November 16, 2023
Senate passes short-term government funding bill averting shutdown
Senate leaders on Wednesday were hoping to take up the short-term government funding bill the House passed Tuesday night -- saying they'll work to get the bill over the finish line as soon as possible ahead of Friday's shutdown deadline. House…
November 13, 2023
Israel’s president denies it is striking Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has denied that Israel is striking Gaza's largest hospital. Reports from staff at Al-Shifa suggest the facility, sheltering thousands of Palestinians, has run out of electricity.But Mr Herzog said "everything is…
November 7, 2023
Backed into a legal corner, Donald Trump comes out swinging in court
Donald Trump's day in court was never going to go any other way. On the stand for a landmark fraud trial, he approached his testimony just as he had his real estate business and political career: ignoring the rules and technicalities, and blustering…
October 30, 2023
Mob storms Russian airport in search of Jews
Israel has urged Russia to protect "all its citizens and all Jews" after a large mob shouting antisemitic slogans stormed a Dagestan airport. Video footage on social media showed an angry crowd running through the airport in Makhachkala seeking…
October 26, 2023
At least 16 feared dead in mass shootings in US city of Lewiston, Maine
Police in the US city of Lewiston, Maine have warned a gunman is on the loose, with reports that at least 16 people have been killed.Residents of the city, as well as the nearby town of Lisbon, have been told to shelter in place. Police named Robert…
October 26, 2023
GOP Rep. Mike Johnson elected as House speaker
Rep. Mike Johnson has been elected as the 56th speaker of the House of Representatives. Every single House Republican voted for him, giving him 220 votes. The hard-liner from Louisiana won his party’s nomination Tuesday night, following a chaotic…
October 25, 2023
Hurricane Otis smashes into Mexico
Hurricane Otis has made landfall on the coast of southern Mexico, bringing wind speeds of up to…
October 24, 2023
2 Israeli hostages released by Hamas, Israeli Hostage Center says
Two hostages have been released by Hamas, the Israeli Hostage Center confirmed. The hostages are two elderly women who are both Israeli nationals, the center said. The released hostages are 85-year-old Yocheved Lifshitz and 79-year-old Nurit Cooper,…
October 23, 2023
How far would the US go to defend Israel?
The US has pledged its unwavering support to Israel and backed that up with military aid. But with the scars of past entanglements in the region still being felt, where is the limit to US involvement? In his first reaction to the attack on Israel by…
October 23, 2023
Trump now claims Sidney Powell never represented him, and more campaign trail takeaways
Former President Donald Trump looked to create some separation between him and a lawyer he had said worked for him -- amid his legal trouble in Georgia, as he continues to deny all wrongdoing. After Sidney Powell, an attorney who vocally backed…