Netanyahu coalition under strain after standoff with US over Gaza vote
JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced growing strains on his divided coalition on Tuesday after an angry standoff with Washington worsened disagreements over proposals to draft ultra-Orthodox Jews…
Ukraine detains suspected Russian agents trying to blow up strategic rail line, spy agency says
Ukrainian security officers arrested two people suspected of acting on behalf of Russia as they tried to blow up a railway line used to supply weapons to the east for…
Father and wife’s illnesses focus attention on future king, Prince William
LONDON – With both his father King Charles and his wife Kate absent from public duties as they undergo treatment for cancer, Britain’s Prince William has come under the media…
Polish lawmakers to submit motion to bring central bank chief before tribunal
WARSAW – Polish lawmakers will submit a motion on Tuesday to bring the central bank governor before the State Tribunal, setting in train an unprecedented process that could result in…
Ukraine says it hit warship that Russia took from it in 2014 with a missile
KYIV – Ukraine hit the Konstantin Olshansky landing ship, which Russia captured from Ukraine in 2014, with a missile, Ukrainian navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said on Tuesday morning. Read More
Turkey’s Kurds could sway Istanbul vote in Sunday’s local polls
ISTANBUL/DIYARBAKIR, Turkey – Many of Turkey’s Kurds are set to put aside party loyalty and back Tayyip Erdogan’s major rival in Istanbul on Sunday, knocking the president’s hopes of winning…
Before Moscow shooting, US warnings and a Putin dismissal
Russia and Western countries have traded barbs over a deadly attack by gunmen that killed 137 people in a concert hall outside Moscow. The U.S. and other Western officials said…
Before Moscow shooting, US warnings and a Putin dismissal
Russia and Western countries have traded barbs over a deadly attack by gunmen that killed 137 people in a concert hall outside Moscow. The U.S. and other Western officials said…
Florida’s DeSantis signs Bill restricting social media for people under 16
It will become law on Jan 1, 2025. Read More
EIB’s ESG score to be re-evaluated if new weapons policy agreed, Morningstar Sustainalytics says
LONDON – The European Investment Bank’s top-notch ESG score would need to be re-evaluated if it bows to pressure and starts explicitly funding weapons and ammunition, one of the world’s…