Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel on Wednesday said its military killed Muhammad Abu Alwan, identified by Israel as the head of Hamas’ finance department, in a strike in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed the killing in a joint statement, with Netanyahu also posting the … Read more
Albania’s state intelligence chief turned herself in on Tuesday after the country’s corruption prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for her in a graft probe also involving a senior police figure. Albania security chief surrenders after arrest warrant The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organised Crime said in a statement earlier Tuesday that it had … Read more
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Monday that Lebanon needed a UN-sponsored international force to stay in the country’s south after the current UN peacekeeping mandate expires. Lebanon needs international force after peacekeepers leave, PM tells UN chief The UN Interim Force in Lebanon , which currently counts around … Read more
A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and wounded a man on Sunday afternoon in Austinthe capital of Texas. An ICE officer shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, on Sunday. (REUTERS) What happened in Austin? The man was shot once in the torso on Austin’s north side. Austin Police Chief Lisa … Read more
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “deeply regrets” Washington’s decision to deny a visa for the second year running to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, a UN spokesman said Friday, preventing him for attending the UN General Assembly. UN chief ‘deeply regrets’ US visa refusal to Abbas for annual meeting The US State Department said Thursday it was … Read more
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The White House has withdrawn President Donald Trump’s nomination of former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer to lead US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), leaving the agency without a Senate-confirmed director.The withdrawal was announced in a brief notice on Thursday, which did not give a reason for the decision. … Read more
At Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, a new group of workers has arrived with a rather unusual job description. They are expected to spend the coming months eating their way through dry vegetation.The base has brought in 471 goats as part of a pilot project aimed at reducing the amount of flammable … Read more
By Julia Payne EU chief wants Canada to become an ‘associate member’. What does that mean? BRUSSELS, Sept 16 – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday she wanted to open the door for Canada to become the European Union’s first “associate member”. Earlier this week, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney — … Read more
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement A US federal judge has barred the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from issuing another warning notice threatening prosecution against a US citizen over his criticism of the agency, saying the government’s actions could infringe on his First Amendment rights.US District Judge Rudolph Contreras … Read more
Lonnie Bunch III, the head of the Smithsonian Institution, has announced his retirement. His exit comes at a time when the Trump administration has been putting heavy pressure on the museum organization, and also as several White House staffers are reportedly planning to leave their jobs. Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III has announced his retirement. … Read more