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Israel to take US ‘concerns’ about Rafah operation ‘into account’: White House

Senior U.S. officials reiterated their concerns about an Israel ground operation into Rafah during a meeting between the two countries on Thursday. Israeli leaders argue they have to carry out full-scale military operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to defeat the four Hamas battalions that remain intact, but it’s also where more than […]

Dow tumbles 300 points on weak bank earnings, inflation concerns

The threat of more war in the Middle East and disappointing earnings reports from U.S. banks triggered a selloff on Wall Street on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 475 points to close at $37,983 and is now down about 5% from its all-time high after also breaking the $40,000 barrier that ended March […]

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio Meets Joe Biden, Emphasizing AI Concerns

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the White House on Wednesday for a summit meeting with President Joe Biden. While China’s growing security threat to Pacific nations was a hot topic, the two leaders also discussed a range of economic and technological issues, including artificial intelligence (AI), a rapidly growing and worrying field. . Associated […]

Israeli Film Festival Says UK Cinema Chains Dropped Hosting Roles over ‘Safety Concerns’

A major British cinema chain has been accused of declining to host an Israeli film event, with organizers citing “safety concerns”. Israel’s global film festival, the Seret International Film Festival, criticized the alleged actions of its long-time UK partners Picturehouse and Curzon Cinemas. The apolitical and secular festival was launched in 2012 by Odelia Haroush, […]

Boeing whistleblower says company dismissed safety concerns

Boeing engineers claim the plane maker ignored safety concerns about the company’s production of 787s and 777s, according to a complaint filed with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Sam Salepour, an engineer who has worked for Boeing for more than a decade, told the FAA that the 787 Dreamliner’s fuselage had sections that were improperly […]

Buttigieg mocks crime concerns from his personal security bubble

Nothing better embodies how out of touch Democrats are than their boasting about how safe they are with their taxpayer-funded security while dismissing most people’s concerns about crime. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg went on MSNBC to dismiss people’s concerns about crime as just a narrative being pushed by conservatives. “We need to talk about the […]