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Hero of Oct. 7 aims to revive Israel's moribund left
It was around two hours after Gazan militants launched an onslaught on Israel’s southern border communities that major general in the Israeli reserves Yair Golan began to understand the gravity of the attack on Israeli soil. He got in his car and sped down south, stopping only to get an… Read
Gazan paramedic recounts alleged mistreatment in Israeli detention
His right leg heavily bandaged because of a gunshot wound, Palestinian Tamer Ossama Salem al-Hafy lies in an Egyptian hospital recalling his ordeal in Gaza, where Israel accused him of being a terrorist. A paramedic at the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, 40-year-old al-Hafy said he was shot below the… Read
South Sudan's president sacks finance minister, sixth since 2020
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has sacked the country's finance minister who was just four months into the job, state-owned television reported, the sixth replacement in the post since 2020. Kiir gave no reason for firing Awow Daniel Chuong, who was appointed in mid March this year, the report said… Read
Kurdish oil smuggling to Iran flourishes
Heading for Turkey to the north and Iran to the east, hundreds of oil tankers snake each day from near Kurdistan's capital Erbil, clogging the Iraqi region's often winding and mountainous highways. The tankers are the most visible aspect of a massive operation to truck oil from the semi-autonomous region… Read
Bank of France head hopes political gridlock clears by September for budget vote
arliament of the euro zone's second-largest economy must vote on the country's budget. Last Sunday's parliamentary election plunged France into uncharted waters, with three politically divergent blocs emerging and no obvious path to forming a government. The New Popular Front (NFP), a hastily assembled alliance of the hard-left France Unbowed… Read
Planned NATO statement full of 'belligerent rhetoric' and 'lies', says Chinese official
The NATO summit in Washington's planned statement is full of "belligerent rhetoric" and the China-related content has provocations and lies, a spokesperson for the Chinese mission to the European Union said. The draft communique said China has become a decisive enabler of Russia's war effort in Ukraine and Beijing continues… Read
The request for federal aid after Beryl opens rift between White House and Texas
The damage left by Hurricane Beryl in Texas and requests for federal help has opened a rift between the White House and the state's GOP leaders following the storm that pummeled the coast and knocked out power to millions of residents this week around Houston. President Joe Biden said he… Read
China warns NATO with army drills on alliance's doorstep
China is staging army drills with Belarus this week at NATO's eastern border, in a sign of escalating tensions between Beijing and the US-led defence alliance. The joint "antiterrorist" exercises on Russian ally Belarus's soil near the Polish border come as NATO leaders gather for a summit in Washington, with… Read
Harris focuses on her personal story, not Biden questions, as she speaks to Black and Asian voters
First, Vice President Kamala Harris went to Nevada to launch the reelection’s outreach campaign to Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and addressed the crowd as “longtime friends.” Then, she was in Dallas to speak at the annual gathering of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the Black sorority that she… Read
Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?
A ballot measure to scale back the abortion ban in Arkansas won’t go before voters after the secretary of state on Wednesday found that organizers failed to submit required paperwork about the paid canvassers it used to help gather signatures that were submitted earlier this month. But the issue will… Read
