Elise Stefanik, Donald Trump’s nominee to be the US ambassador to the UN, refused to say whether she believes Palestinians have a right to self-determination, but did say she agrees that Israel has a biblical right to the entire occupied West Bank.
A Russian cybercrime boss has been freed from prison in the United States after Moscow released American teacher Marc Fogel, reciprocal releases that come as US President Donald Trump seeks to build bridges with Russia and end the war in Ukraine. Alexander Vinnik, a Russian cryptocurrency hacker and money launderer, was in northern California on…
US President Donald Trump has announced he will double planned tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium imports to 50 percent, escalating a trade war with the United States’s northern neighbour. In a social media post on Tuesday morning, Trump said the increased tariffs come in response to a decision by the province of Ontario to…
Washington, DC – The United States has imposed new sanctions targeting the Houthis as the Yemeni group continues to trade attacks with Israel amid the war on Gaza. The US Department of the Treasury announced penalties on Thursday on Hashem al-Madani, the governor of the central bank in Houthi-controlled Sanaa, and several Houthi officials and…
The United States has charged an alleged officer of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) with “terrorism and murder” over the killing of a US citizen in Iraq in 2022. The Department of Justice released the charges on Friday, accusing Mohammad Reza Nouri of orchestrating the killing of Stephen Troell in Baghdad in retaliation for…
Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host tapped by United States President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Pentagon, has come under fire at his Senate confirmation hearing. On Tuesday, Hegseth was the first high-profile Trump nominee to face confirmation proceedings, and senators pressed the would-be secretary of defence on his past statements about diversity in…
Andrea Toro, owner of La Julieta Salon, tapes a closed sign on her store in the Pilsen neighbourhood of Chicago, to stand with immigrants. [Nam Y Huh/AP Photo]
