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Kerry, Lavrov discuss Syria despite US suspension of talks

Kerry, Lavrov discuss Syria despite US suspension of talks

State Department says two diplomats spoke by phone as it would be ‘irresponsible’ for US ‘not to touch base’ with Russian FM   WASHINGTON (AP)… Read More ›

Security Council agrees on Portugal’s Guterres next UN chief

Security Council agrees on Portugal’s Guterres next UN chief

Former Portuguese PM and UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres has been chosen to replace Ban Ki-moon; the UNSC vote is expected Thursday, and… Read More ›

US again condemns Israeli settlements in West Bank

US again condemns Israeli settlements in West Bank

In an unusually strong statement, the State Department called plans to construct a ‘significant’ new settlement of up to 300 housing units and establish an… Read More ›

Obama’s message to Netanyahu during Peres’s funeral

Obama’s message to Netanyahu during Peres’s funeral

Analysis: While paying tribute to Shimon Peres, Obama employed his oratorical prowess to communicate to the PM his true feelings toward him by expressing his… Read More ›

Right-wing NGO denies working to evict Palestinians from Silwan

Right-wing NGO denies working to evict Palestinians from Silwan

Ateret Cohanim: There is “no force or coercion used in any circumstance – only free sale, free will and financial payments.”   Ateret Cohanim, a… Read More ›

US officials lobby Obama on need to strike at Assad

US officials lobby Obama on need to strike at Assad

The president is reportedly concerned over whether the US has international legal standing to strike Assad, whose government is still represented at the United Nations.… Read More ›

Coalition chairman: No unity gov’t because Herzog can’t deliver

Coalition chairman: No unity gov’t because Herzog can’t deliver

Labor MK Rosenthal: It would be bad for the party and bad for the country.   A national unity government cannot be brokered with the Zionist… Read More ›

Analysis: Opposition to gas deal in Jordan highlights tensions over peace with Israel

Analysis: Opposition to gas deal in Jordan highlights tensions over peace with Israel

While the Jordanian government has portrayed the deal as good for Jordan economically, it has struck a nerve among the public.   On Sunday night,… Read More ›

Polls: Clinton builds on gains after first debate with Trump

Polls: Clinton builds on gains after first debate with Trump

Democratic nominee makes headway with male voters, independents who had been in favor of GOP rival   WASHINGTON — Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton… Read More ›

Jeff Gundlach thinks a ‘pivot’ is coming to economic policy — and everyone is looking the wrong way

Jeff Gundlach thinks a ‘pivot’ is coming to economic policy — and everyone is looking the wrong way

  Jeff Gundlach, Wall Street’s bond god, thinks the world of monetary and fiscal policy is about to pivot. “How in the world could we… Read More ›

Liberal pundits concede: Mike Pence won the vice presidential debate

Liberal pundits concede: Mike Pence won the vice presidential debate

  A handful of liberal pundits admitted that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, Donald Trump’s running mate, came out on top over Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine,… Read More ›

Mike Pence’s comments on Putin make it sound like he’s on a completely different ticket than Trump

Mike Pence’s comments on Putin make it sound like he’s on a completely different ticket than Trump

  Donald Trump’s running mate criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin during the vice presidential debate Tuesday, calling the leader “small” and “bullying.” Indiana Gov. Mike… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Holocaust Survivor And World’s Oldest Man To Celebrate 113th Birthday With Bar Mitzvah In Israel

Jerusalem – Holocaust Survivor And World’s Oldest Man To Celebrate 113th Birthday With Bar Mitzvah In Israel

Jerusalem – The world’s oldest man, who turned 113th on Thursday, plans to mark his birthday by celebrating his bar mitzvah in the Israeli city… Read More ›

Hoboken, NJ – Official: Investigators Estimate Train In Crash Was Speeding

Hoboken, NJ – Official: Investigators Estimate Train In Crash Was Speeding

  Hoboken, NJ –  Federal investigators estimate a commuter train was traveling two to three times the 10 mph speed limit when it slammed into… Read More ›

New York – American Express Upping Rewards Program For Platinum Card

New York – American Express Upping Rewards Program For Platinum Card

  New York –  American Express will announce a major enhancement to its widely-used Platinum Card this week, allowing card members to earn five Membership… Read More ›

Ben Stiller: Prostate cancer test ‘saved my life’

Ben Stiller: Prostate cancer test ‘saved my life’

  Actor Ben Stiller revealed on Tuesday he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014. The tumor was surgically removed three months later, in September… Read More ›

Philippines’ President says he’ll ‘break up’ with US, tells Obama ‘go to hell’

Philippines’ President says he’ll ‘break up’ with US, tells Obama ‘go to hell’

Manila, Philippines – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s vitriol against the United States took another caustic turn Tuesday, when he threatened to “break up” with the… Read More ›

Interruptions and clashes at VP debate

Interruptions and clashes at VP debate

Tim Kaine and Mike Pence were on the debate stage Tuesday but their clash really centered on two other people: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.… Read More ›

WikiLeaks’ Assange hints at fresh US political revelations

WikiLeaks’ Assange hints at fresh US political revelations

But in speech transmitted from Ecuador Embassy in UK, organization’s founder douses expectations of immediate bombshell   From his refuge in the Ecuador Embassy in… Read More ›

Kaine attacks ‘insult-driven’ Trump, Pence on defense in VP debate

Kaine attacks ‘insult-driven’ Trump, Pence on defense in VP debate

Virginia senator says presidential candidate ‘always puts himself first,’ repeatedly interrupts Indiana governor   FARMVILLE, Virginia (AP) — Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine aggressively defended running… Read More ›