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Compare & Contrast Blinken’s statements on Israel’s objective and failure to destroy Hamas Read more US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel has accomplished its goal of destroying Hamas, but later says Hamas has now recruited almost as many fighters as it has lost. Published On 16 Jan 202516 Jan 2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revealed he has taken over as acting director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the sprawling government bureau charged with delivering humanitarian assistance across the world. Speaking from El Salvador on Monday, Rubio described USAID as a “completely unresponsive agency”. Recommended Stories list of 3…
United States President-elect Donald Trump will soon take office, and while much attention has been paid to his stances on immigration, abortion rights and democracy, less has been paid to how he may threaten internet freedoms. His appointments to lead the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and other government agencies appear inclined…
When Dr Curtis Welch checked on a very sick three-year-old patient who had been admitted to his tiny hospital on January 20, 1925, his worst fears were realised. A thick, slimy membrane had appeared on the toddler, Billy Barnett’s tonsils and there were reddish lesions in his mouth. The rise in tonsillitis cases in Nome,…
NewsFeed Medical plane carrying child and mother crashes in Philadelphia A medical transport plane carrying a Mexican girl who had just completed treatment crashed shortly after takeoff in Philadelphia, killing all six on board, and one person on the ground. The crash, caught on dashcam and doorbell cameras, happened two days after the deadly midair…
After years of telling the public that the United States has about 900 troops in Syria, the Pentagon has revealed there are approximately 2,000 soldiers there — double the previous estimate. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder said the additional US forces have been in Syria since before the ouster of former…