LI mom of Hamas hostage says expanding war is taking attention away from captives: ‘We’re worried’
The mother of an Israeli-American hostage on Long Island said Sunday that the growing war in the Middle East is distracting the world from the plight of prisoners of war. “Of course we are worried,” Orna Neutra said after a rally in Central Park to mark the second birthday of her 22-year-old son, Omer, who […]
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says forces are holding positions in Russia’s Kursk region | World news
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Russian troops had tried to dislodge Ukrainian troops from positions in the Kursk border region, but Kiev forces were holding the line. “Russia has tried to push back our positions, but we are holding to the designated line,” Zelenskiy said in a video address in the evening. Russia's […]
Zelensky in Berlin Says He Hopes War with Russia Will End Next Year
(AFP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke on Friday during a visit to Berlin, expressing hope that the war with Russia will end next year and calling for continued military support. As Ukraine faces its third harsh winter of war, President Zelenskiy is seeking support for a whirlwind two-day tour of European capitals, taking in […]
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy appeals to Pope Francis for help in freeing Ukrainian PoWs | Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Pope Francis during talks in the Vatican for help securing the release of Ukrainians held in Russia.. Ukraine's president, who is on a whirlwind tour of European capitals to discuss his proposed “victory plan” for war with Russia, said he has also extended an invitation to the Vatican to attend a conference […]
Cuomo still has $8M in war chest — but may not be able to use it in NYC mayor’s race
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo still has nearly $8 million in his campaign coffers, but it may be difficult to use it for a City Hall bid. That's because the money is in his old state campaign finance account, and campaign finance rules would make it especially difficult for him to transfer his rumored Big Apple […]
‘Promising’: Navy Ship Carries Out Vital Task That Could Give US Edge Over China If War Broke Out In Taiwan
The U.S. Navy conducted the first successful replenishment of a warship weapons system at sea using the Transportable Rearmament Mechanism (TRAM) of the USS Chosin, officials announced Friday. During a demonstration 30 miles off the coast of San Diego, sailors aboard the cruiser USS Chosin used a hydraulically-powered TRAM to insert an empty missile shell […]
For the Palestinians who fled to Australia, the home they deeply miss no longer exists | Israel-Gaza war
Asmaa Elhardi used to wake up early to pray. It was Saturday. Light spilled through the windows of her apartment in northern Gaza. Then a rocket was heard and everything went up in flames. Elcaldi and her husband fled with only their laptop and important documents. Then, “without any notice, the whole building was flattened […]
Feedback loop: the tangled ties between the US election and the Middle East war | US news
TThe year since the October 7 attacks has demonstrated how closely the politics of the US president are intertwined with developments in the Middle East. Each exerts a gravitational pull on the other, often damaging both. Foreign policy rarely matters much in U.S. presidential elections, but this year could be an exception. In a contest […]
If Trump Wins, Blame Lawfare, Border, Inflation, War — and Kamala
President Donald Trump is bursting with new political momentum just in time for early voting and the final weeks of the 2024 campaign. If he wins on Nov. 5, and the endless counting continues for days, if not weeks, afterward, he will accomplish the greatest reversal in American political history. Democrats may try to delegitimize […]
Zelensky Presents Oil Painting of War Crimes to Pope
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis met with Volodymyr Zelensky in the Vatican on Friday. It was the latest step in the Ukrainian president's trip to Europe to win support for his proposed “Victory Plan” to end the war with Russia. The Pope and Ukrainian leaders held a 35-minute informal meeting. After personal talks and […]