Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz (Flash90/David Cohen) Defense Minister says Israel is updating its plans to strike Iranian nuclear sites and Hezbollah terror targets in Lebanon. Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned Thursday that Israel’s military is updating plans to … Read More
President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, House Democratic leaders in the Oval Office of the White House, Feb. 5, 2021. WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said Congress must quickly pass his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package to … Read More
FILE – A man walks past a “Now Hiring” sign on a window at a Sherwin Williams store, in Woodmere Village, Ohio, Feb. 26, 2021. The U.S. economy created 379,000 jobs last month as the nation slowly reopens following coronavirus … Read More
An international group of scientists called for a new investigation into the origins of COVID-19 over fears the current probe is compromised by the Chinese Communist Party. “We wish to raise public awareness of the fact that half of the … Read More
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is forcing Senate floor staff to read the entire Democratic coronavirus relief bill, a maneuver that could take up to 10 hours and will delay a final vote on the legislation. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) formally offered the 628-page Senate … Read More
Topline: Pope Francis arrived in Baghdad on Friday—the first ever papal visit to Iraq—despite the Covid pandemic and ongoing violence in a country with a dwindling Christian population. ROME, ITALY – MARCH 05: Pope Francis waves as he departs for his … Read More
Texas Democrats warn that a crisis at the border could be weeks or even days away, the Houston Chronicle reports. The warnings come as the Biden administration moves to establish Ellis-Island-style rapid-processing hubs to release migrants into the U.S. within 72 hours. … Read More
Several powerful earthquakes hit near the coast of New Zealand on Thursday night and Friday morning, prompting tsunami warnings for New Zealand and tsunami watches for Hawaii. The most powerful was an 8.1 quake that hit some 620 miles northeast of … Read More
Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza (left) presents an expulsion order to EU ambassador Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa on February 24, 2021 Yuri CORTEZ AFP The European Union’s ambassador to Venezuela left the South American country on Tuesday after she was expelled last … Read More
A fisherman holds tar that washed onto the docks in the Israeli village of Jisr al-Zarqa on Feb. 25 after an oil spill along the country’s Mediterranean coast. (Ariel Schalit/AP) JERUSALEM — Israel’s top environmental official on Wednesday accused Iran … Read More