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25 arrested at University of Virginia after police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters
25 arrested at University of Virginia after police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters
Officers will try and keep opposing groups apart.
French intelligence sources hinted that the massive sabotage attack on rail lines leading to Paris on Friday may have been the work of Left-wing radicals.
Former President Trump on Friday claimed there will be a major war in the Middle East and potentially a “third world war” if he does not win November’s election. Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, one day after Netanyahu met at the White House with President Biden…
Kamala Harris signaled a major shift on US Gaza policy Thursday, with the presidential hopeful telling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seal a peace deal and insisting she would not be "silent" on the suffering in the Palestinian enclave."As I just told Prime Minister Netanyahu, it is time to get this deal done," she said.
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Indian soldiers and top brass gathered Friday in the remote Himalayan foothills to commemorate a battle fondly remembered among compatriots for imposing a humiliating military defeat on arch-rival Pakistan.The high-altitude confrontation began when Pakistan-backed militants crossed into Indian territory at Kargil, a remote and high-altitude outpost on the countries' shared frontier.
Ukrainian forces said they destroyed 25 Russian attack drones out of 38 launched overnight
The White House condemned what it called “disgraceful” protests outside Union Station Wednesday in Washington, D.C., while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave an address to lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol. “Identifying with evil terrorist organizations like Hamas, burning the American flag, or forcibly removing the American flag and replacing it with another, is disgraceful,”…
“I served in many countries in the world, many friendly countries,” said Naor Gilon, Israel’s ambassador to India, in the aftermath of Hamas’s October 7 terror attacks on his home country. “This wide support, strong support is unprecedented. I am really moved and touched.”
Labor is ‘carefully considering’ the ICJ findings on the occupied Palestinian territories – and soon it will have to give its view
STORY: The meeting will be closely watched for signs of how Harris, who was the first top U.S. official to call for a ceasefire, could shift U.S. policy towards Israel if she becomes President.Harris was expected to closely track the administration line in the meeting, a U.S. official said, focusing on the plight of Palestinians while also supporting Israel's right to self-defense.Harris joined Democratic and Republican leaders in condemning protesters who burned American flags and sprayed pro-Hamas graffiti outside Washington's Union Station on Wednesday, describing the acts as unpatriotic and abhorrent.The protests coincided with a speech to Congress by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Before he spoke, protesters marched near the U.S. Capitol building, condemning U.S. military aid to Israel during its war with Hamas militants in Gaza.Earlier on Thursday, U.S. President Joe Biden held a separate meeting with Netanyahu.
A group of 45 American doctors and nurses describe bloodshed in Gaza in an open letter to the White House, and demand immediate ceasefire.
STORY: :: Netanyahu played to a Republican audience on his U.S. visit, this analyst says:: Khaled Elgindy:: Arlington, Virginia:: July 24, 2024“I think it was very much on brand and in character for Netanyahu, who after all, presides over the most right-wing government in Israel's history. So, he was speaking in very stridently, kind of stark black and white terms, there is good and there is evil. We are the forces of good. We and the United States and we are battling the forces of evil.""He did not mention the ceasefire, very notably, which, after all, the president and others in the U.S. administration have said repeatedly that this is an Israeli ceasefire proposal. And for the Israeli prime minister to make no mention of what should be his own government ceasefire proposal that has now been adopted by the U.N. Security Council is, was odd.”Also notably absent was Vice President Kamala Harris, now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, who would normally preside over the speech in her role as vice president.While dozens of Democrats boycotted his remarks and thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated nearby, Netanyahu dismissed criticism of an Israeli campaign that has devastated the Palestinian enclave and killed more than 39,000 of its residents, according to Gaza health officials.In his address Netanyahu sketched a vague outline of a plan for a "deradicalized" post-war Gaza and touted a potential future alliance between Israel and America's Arab allies.
Israeli strikes hit Gaza on Thursday as the military said it had recovered the bodies of five Israelis taken to Gaza by Hamas militants after they were killed on October 7.Both the military and the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said militants had taken their bodies to Gaza after killing them in the October 7 attack.
Amid anger at US vice-president’s call to end Gaza war, many families of hostages held by Hamas agree with her
Unidentified saboteurs struck France's train network in a series of pre-dawn attacks across the country on Friday, causing travel chaos and exposing security gaps just hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. Explosive devices set off fires on signalling infrastructure on three railway lines going into Paris, rail operator SNCF said. Pictures released by SNCF showed engineers repairing charred cables in signal substations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fiery speech to Congress may have been delivered in Washington, but his words appeared aimed at an audience back home. Israelis heard their leader, a gifted orator with flawless English, deliver a forceful case for Israel’s actions in the war in Gaza on a global stage. The speech could help boost his political fortunes, but it left many Israelis disappointed.
The tram lines were blocked for over an hour during a 'sit in' protest
Celebrities have condemned the “injustice” of sentences handed out to the environmental protesters
When a grenade shredded his leg during a hostage rescue mission in Gaza, Israeli soldier Barak wanted to shoot himself to avoid being taken captive by Palestinian militants.He too threw a grenade at the Palestinian fighters who were shooting at him.