burning after Houthi attacks, but no sign of oil spillA Greek-flagged tanker repeatedly attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea remains ablaze but hasn’t sprung a major oil leak in the waterway.
Member of British journalist team dies after Russian missile hits hotel in eastern Ukraine
Read full article: Member of British journalist team dies after Russian missile hits hotel in eastern UkraineA British safety adviser working with a team of Reuters journalists was killed when a Russian missile struck a hotel in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk.
Fires break out on abandoned Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion that Yemen rebels attacked in Red Sea
Read full article: Fires break out on abandoned Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion that Yemen rebels attacked in Red SeaFires have broken on a Greek-flagged oil tanker previously attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels this week.
Greek oil tanker drifting and ablaze after repeated attacks in the Red Sea, British military says
Read full article: Greek oil tanker drifting and ablaze after repeated attacks in the Red Sea, British military saysA Greek-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea has come under repeated attack, leaving the vessel “not under command” and drifting ablaze in an assault suspected to have been carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
UN says a record number of aid workers were killed in 2023 and this year may be even higher
Read full article: UN says a record number of aid workers were killed in 2023 and this year may be even higherThe United Nations says that a record number of aid workers were killed in conflicts around the world last year, and this year may be on course to be even deadlier.
US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel amid threat of wider Middle East war
Read full article: US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel amid threat of wider Middle East warThe U.S. has approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles.
A ship in the Red Sea is attacked 3 times by suspected Yemeni rebels, including with a drone boat
Read full article: A ship in the Red Sea is attacked 3 times by suspected Yemeni rebels, including with a drone boatA Liberian-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea has been targeted in a third attack by suspected Yemeni rebels in their campaign of assaults over the Israel-Hamas war.
Turkey formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court
Read full article: Turkey formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN courtTurkey has filed a formal request with the International Court of Justice to join South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel.
Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst has book out this fall on Oct. 7 Hamas invasion of Israel
Read full article: Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst has book out this fall on Oct. 7 Hamas invasion of IsraelThe chief foreign correspondent for Fox News, Trey Yingst, will have a book out this fall timed to the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in Israel.
Polls close in Iran presidential election held after hard-liner's death and as Mideast tensions rise
Read full article: Polls close in Iran presidential election held after hard-liner's death and as Mideast tensions riseIranians have voted in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi.
Survivors of Israel music festival massacre unite to build a healing community
Read full article: Survivors of Israel music festival massacre unite to build a healing communityIn the months since Hamas’ surprise attack sent them scattering across fields or hiding in desert brush, survivors of a massacre at a trance festival in Israel have come together as a community to heal.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews block highway to protest Israel's new mandatory military service ruling
Read full article: Ultra-Orthodox Jews block highway to protest Israel's new mandatory military service rulingHundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men have blocked a major highway in central Israel for two hours.
Ship attacked in Red Sea in latest maritime assault carried out by Yemen's Houthi rebels
Read full article: Ship attacked in Red Sea in latest maritime assault carried out by Yemen's Houthi rebelsA ship traveling through the Red Sea has reported being hit in an attack carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the latest in the campaign targeting shipping over the Israel-Hamas war.
Michigan, CUNY didn't suitably assess if Israel-Hamas war protests made environment hostile, US says
Read full article: Michigan, CUNY didn't suitably assess if Israel-Hamas war protests made environment hostile, US saysThe University of Michigan and the City University of New York didn't adequately investigate complaints about antisemitic or anti-Palestinian harassment linked to campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war and other incidents.
Italian Premier Meloni describes Putin's cease-fire offer for Ukraine as 'propaganda'
Read full article: Italian Premier Meloni describes Putin's cease-fire offer for Ukraine as 'propaganda'Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has dismissed a cease-fire offer for Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin as “propaganda” as she wraps up a Group of Seven summit that saw a deal reached for a $50 billion loan to Ukraine.
Cal State LA president says pro-Palestinian protesters no longer welcome after building takeover
Read full article: Cal State LA president says pro-Palestinian protesters no longer welcome after building takeoverThe president of California State University, Los Angeles, says demonstrators protesting Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza are no longer welcome on campus after some of them occupied and trashed a building while she was inside.
Israel-Hamas war roils congressional race outside New York City, testing Democrats in pivotal clash
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war roils congressional race outside New York City, testing Democrats in pivotal clashThe Israel-Hamas war is roiling a primary election between two Democrats in New York, testing the party’s position on the conflict and the larger split between its progressive and centrist wings.
Biden will mark D-Day anniversary in France as Western alliances face threats at home and abroad
Read full article: Biden will mark D-Day anniversary in France as Western alliances face threats at home and abroadU.S. President Joe Biden is in France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day and will join other world leaders to commemorate the invasion that helped bring an end to World War II.
Columbia University and a Jewish student agree on a settlement that imposes more safety measures
Read full article: Columbia University and a Jewish student agree on a settlement that imposes more safety measuresColumbia University has agreed to take additional steps to make its students feel secure on campus.
After publishing an article critical of Israel, Columbia Law Review's website is shut down by board
Read full article: After publishing an article critical of Israel, Columbia Law Review's website is shut down by boardA student-run legal journal has been taken offline by its board of directors after it objected to the publication of an article that accused Israel of genocide.
Pentagon chief extends deployment of aircraft carrier, ships in the Red Sea as Houthi attacks go on
Read full article: Pentagon chief extends deployment of aircraft carrier, ships in the Red Sea as Houthi attacks go onU.S. officials say the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group that for months has launched crucial strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen to protect military and commercial ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden will remain in the region for at least another month.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrations at UT-Austin open rift among Jewish students
Read full article: Pro-Palestinian demonstrations at UT-Austin open rift among Jewish studentsSome Jewish students see the protests as inherently antisemitic. Others say Jewish history and values make them empathize with Palestinians.