“Come take me, will you?” It’s January 29, 2024, and the fighting is raging in Gaza City. The voice on the telephone belongs to 5-year-old Hind Rajab, alone and trapped in a car with her extended family, talking to a Palestinian Red Crescent (PRCS) dispatcher. “Do you want me to come and take you?” Rana […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the war against Hamas amid international condemnation of an air strike that killed scores of Palestinians in Rafah on Sunday. At least 45 people were killed, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, while hundreds more were treated for severe burns, fractures and shrapnel wounds. Speaking in […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted on Monday that his military’s gruesome attack that killed dozens of displaced Palestinians at a tent camp in Rafah was a “tragic mistake,” as his government faces international condemnation for the strikes that engulfed the so-called “safe zone” in flames. “Despite our utmost efforts not to harm innocent civilians, […]
Israel is facing new condemnation for strikes on the Gaza city of Rafah that local health officials said killed at least 45 Palestinians, including displaced people living in tents that were engulfed by fire. Israel has faced surging international criticism over its war with Hamas, with even some of its closest allies, particularly the United […]
Israel is facing new condemnation for strikes on the Gaza city of Rafah that local health officials said killed at least 45 Palestinians, including displaced people living in tents that were engulfed by fire. Israel has faced surging international criticism over its war with Hamas, with even some of its closest allies, particularly the United […]
A shortsighted snub of Kenya’s president by House Speaker Mike Johnson has drawn condemnation from the Congressional Black Caucus. The caucus met with Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday and denounced Johnson’s refusal to host the leader for a joint meeting of Congress, an offer traditionally extended to other world leaders. Johnson is planning to […]
Politicians in the US on Sunday stepped up their denunciation of Israel over its conduct in Gaza, with a leading Democratic senator accusing the key American ally of “strategic and moral mistakes” – and secretary of state, Antony Blinken, saying it was testing the boundaries of international law. In an interview on CNN’s State of […]
An 85-year-old woman whose Wilbur-by-the-Sea home is facing condemnation got a last-minute reprieve by the Volusia County Council and will avoid the wrecking ball for at least a little while longer. Nina Lavigna made the news in November 2022 when Gov. Ron DeSantis approached her beachfront home in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Nicole. She […]
Mar. 22—The owner of a downtown Latrobe apartment building has appealed the city’s March 8 condemnation of the six-story apartment building that officials say is infested with bugs. Meanwhile, city officials said most of the tenants at 333 Main St. had made arrangements to live elsewhere by Friday, the deadline that was set for the […]
Turkey has joined Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan in condemning Israeli forces firing on Palestinians waiting for the delivery of aid, with its foreign ministry calling the event “yet another crime against humanity”. Israel said many of the dead were trampled in a chaotic crush for the food aid in Gaza City, and that its […]
Turkey has joined Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan in condemning Israeli forces firing on Palestinians waiting for the delivery of aid, with its foreign ministry calling the event “yet another crime against humanity”. Israel said many of the dead were trampled in a chaotic crush for the food aid in Gaza City, and that its […]
ATLANTA — It has been a rare point of consensus about the case brought by Georgia prosecutors against former President Donald Trump: The Fulton County district attorney, Fani Willis, probably made a mistake by having a romantic relationship with a co-worker. But the agreement ends there. As people in Atlanta and its suburbs digested gripping […]