Washington, United States The United States on Saturday offered clear support for Israel’s bombing campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, including a strike that killed the group’s longtime leader, but also said the time has come for ceasefires there and in Gaza. President Joe Biden called the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah “a measure of justice...
Washington, United States A far-right US Republican was berated by fellow lawmakers Wednesday over a racist attack that referenced lies about Haitians eating pets spread by the party’s presidential election nominee Donald Trump. Louisiana’s Clay Higgins — taking his cue from Trump and vice-presidential running mate J.D. Vance — has been pushing a false narrative that...
United Nations, United States France on Wednesday unveiled a proposal for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon in UN diplomacy with the United States as the death toll mounted in deadly strikes by Israel against Hezbollah. Shortly after talks at the United Nations between Presidents Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron, France outlined the proposal at an emergency...
Los Angeles, United States A woman who alleges Sean “Diddy” Combs drugged and violently raped her, filming the assault so he could sell it for the titillation of others, said Tuesday she was suing the rapper. Thalia Graves held a tearful press conference in Los Angeles, in which she said the emotional and mental pain from...
United Nations, United States Behind the smiles as Joe Biden bids farewell to world leaders at the UN General Assembly this week will be one goal — shoring up his legacy against a possible White House comeback by Donald Trump. Countries around the world are nervously watching November’s US presidential election amid fears that a Trump...
Washington, United States China presents the top challenge to the United States in all of its history, surpassing the Cold War, a top US official said Wednesday, as he urged Europe to get tougher on Beijing. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, a key architect of a 15-year push for the United States to reorient its...
Aboard the Papal Plane Pope Francis said Friday that he considered both candidates for the US presidency “against life”, citing Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant policies and Kamala Harris’s support for abortion rights. “Both are against life. The one who discards migrants and the one who kills children. Both are against life,” Francis told reporters aboard his...
Washington, United States Donald Trump on Thursday announced he will not participate in another televised debate with his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of November’s presidential election. “THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!” the Republican candidate wrote on his Truth Social platform, including in his tally the earlier debate with US President Joe Biden in...
Los Angeles, United States Out-of-control wildfires surrounding Los Angeles continued to grow Tuesday, forcing families to evacuate and blanketing the sky with choking smoke. Three separate blazes have erupted around the United States’ second biggest city, fueled by a punishing heat wave and fanned by gusting winds. Thousands of firefighters, with support from the US National...
Washington, United States Jury selection began on Monday in the trial of three former police officers who are accused of violating the civil rights of a Black man who died after being brutally beaten during a traffic stop in the US city of Memphis. Five police officers were charged in connection with the January 2023 death...