Ilhan Omar’s office accuses AIPAC of putting her ‘life at risk’ with attack ads

Post Content The office of “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., accused the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) of placing the congresswoman’s “life at risk” with their latest ad campaign. Omar spokesperson Jeremy Slevin posted the accusation Wednesday on Twitter, claiming the pro-Israel political committee’s attack ads against Omar were endangering her. “The language […]

White House insists Afghan forces ‘have what they need’ to battle surging Taliban

Post Content The White House insisted Wednesday that Afghan forces “have what they need” to battle the Taliban, as the U.S. assesses that the capital of Afghanistan could fall within the next 90 days. The Taliban seized three more Afghan provincial capitals and a local army headquarters on Wednesday, attaining control of two-thirds of the […]

US Inflation Increases Again, Continues at Record High

U.S. consumer prices increases slowed in July even as they remained at a 13-year high on a yearly basis and there were tentative signs inflation has peaked as supply-chain disruptions caused by the pandemic work their way through the economy. The data could provide some…

China sentences Canadian to 11 years in case tied to Huawei

Post Content A Canadian entrepreneur was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday in a spying case linked to Beijing’s effort to push his country to release an executive of tech giant Huawei, prompting an unusual joint show of support for Canada by the United States and 24 other governments. China is stepping up pressure […]

Arson suspected at Tel Aviv preschool for asylum seekers’ children

Read More A fire broke out early Wednesday at a preschool in south Tel Aviv that is due to serve children of asylum seekers, many of whom live in the city’s southern neighborhoods. Police and fire officials are investigating suspicions that the fire was the result of arson. An investigator from an insurance company told […]

Q&A Sessions: Montjane: The unlikely tennis star

Read More Entering tennis late and knowing nothing about the sport, 35-year-old Kgothatso Montjane speaks to Athandiwe Saba about her becoming the first black woman South African player to reach the Wimbledon final, her ‘robotic’ leg, being a DJ and the love of her parents Tell me what it was like growing up in Ga-Mphahlele […]

Cruz blocks State Department nominees, increasing the backlog of unconfirmed Biden officials

Post Content Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, blocked the confirmation of dozens of State Department nominees Wednesday morning in an effort to pressure the Biden administration over Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., tried to get nearly 30 nominations confirmed during the tail-end of […]

Afghanistan capital Kabul could fall to Taliban within 90 days, US assesses

Post Content The U.S. assesses that the capital of Afghanistan could fall to the Taliban within the next 90 days, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to Fox News, just weeks before President Biden plans to completely withdraw U.S. troops from the region following nearly two decades of war. The Taliban seized three more […]