Middle East crisis update: Israel greenlights efforts to increase operations in Gaza | World news

Israel Strengthens Military Operations in Gaza Israeli ministers have decided to intensify military actions against Hamas in Gaza, according to officials. Reports from the Associated Press indicate that Israel plans to seize additional territory within the heavily impacted Palestinian area and mobilize tens of thousands of reserve soldiers. The approach, described by an official as […]
Marine biologists in East Tennessee examine fish counts for the first time since Hurricane Helene

Marine biologists with Tennessee Valley officials have begun their first investigation into fish populations at Lake Douglas in Dandridge, Tennessee since Hurricane Helen debris covered many East Tennessee waterways seven months ago. The data they collect may indicate the impact that excess debris has had on the population of sports fish. The findings are compared […]
East 42nd Street office building to be converted to apartments

There are major new players and new plans for the 300 E. 42nd St., 18-storey 235,000-square-foot office and retail building, with investor David Werner reportedly buying at a deep discount. Although it has not been posted to public records yet, the purchase ended last Wednesday at $52 million, as expected. It was less than half […]
Trump Admin Reportedly Makes Pick For Critical Middle East Role

The Trump administration reportedly chose State Department chief executive Michael Anton to spearhead technical negotiations with Iran. Anton will direct US technical teams in talks with Iran about its nuclear program with Iran, two familiar US officials said Politics. Anton is the director of the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff and his government biographies I […]
Trump orders more combat-ready forces into Middle East

President Donald Trump has formally notified Congress that the US forces have directed the Department of Defense to move additional troops equipped for combat into the Middle East to launch a military strike against Yemen’s Hauti militants to stop attacks on American troops and commercial vessels in the Red Sea. In a letter released on […]
Tornadoes, damaging wind gusts blast Plains before severe weather shifts east for Easter weekend

The first round of a fierce storm passed through the plains on Thursday. Level 3 of NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center’s five risk zones included over 1 million people, with Omaha, Nebraska, located in Bullseye. The city missed seeing the strongest storm, but prevented warning sirens from erupting on the north side of the city, and […]
Hurricane Helene cleanup in East Tennessee approaches stiff deadline

Tennessee Hurricane Helen Cleanup is nearing completion The job has not been done for the Tennessee Valley Bureau crews who are still cleaning wreckage from Hurricane Helen more than six months ago. They find creative ways to get the job done by late June when water levels peak each year. Hurricane Helen Cleanup efforts in […]
Hall of Fame women’s basketball coach in the Big East retires. Who might get the job?

DePaul announced Friday morning that longtime women's basketball coach Doug Bruno will step down after 39 years of leading the Blue Demon. He leaves the post with 786 wins. This is the 11th of all Division I women's basketball coaches. The 74-year-old Bruno briefly coached DePaul in the mid-1970s before heading off to coach Chicago's […]
Israel military issues further calls to evacuate northern Gaza as airstrikes continue – Middle East crisis live | Israel

Important Events Shows key events only Please turn on JavaScript and use this feature A fresh evacuation order, made during an overnight Israeli attack on Gaza, kills more than 20 Palestinians Welcome to live coverage of the latest developments in the Middle East, with a special focus on Israel's ongoing war with Gaza. Gaza's health […]
HSBC CEO to Double Down in Asia, Middle East After Exits – Yahoo Finance

(Bloomberg) – HSBC Holdings PLC expects to double its investment banking operations in Asia and the Middle East after withdrawing major businesses in Europe and the US. Most of them read from Bloomberg The bank will focus on Asian debt and other financing activities, Middle Eastern mergers, acquisitions and equity capital markets, Elhedaly said in […]