Giorno: 19 Luglio 2024

House Oversight: Cheatle Must Appear ‘Without Delay’

The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on Friday called on Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to appear before the panel “without delay” to answer questions about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.[#item_full_content]

Zelenskyy Attends UK Cabinet, Renews Calls for Long-Range Missiles

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed British government ministers on Friday, a rare appearance by a foreign leader at a cabinet meeting that new Prime Minister Keir Starmer hopes will underline London’s support for Kyiv. A day after hosting a forum of European…[#item_full_content]

1 Dead, 10 Injured in Tel Aviv Houthi Drone Strike

An Iranian-made drone sent by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck Israel on Friday, leaving one person dead and at least 10 wounded in a neighborhood near the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv.The aerial strike – the first lethal Houthi attack in Israel – rumbled through the center of the…[#item_full_content]

Democratic Party Group to Discuss Virtual Vote for Biden Nomination

A Democratic Party committee will meet on Friday to discuss a virtual voting process to nominate incumbent President Joe Biden as the party’s candidate in this year’s election, even as Biden was “soul searching” on whether to quit the race. The virtual vote would take place…[#item_full_content]

Univ. of Florida President Ben Sasse Resigning

University of Florida President Ben Sasse announced late Thursday that he will leave his position of nearly two years to focus on taking care of his family after his wife was diagnosed with epilepsy.[#item_full_content]

Britain Will Resume Funding to UN Palestinian Refugee Agency UNRWA

Britain’s new Labour government said on Friday it would resume funding to the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA in the first major change in how it will approach the Israel-Palestinian conflict after winning power earlier this month. Britain was one of several countries…[#item_full_content]

UAE Willing to Join Multinational Gaza Force

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has indicated it would send military or police forces as part of a postwar multinational initiative to help stabilize Gaza if the U.S. leads such an effort and supports steps toward a Palestinian state, Financial Times reported. UAE thus…[#item_full_content]

Russia sentences journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison on espionage charges

A Russian court has handed down its sentence for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after over a year of proceedings.  The court found Gershkovich, 32, guilty of “gathering secret information” while reporting on a trip to the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg.  He has been sentenced to 16 years in prison.  WALL STREET JOURNAL […]