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Biden tasks intelligence community to report on Covid origins in 90 days

Biden tasks intelligence community to report on Covid origins in 90 days

President Joe Biden said Wednesday he has directed the US intelligence community to redouble their efforts in investigating the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic and… Read More ›

U.S. concerns over China said threatening UAE arms deal

U.S. concerns over China said threatening UAE arms deal

Unease grew after Chinese army planes spotted in Emirati airport; WSJ quotes American officials as saying that preserving Israel’s military qualitative edge, preventing China from… Read More ›

IAEA chief: Iran’s uranium enrichment now at levels of ‘countries making bombs’

IAEA chief: Iran’s uranium enrichment now at levels of ‘countries making bombs’

Head of UN nuclear watchdog urges tight monitoring, warns that even if 2015 pact is revived Iranian program cannot be rolled back to previous status… Read More ›

US Cuts Mexico’s Aviation Safety Rating, Curbing New Flights

US Cuts Mexico’s Aviation Safety Rating, Curbing New Flights

  U.S. regulators have downgraded Mexico’s aviation safety rating, a move that prevents Mexican airlines from expanding flights to the United States just as travel… Read More ›

Analysis: Why scientists are suddenly more interested in the lab-leak theory of Covid’s origin

Analysis: Why scientists are suddenly more interested in the lab-leak theory of Covid’s origin

The United States is closer than ever to beating Covid-19, with half the country vaccinated and more restrictions lifting. But we’re as far as ever… Read More ›

Award-winning Filmmaker Eva Lanska to Direct First Documentary, The Abraham Accords Change History: Women in the Middle East

Award-winning Filmmaker Eva Lanska to Direct First Documentary, The Abraham Accords Change History: Women in the Middle East

Filmmaker Eva Lanska has directed and produced her first documentary titled, The Abraham Accords Change History: Women in the Middle East. This film was Co-Produced with Yves Friedman and Oren Rosenfeld.… Read More ›

Florida Law Seeks To Rein In Large Social Media Companies

Florida Law Seeks To Rein In Large Social Media Companies

  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday that seeks to punish social media platforms that remove “conservative… Read More ›

Detained Belarusian dissident appears in video as fury mounts over ‘hijacking’ of Ryanair flight

Detained Belarusian dissident appears in video as fury mounts over ‘hijacking’ of Ryanair flight

Dissident journalist Roman Protasevich has appeared in a new video after his arrest by Belarusian authorities on Sunday, following the government’s extraordinary diversion of his… Read More ›

US General: As US Scales Back In Mideast, China May Step In

US General: As US Scales Back In Mideast, China May Step In

  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — As the United States scales back its military presence across the Middle East to focus on great power competition… Read More ›

Did Belarus ‘hijack’ a civilian airliner to detain an activist?

Did Belarus ‘hijack’ a civilian airliner to detain an activist?

  Ryanair flight 4978 was about to begin its descent to Vilnius in Lithuania on Sunday when it suddenly changed direction after a “security alert,”… Read More ›

In China, 80,000 children were ‘snatched’ in 2019 by parents fighting for custody, report says

In China, 80,000 children were ‘snatched’ in 2019 by parents fighting for custody, report says

When Dai Xiao Lei arrived at her Beijing apartment with her husband and son, after a long flight back from Canada, her mother-in-law and sister-in-law… Read More ›

Swedish Authorities Probe Mohel For Not Using Anesthesia When Circumcising 8-day-old Babies

Swedish Authorities Probe Mohel For Not Using Anesthesia When Circumcising 8-day-old Babies

  STOCKHOLM (JNS) – Health Ministry officials in Sweden have launched a review into the actions of a rabbi and physician for circumcising Jewish infants… Read More ›

House sends bill creating January 6 commission to the Senate

House sends bill creating January 6 commission to the Senate

The House voted Wednesday to approve legislation to establish an independent commission to investigate the violent insurrection on January 6 at the US Capitol, with… Read More ›

US says violence must end immediately; UN envoy said stepping up ceasefire push

US says violence must end immediately; UN envoy said stepping up ceasefire push

Tor Wennesland holding ‘intensive’ talks with Israeli, Hamas and Egyptian officials; Israeli official denies Jerusalem considering truce; Blinken ramps up diplomatic efforts   The US… Read More ›

Florida’s Amusement Parks Loosen Mask Wearing

Florida’s Amusement Parks Loosen Mask Wearing

  ORLANDO, Fla. — Visitors to Walt Disney World and Universal Studios-Orlando were allowed Saturday to remove their masks when outdoors, except when on attractions,… Read More ›

As US pulls out of Afghanistan, China sees opportunities — and potential for chaos

As US pulls out of Afghanistan, China sees opportunities — and potential for chaos

Hong Kong – China is conflicted about Afghanistan. Speaking at a forum of Central Asian leaders this week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing… Read More ›

Israel ramps up airstrikes as barrage of rockets from Gaza continues

Israel ramps up airstrikes as barrage of rockets from Gaza continues

Jerusalem, Ashkelon and Gaza – Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians escalated further on Tuesday as Palestinian militants in Gaza fired hundreds of rockets into Israel,… Read More ›

McCarthy Sets Wednesday Vote On Liz Cheney Leadership Ouster

McCarthy Sets Wednesday Vote On Liz Cheney Leadership Ouster

  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy set a Wednesday vote for removing Rep. Liz Cheney from her Republican leadership post in the… Read More ›

Fauci joins calls for nationwide lockdown to contain India’s Covid crisis

Fauci joins calls for nationwide lockdown to contain India’s Covid crisis

New Delhi – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under increasing pressure to impose a nationwide lockdown as the country grapples with the world’s worst… Read More ›

Cyberattack On US Pipeline Is Linked To Criminal Gang

Cyberattack On US Pipeline Is Linked To Criminal Gang

  NEW YORK (AP) — The cyberextortion attempt that has forced the shutdown of a vital U.S. pipeline was carried out by a criminal gang… Read More ›