Dozens of Google employees began occupying company offices in New York City and Sunnyvale, California, on Tuesday in protest of the company’s $1.2 billion contract providing cloud computing services to the Israeli government. The sit-in, organized by the activist group No Tech for Apartheid, is happening at Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian’s office in Sunnyvale … Read more
Vowing retribution but urged to show restraint, Israel has yet to agree on its response to an expansive drone and missile strike carried out on its territories by Iran on Saturday. A Monday meeting of Israel’s five-person war cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, concluded without comment on whether the Jewish state will honor its pledge … Read more
Potentially breaking a months-long deadlock, House Republicans have a plan to move military assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan in the wake of this weekend’s massive attempted strike on Israel by Iran. The plan, while sounding simple, may be difficult to pull off: have separate votes on aid for each of the countries, as well … Read more
An employee handles one kilogram gold bullions at the YLG Bullion International Co. headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. Chalinee Thirasupa | Bloomberg | Getty Images Gold prices continued to hover near record highs days after Middle East tensions flared, boosting the safe-haven appeal of bullion. Gold prices notched another record close … Read more
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., makes his way to the House floor on Friday, March 22, 2024. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., filed a motion to vacate him from the speakership, later in the day. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Monday said he … Read more
The Israeli military renewed warnings on Monday for Palestinians not to return to northern Gaza, a day after witnesses and medical officials said Israeli troops opened fire and killed five people among throngs of displaced residents trying to walk back to their homes in the devastated area. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were driven from … Read more
After decades of enmity and proxy conflict, Iran directly attacked Israel for the first time on Saturday. A top Israeli military official said Iran fired 170 drones, more than 120 ballistic missiles, and over 30 cruise missiles at Israel, and that 99 per cent were intercepted. A seven-year-old girl was reported severely injured by shrapnel … Read more
US House Speaker Republican-controlled chamber would vote this week on aid bills for Ukraine and Israel. Washington: US House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that his Republican-controlled chamber would vote this week on aid bills for Ukraine and Israel, after months of stalling over pressure from his party’s right-wing. “This week, we will consider separate … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Monday she urged her Israeli counterpart to “please take the win” and refrain from further escalation after Iran’s mass drone and missile attack on Israel over the weekend. Nearly all of the hundreds of missiles and drones launched by Iran toward Israel on Saturday were intercepted, according to the … Read more
Jerusalem: All eyes are on Israel after Iran’s unprecedented attack, but its war cabinet has not signalled any preference for the course to follow, while allies who helped thwart the strike call for caution. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, less vocal than usual, has yet to define any shape, form, or timing for a response to … Read more
