Port strike looms ahead of Trump inauguration
Tens of thousands of longshore workers could walk off the job from Maine to Texas next week if unions and management can't resolve long-running contract issues. The damaging strike, which begins just days before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, could be the president-elect's first economic test. Big business is furious at the financial price threatened by […]
BREAKING: 46 dead in Afghanistan after Pakistan strike, Taliban says | LiveNOW from FOX
Pakistan’s airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said … source
Israeli officials warn strike on Iran nuclear sites would be ‘extremely hard’ — but confident Trump would stand by Jewish state
TEL AVIV, Israel — Iran's nuclear facilities are “extremely” difficult for Israeli forces to attack, defense officials tell the Post, and the Jewish state is prepared to take such drastic steps if authorities deem it necessary. He added that there is. Donald Trump is not opposed to that possibility. Israel has been at war with […]
Dockworkers’ union, employers to resume talks as strike threat looms
Rep. Michael Lurie (R-Ohio) reacted to the tentative agreement with longshoremen, calling Tim Walz insensitive to earlier Tiananmen claims. (Courtesy: CBS News) of labor union Representing the 45,000 U.S. longshoremen who went on strike in the fall, we are back at the bargaining table with port employers amid fears of another strike this month at […]
Ukraine war briefing: New Year’s Day drone strike kills two in Kyiv | Russia
The breakaway Moldova region of Transdniestria cut off heating and hot water to homes on Wednesday after Russia cut off gas supplies. To Central and Eastern Europe via Ukraine. The cut off in gas flow was immediately felt in the territory of about 450,000 people, mostly Russian-speaking, which broke away from Moldova in the early […]
Hamas leader, Abd al-Hadi Sabah, killed by the IDF in targeted strike
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that the top Hamas commander responsible for the brutal attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7th has been killed in a targeted drone strike. Abd al-Hadi al-Sabah, who led the infiltration of Kibbutz Nir Oz that devastated communities near the Gaza border on October 7, was killed in […]
Aviation expert casts doubt on bird strike theory in deadly South Korean plane crash
The South Korean plane crash, which is widely believed to have been caused by a malfunctioning landing gear, has sparked speculation that something else may have played a role in the crash. “This plane has a million backups. It's very safe. And a lot of people are saying that. They don't understand why this plane […]
Eyewitnesses to South Korea plane crash recount sparks in engine, bird strike before collision
Witnesses to a deadly plane crash in South Korea on Sunday said they saw flames coming from the plane's engine and heard an explosion, according to reports. a Jeju Air flights The Associated Press reported, citing the country's National Fire and Disaster Management Agency (NFA), that at least 100 people died after sliding off the […]
UN voices alarm after WHO chief caught up in deadly Israeli strike on Yemen airport | Yemen
The UN chief condemns the “escalation” of hostilities between Yemen's Houthi rebels and Israel, following an attack on Sana'a airport during the World Health Organization's tenure. He said IDF attacks on targets including Sana'a's airport were “particularly concerning.” I'm about to board a plane. Israel on Thursday struck multiple targets in Yemen linked to the […]
Five Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli strike on van in Gaza, employer says | Israel-Gaza war
Five Palestinian journalists have been killed in an Israeli vehicle airstrike in central Gaza, their employer has announced, as negotiations for a renewed ceasefire between Hamas and Israel reportedly reach an impasse. Faisal Abu al-Kumsan, Ayman al-Jadi, Ibrahim al-Sheikh Khalil, Fadi Hassouna, and Mohammed al-Radaa were asleep in a broadcast truck marked as a news […]