LOS ANGELES (AP) — Opponents of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza staged a protest that evolved into brawling and one arrest outside a Los Angeles synagogue over the weekend in violence condemned by President Joe Biden and the city’s mayor, who called for more police patrols. Fighting between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and counterprotesters erupted Sunday outside […]
A Columbus City Schools board member said Thursday that she was responsible for sharing the document with the Columbus Education Association that is now the center of controversy as the board looks to close district schools. In a Thursday statement where she stressed she was speaking in her personal capacity, Board Member Sarah Ingles said […]
The daughter of former president Ronald Reagan has hit out at contemporary White House politics, saying she thinks her late father would be “appalled” by the personal tenor of current political discourse. “I think he’d be appalled … it was just more civilized,” Patti Davis told NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday. “He didn’t understand […]
Australia said on Monday it was appalled at China’s suspended death sentence for writer and democracy blogger Yang Hengjun. Australian foreign minister Penny Wong said in a statement it was “harrowing news for Dr Yang, his family and all who have supported him”. Dr Yang has been detained in China since January 19, 2019, when […]
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia said Monday it was appalled at China’s suspended death sentence for writer and democracy blogger Yang Hengjun. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in a statement it was “harrowing news for Dr Yang, his family and all who have supported him.” Yang has been detained in China since Jan. 19, 2019, […]
Qatar has said it is “appalled” by remarks attributed to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which he apparently called its role as a mediator in the Gaza war “problematic”. Israeli TV broadcast what it said was a recording of Mr Netanyahu telling the families of hostages held by Hamas that “you don’t hear me […]