JERUSALEM/CAIRO, March 20 (Reuters) – Israel’s military said on Wednesday it had killed around 90 gunmen and arrested 160 in a raid on Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital, an allegation the Islamist Hamas group denied. Al Shifa, the Gaza Strip’s biggest … Read More
Hong Kong on Tuesday passed national security laws at the behest of Beijing, thwarting decades of public resistance in a move that critics say will strike a lasting blow to the partial autonomy the city had been promised by China. … Read More
Hong KongCNN — Japan has ended its negative interest rate policy, marking a historic shift away from an aggressive monetary easing program that was implemented years ago to fight chronic deflation. As part of the decision, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) … Read More
The Supreme Court has allowed Texas to enforce one of the toughest immigration laws enacted by any US state in recent memory. The measure allows police to arrest and prosecute those suspected of illegally crossing the US-Mexican border. The Biden … Read More
Niger is pulling its military cooperation deal with the United States and ordering some 1,000 American military personnel to leave the country, a startling development that comes after U.S. officials last week traveled to the capital of Niamey to “raise a number of concerns” about … Read More
Buckingham Palace was forced to deny reports that King Charles III died on Monday after Russian media ran wild with reports based on a dubious-looking “announcement.” The statement, dated March 18 and featuring the seal of the British monarch’s official … Read More
March 18 (UPI) — Russian election watchdog, the Golos Movement, said the nation’s three-day election that saw Vladimir Putin elected to a new six-year term did not meet the standards of its constitution. Russia’s recent election that saw President Vladimir … Read More
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) – SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a U.S. intelligence agency, five sources familiar with the program said, demonstrating deepening ties between billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s space … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, Hope you weren’t planning a vacation in Haiti. The rival gangs have the upper hand. they’re turning the facilities at Guantanamo Bay into a processing center for Haitian migrants. Nobody asked you. There are demonstrations against Israel … Read More
March 15 (Reuters) – Uber Technologies (UBER.N), opens new tab and Lyft said on Friday they will stop operations in Minneapolis starting May 1 after the city’s council paved the path for rideshare drivers to be paid a minimum wage. … Read More