Dual US-Russian Citizen Admits To Exporting Weapons Parts To Russia Amid War In Ukraine
A dual Russian-American citizen pleaded guilty to illegally exporting weapons components and ammunition to Russia amid the country’s ongoing war in Ukraine, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday. Dimitry Timashev, 58, illegally exported the items from the U.S. to Russia from around July 2020 to 2023 in exchange for financing of his daughter’s […]
Judge orders University of California workers to pause strike over Israel-Hamas war
A California judge has ordered thousands of University of California employees to suspend a strike over the war between Israel and Hamas. Orange County Superior Court Judge Randall J. Sherman issued The preliminary injunction was issued Friday, just days after the University of California (UC) filed a lawsuit against UAW 4811, the union representing 48,000 […]
The Culture War Isn’t The Most Important Issue Of 2024, It’s The Only Issue
The more obvious it becomes that our domestic political struggles are actually part of a much larger spiritual war over the fate of western civilization, that we are today engaged not so much in a political fight as a religious battle between good and evil, the stronger the urge seems to be among Republican politicians […]
RFK Jr. hits Biden for invoking Ukraine war in D-Day remarks
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday criticized President Biden for referring to the Russia-Ukraine war in a speech marking the anniversary of the Normandy landings. During his speech on Friday, Biden asked several hypothetical questions about how soldiers who fought in the Normandy landings would react to the current situation in Eastern […]
UN to add Israel to ‘blacklist’ over conduct during war in Gaza
The UN secretary-general will say Israel and Hamas are waging a war that violates children’s rights and put the country on the UN’s “blacklist” in a report to the Security Council. Spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters on Friday that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ chief of staff had told Israeli U.N. Ambassador Gilad Erdan in a phone […]
NATO preparing for potential ground war with Russia — including plans for US troop involvement
NATO is planning “land corridors” that would allow U.S. and other allied forces to reach the front lines more quickly in the event of a widespread ground war between Europe and Russia. The move comes after NATO leaders earlier this year warned Western governments to prepare for a full-scale war with Russia within the next […]
War of words over supply of Western weapons to Ukraine to strike Russia
PUTIN BRISTLES OVER WESTERN WEAPONS FOR UKRAINE: At an event with international journalists this week, President Vladimir Putin railed against the NATO countries providing weapons to Ukraine and suggested Russia could provide long-range weapons to America’s enemies for use against Western countries as a “symmetrical response” to the lifting of some restrictions on Ukraine’s use of […]
NAACP wades into Gaza war debate, calls on Biden to halt all weapons shipments to Israel
The NAACP on Thursday called on President Joe Biden to halt all arms supplies to Israel “indefinitely” and pressure U.S. allies to end the war in the Gaza Strip, a reminder that Biden’s support for Israel could hurt him among black voters in the November election. The NAACP’s call marks a rare stand by an […]
Dozens killed in Israeli strike on UN school, Gaza officials say | Israel-Gaza war
The Hamas-run Gaza Government Media Office said Israeli forces had attacked a United Nations school for displaced people in Al-Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, killing at least 27 people and wounding dozens. The statement accused Israeli forces of carrying out a “horrific massacre that is a disgrace to humanity.” The Health Ministry did not […]
Netanyahu Visits Border with Lebanon as Israel Prepares for War
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited troops and firefighters in the northern border town of Kiryat Shmona on Wednesday in a show of solidarity as the country prepares for war with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Hezbollah has been attacking Israel with rockets, drones and anti-tank missiles since October, after Hamas launched terror attacks in southern Israel […]