Opinion | JD Vance’s Pitch to Sell Young Americans on Israel
He envisions himself as a realist, but his proposed appeal to national interest is almost touchingly naive.
Oil Prices Post Big Weekly Gain Amid Supply Risks
Oil prices slipped back Friday after a string of gains, but ended the week sharply higher as traders assessed growing risks to Middle East crude exports.
Lightning Houthi advance in Yemen may bring dangerous new dimension to Iran war
The capture by the rebels of a stretch Yemen’s strategic coastline is the group’s most impressive military coup for several years.
Zelensky urges Trump to impose new Russia sanctions 'now', after deadly Ukraine strikes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday urged US President Donald Trump to impose new sanctions on Russia over deadly strikes on Ukraine, as Kyiv and Moscow step up attacks and US-led efforts to end the war remain deadlocked.
US commemorates 25th anniversary of devastating 9/11 attacks as their legacy endures
Traditionally, there are no political speeches at the Ground Zero commemoration. Victims’ relatives read their names, paid tribute to first responders and called for national unity.
Can we slowdown AI, and 9/11, who has the right to remember?
In a week that marks 25 years since 9/11, Americans paused to pay tribute. Six bells tolled to signify six fatal moments in New York, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania, with a seventh bell rung this year to commemorate those who later died from 9/11-related illnesses.
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The New York Times reporter Carol Rosenberg is widely regarded as one of the foremost American journalists, if not the foremost, on the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, where several alleged suspects in the 9/11 attacks are still being held, including the alleged “architect” of the attacks, alongside three other suspected plotters.
Deaths in Philippines ferry fire rises to at least 35
A fire which broke out on a passenger ferry in the Philippines has killed at least 35 people, while 54 are still missing.
US officials declare multi-state cyclospora outbreak over
Outbreak was linked to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, which infected 12,882 people and led to two deathsThe US’s largest recorded multi-state outbreak of sickness caused by the cyclospora parasite has ended, federal health officials announced on Friday.The record outbreak of cyclosporiasis was linked to processed iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms in central Mexico, which…
Man sacked by Grand Theft Auto maker believes employees were put on ‘watch list’
UK employment tribunal examines whether Rockstar Games unlawfully fired 31 staff for trade union activityA worker fired by the makers of Grand Theft Auto has said he believed employees were put on a “watch list” after signing a petition about remote working.Dayne Oram told an employment tribunal in Glasgow examining whether Rockstar Games unlawfully fired…
