Tag: East

Joe Biden Risks A Major Middle East War If He Makes The Wrong Choices

On Jan. 2, a surprise Israeli airstrike on the Lebanese capital of Beirut suggested 2024 could open with a terrifying spiral: An expansion of the Israel-Hamas war into Lebanon that could draw in the U.S., Iran and even nuclear weapons. A few days later, that prospect seems slightly more remote, as the players involved have […]

Second East Bay Hindu Temple hit by vandalism in two weeks

(BCN) — A second Hindu place of worship in the East Bay has been hit by anti-India graffiti in two weeks, the Hindu American Foundation said Saturday. Vijay’s Sherawali Temple in Hayward was vandalized with graffiti supporting a Sikh separatist movement seeking to establish a homeland in northern India, the foundation said in a social […]

EU’s top diplomat calls for de-escalation in Middle East conflict

During a visit to Lebanon, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell called for de-escalation given the tense situation on the border with Israel and the raging Gaza war. “We agreed to work together through diplomacy towards deescalation and long-term stability, which are in the interest of everyone,” he said on X, referring […]

German Foreign Minister Baerbock travels to Middle East on Sunday

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is to travel to the Middle East this weekend to discuss the crisis situation in the region, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said in Berlin on Friday. “The dramatic situation in the Gaza Strip, the situation in the West Bank and the extremely volatile position on the Israeli-Lebanese border will be […]

East Lyme’s first cannabis store could open this spring

Jan. 4—EAST LYME — The pharmacist behind a cannabis dispensary approved more than a year and a half ago hopes the future is now. Resident Laurie Zrenda on Thursday said she’ll be applying for a building permit for the hybrid medical and recreational facility next week. She was optimistic the shop, where she’ll serve as […]

St. Paul man used East Side house like a store to sell and stash drugs

A St. Paul man is jailed and charged with possessing hundreds of pounds of marijuana, bags of psychedelic mushrooms and illegal guns at a house in the city’s Battle Creek neighborhood that prosecutors say was set up like a store for drug sales. A 16-year law enforcement officer had never seen the quantity of marijuana […]

Former official who wished Ukraine’s east to join Russia’s Rostov Oblast detained in Kyiv – photo

The Ukrainian Security Service’s Counterintelligence Department in Kyiv has detained a former official who collaborated with Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) and Russian-backed terrorists in Luhansk Oblast and advocated the annexation of Ukraine’s eastern territories to Russia’s Rostov Oblast. Source: press service of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU); Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office Quote: “Investigators […]