The recent move by an Israeli tank brigade to seize control of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt has intensified the conflict in the southern city. Despite cease-fire negotiations with Hamas being on a knife’s edge, the Israeli military has taken a bold step forward. The back-and-forth in the Israel-Hamas
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Hamas has recently announced that it has approved a cease-fire proposal to halt the ongoing war in Gaza. The proposal involves a swap of 33 Palestinian prisoners for every Israeli hostage released, in addition to a permanent halt to Israel’s military operations and hostilities in Gaza. This proposal has been communicated to Egyptian and Qatari
President Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit to Paris is poised to be a delicate dance of diplomacy, with French President Emmanuel Macron facing the challenge of addressing trade imbalances while also nudging China to use its influence on Russia amidst the conflict in Ukraine. However, this task is far from easy, given the backdrop of growing
Sadiq Khan’s re-election as London’s mayor, as indicated by final results on Saturday, marks his third consecutive victory. This win has solidified the Labour Party’s dominance over the governing Conservatives in local elections, setting the tone for Britain’s upcoming national vote later in the year. Despite some backlash from the public regarding issues like knife
The trial of former President Donald Trump for criminal hush money payments is ongoing in New York, with prosecutors set to continue questioning witnesses on Friday. This comes after the former lawyer for Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, Keith Davidson, testified about negotiating hush money deals before the 2016 presidential election. Trump is facing charges
Former President Donald Trump is facing serious legal challenges in New York as he battles 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a political hush money case. The fact that he is scheduled to spend time in court just before attending a Republican Party event raises questions about his priorities and the optics of
The recent announcement from the Justice Department shook the cryptocurrency world as it revealed criminal tax fraud charges against Roger Ver, a prominent Bitcoin investor formerly dubbed as “Bitcoin Jesus”. Ver, known for his early involvement in Bitcoin and subsequent fortune, is accused of evading over $48 million in taxes according to the indictment unveiled
President Joe Biden recently introduced an updated policy aimed at protecting critical U.S. infrastructure sectors such as energy and financial services from foreign cyberattacks. This new policy serves as a revamp of the Obama administration’s Presidential Policy Directive, or PPD-21, which was established in 2013. The decision to revise this policy was initiated over a
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has called upon the United States to use its influence over Israel to prevent further bloodshed in Gaza. At a World Economic Forum meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Shoukry emphasized that only the U.S. has the overall ability to bring about a resolution to the conflict. He stressed the importance
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem recently faced backlash over controversial anecdotes detailed in her upcoming memoir. The stories include her decision to euthanize a 14-month-old puppy named Cricket and an unnamed goat on her family farm. In response to the criticism, Noem attempted to spin the narrative by emphasizing her sense of responsibility both in