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PGA Championship: Jason Day secures first major; Jordan Spieth goes No.1

PGA Championship: Jason Day secures first major; Jordan Spieth goes No.1

  Jason Day ended Jordan Spieth’s dreams of golfing immortality and made history of his own as he lifted the PGA Championship title at Whistling… Read More ›

Iraq PM scraps third of cabinet posts in reform drive

Iraq PM scraps third of cabinet posts in reform drive

Haider al-Abadi removes 11 of 33 ministers in move to hold top officials accountable for stunning military defeats in Mosul, Ramadi   Iraqi Prime Minister… Read More ›

High Court to discuss appeal to release Palestinian hunger-striker

High Court to discuss appeal to release Palestinian hunger-striker

Police prepare for more clashes outside Ashkelon hospital where Mohammad Allaan is being treated, after 15 arrests during protest Sunday   The High Court of… Read More ›

Egypt approves new anti-terror law fining journalists for ‘false’ reporting

Egypt approves new anti-terror law fining journalists for ‘false’ reporting

Controversial legislation sets minimum $25,000 fine for anyone who strays from government statements on militant attacks   Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi ratified on Sunday an… Read More ›

The two-faced Bayit Yehudi

The two-faced Bayit Yehudi

Op-ed: Bennett and Shaked appear to be the fulfillment of the Zionist dream – modern, nationalistic and stately. But this facade crumbles when Bezalel Smotrich… Read More ›

Huckabee heads to the Holy Land

Huckabee heads to the Holy Land

Republican presidential hopeful to visit with unspecified officials on Iran nuclear deal which he and his colleagues vehemently oppose. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee says… Read More ›

Bin Laden’s son urges lone wolf attacks against US, Israel

Bin Laden’s son urges lone wolf attacks against US, Israel

In new audio tape, the 24-year-old son of al-Qaeda’s founder Osama bin Laden calls to move the war from the Middle East to Washington, London,… Read More ›

Government panel to look into connecting with gentiles of Jewish descent

Government panel to look into connecting with gentiles of Jewish descent

Michael Freund is calling this initiative “crucial to the future of Israel and the Jewish people.   The government announced the formation of a special… Read More ›

The PA claims Israeli soldiers have been given the green light to open fire and kill Palestinians.

The PA claims Israeli soldiers have been given the green light to open fire and kill Palestinians.

  The Palestinian Authority on Sunday accused Israel of carrying out “field executions” of Palestinian youths and said it would file charges with the International… Read More ›

Source: Delegation heads to Egypt to discuss long-term truce between Hamas and Israel

Source: Delegation heads to Egypt to discuss long-term truce between Hamas and Israel

The delegation is also expected to visit Qatar and Turkey.   A senior Hamas delegation is preparing to head to Egypt for talks on a… Read More ›

Analysis: Danny Danon appointment shows what Netanyahu thinks of UN

Analysis: Danny Danon appointment shows what Netanyahu thinks of UN

If your basic assumption – one backed by years of evidence – is that the United Nations is stacked against you, then does it really… Read More ›

Lebanon detains hardline anti-Hezbollah cleric

Lebanon detains hardline anti-Hezbollah cleric

Sheikh Ahmed al-Assir tried to leave Beirut in a disguise using a forged passport before being caught at the airport; he is a firebrand critic… Read More ›

‘Straight Outta Compton’ is crushing expectations

‘Straight Outta Compton’ is crushing expectations

  Universal’s epic year at the box office just got even better. The N.W.A. biopic “Straight Outta Compton” took in an astounding $24.2 million on… Read More ›

This font lets you see if you’re on the NSA’s radar

This font lets you see if you’re on the NSA’s radar

  When the former NSA contractor Edward Snowden began leaking classified documents in 2013, it became clear that Western intelligence agencies were monitoring online communications with… Read More ›

Putin calls an emergency defense meeting as tensions mount in Ukraine

Putin calls an emergency defense meeting as tensions mount in Ukraine

  Russian-backed rebel forces in Ukraine are building up to “full combat readiness” after an urgent meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and some of… Read More ›

Des Moines, IA – Clinton Reaffirms She Didn’t Send, Receive Classified Emails

Des Moines, IA – Clinton Reaffirms She Didn’t Send, Receive Classified Emails

  Des Moines, IA – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton reiterated Saturday that she did not send or receive emails marked classified from her… Read More ›

Washington – US Secret Service To Hire 1,100 Staff

Washington – US Secret Service To Hire 1,100 Staff

  Washington – Secret Service plans to hire 1,100 more officers and agents for an agency besieged by embarrassing scandals and security lapses, two law… Read More ›

Washington – Trump: As U.S. President I’ll Deport All Undocumented Immigrants

Washington – Trump: As U.S. President I’ll Deport All Undocumented Immigrants

  Washington – Republican presidential contender Donald Trump would deport all undocumented immigrants and rescind U.S. President Barack Obama’s executive orders on immigration if he… Read More ›

Volcano alerts issued in Ecuador, Japan

Volcano alerts issued in Ecuador, Japan

Cotopaxi, a volcano not far from the Ecuadorean capital of Quito, spewed ash several times, sending large gray puffs 3 miles into the sky, officials… Read More ›

Israeli border police officer stabbed; Palestinian suspect killed

Israeli border police officer stabbed; Palestinian suspect killed

  Jerusalem – An man suspected of stabbing an Israeli border police officer was shot and killed Saturday, authorities said. The officer was stabbed at the… Read More ›