Category: World

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was one of the first world leaders to congratulate former President Donald Trump on his stunning political comeback victory on Wednesday. Netanyahu, who is leading a seven-front existential war against Iran’s regime and its proxies, wrote on X, “Dear Donald and Melania Trump, Congratulations on history’s greatest comeback!…

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Combination of images show US President Joe Biden (left) and former president Donald Trump (right). — Reuters US President Joe Biden, who faced criticism over calling former president Donald Trump’s supporters “garbage”, has attempted to clarify his comments. “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters,” remarked Biden in response to the…

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An “incendiary device” placed inside a ballot box sparked a fire early Monday in Portland, Oregon, police say.  The Portland Police Bureau said officers responded “to reports of a fire at a ballot box in the 1000 block of Southeast Morrison Street” around 3:30 a.m. local time.  “By the time officers arrived, the fire had…

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The Biden administration was made aware of Israel’s plans to strike Iran in retaliation for the Oct. 1 ballistic missile attack days in advance of the strike Friday night.  A source familiar with the proceeding confirmed to Fox News that multiple conversations were held between U.S. and Israeli officials, and the exact time of attack…

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Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly speaks during a joint press conference on February 2, 2024. — Reuters  Indian high commissioner among six diplomats expelled, says FM. Says won’t tolerate any diplomats violating Vienna Convention. “Some very serious red lines have been crossed,” says MacKay. Days after expelling a group of Indian diplomats in connection with…

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The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades. Attorney Morgan Stewart, who led the negotiations, said in a statement that the settlement is the largest single child sex abuse settlement with a Catholic archdiocese. The archdiocese has paid $740 million to victims in…

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The father of a 10-year-old girl who was found dead in England called U.K. police after fleeing to Pakistan to admit that he had killed his daughter, prosecutors said Monday. Urfan Sharif, 42, is on trial at London’s Central Criminal Court on allegations he, his partner Beinash Batool and his brother Faisal Malik murdered Sara…

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