The United States has made a “bridging proposal” for the number of jailed Palestinians that should be released by Israel in exchange for every hostage freed by Hamas in any new Gaza truce, an Israeli official briefed on the Qatar-hosted talks said on Saturday. An Israeli delegation led by Mossad chief David Barnea is in … Read more
Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored UN resolution calling for “an immediate and sustained ceasefire” in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than two million hungry Palestinians. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 11 members in favour, three against and … Read more
Lawmakers have introduced a spending package that would prohibit funding the United Nations agency primarily responsible for supplying lifesaving aid to Palestinians in Gaza. The provision, included in the $1.2 trillion bipartisan budget plan proposed Thursday in an effort to avoid a partial U.S. government shutdown, comes as Palestinians face a starvation crisis because of … Read more
By Staff The Associated Press Posted March 22, 2024 1:59 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has once again urged Israel not to carry out its promised invasion of the Gaza city of Rafah. But after the top U.S. diplomat’s meeting with the … Read more
European Union (EU) leaders have issued their first joint demand for a humanitarian ceasefire and the release of all hostages in Gaza in a joint summit statement. The statement called for “an immediate humanitarian pause leading to a sustainable ceasefire” and repeated condemnations of the attacks by Hamas against Israel on October 7. In the … Read more
The United States called for a vote Friday on a newly revised and tougher U.N. resolution declaring that “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza is “imperative” to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than two million hungry Palestinians. In the previous draft, the Security Council … Read more
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., conducts a news conference with members of the House Republican Conference in the Cannon building on March 6, 2024, the day before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday said that he … Read more
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Deputy Chairman & CEO Shaikh Nawaf Al-Sabah speaks during the CERAWeek oil summit in Houston, Texas, on March 19, 2024. Mark Felix | Afp | Getty Images HOUSTON — The crisis in the Red Sea could lead to a shortage in the global tanker fleet if disruptions persist for another six months, … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 19, 2024 4:09 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec Liberal MP Anthony Housefather said he is “reflecting” on his future in the Liberal party after a heavily amended NDP motion on Palestinian statehood passed in the House of Commons on Monday. … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that an Israeli military operation in Rafah would deepen anarchy in Gaza and they agreed that teams from each side would meet in Washington to discuss it, the White House said. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters the two countries … Read more
