Biden says he'll speak with Netanyahu soon amid fears of a wider war
President Biden said on Sunday he would meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and said he believed a broader war in the region “must be avoided.” Asked if an all-out war in the region could be avoided, Biden said: “We have to.” “We really have to avoid it,” Biden told reporters before boarding Air […]
Middle East crisis live: Israel steps up attacks on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon amid rising fears of wider war | Israel
main events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Opening overview Welcome to our ongoing live coverage of the Israeli attack in Lebanon and the broader Middle East crisis – it's just after 8:20 a.m. in Beirut and Tel Aviv. As Israel ramps up its attacks on Hezbollah, a wave […]
Biden says US is doing 'everything we can' to prevent wider war in the Middle East
President Biden said Sunday that the United States is “doing everything we can” to prevent an escalation of war in the Middle East. “We are going to do everything in our power to prevent a larger war from breaking out,” the president said in response to a question about “rising tensions” in the region, according […]
ALAN DERSHOWITZ: Israel’s Preemptive Attack On Hezbollah Might Have Prevented A Wider War
If Hezbollah had succeeded in its attacks on the outskirts of Tel Aviv or other parts of central Israel, Israel might have had to launch a major retaliatory attack against Lebanon. After all, Hezbollah Lebanon. Israel had total control over the country and would have been justified in declaring war on it, as well as […]
What is ‘hoodfishing’? The sneaky new trend singles are trying to cast a wider net in NYC
It’s like catfishing for the neighborhood. Singles who live near New York City are claiming to be New York residents in their dating profiles, a sneaky trend known as “hoodfishing.” “Every few conversations [a dating] “There are women on the app who will say in their profile that they live in the city, but then […]
How a Kamala Harris presidency might impact bitcoin and the wider crypto sector – The Block
US Vice President Kamala Harris has become the leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination after incumbent Joe Biden suddenly announced his withdrawal from the presidential race last Sunday. This development raises the question of how the White House Harris administration will approach Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency sector as a whole. Bitcoin briefly fell 3% […]
Zelensky again seeks wider authority to strike targets in Russia with US long-range ATACMS
ZELENSKY SEEKS LONGER LEASH: Frustrated as Russia uses retrofitted “dumb bombs” converted to standoff “glide bombs” to reduce Ukrainian cities to rubble, President Volodymyr Zelensky is again appealing to the Biden administration for wider authority to target the planes that launch the weapons from the safety of territory within range, but off limits, to U.S. […]
House GOP’s razor-thin majority gets a little wider with Ohio special election victory
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) got a little breathing room Tuesday night after Republican Michael Rulli won a special election to replace retiring Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio). According to the Ohio Capital Journal, Rulli is a senator from Ohio and a small business owner who describes himself as a “natural gas mogul.” His family founded […]
Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday’s elections than before
Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a broader role in Sunday’s elections for the president, nine state governors, about 19,000 mayors and other local offices. The country’s powerful drug cartels have long waged targeted assassinations against mayors and other local candidates they see as a threat to their rule. Mexican gangs thrive […]
Trump leads Biden in all seven swing states, enjoys wider margin with RFK Jr. in race: poll
The latest polls show former President Donald Trump leading President Biden in all seven key battleground states and leading independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in most states. It’s making a big difference. According to the paper, Mr. Trump, 77, had the largest margins over Mr. Biden, 81, in North Carolina (47-42%), Arizona (48-44%) […]