Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke a day after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel would never have ‘genuine security’ without a pathway toward Palestinian independence.
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U.S. forces again strike Houthi sites in Yemen as Biden says action hasn’t yet stopped ship attacks
The latest strikes destroyed 2 Houthi anti-ship missiles that ‘were aimed into the southern Red Sea and prepared to launch,’ U.S. Central Command said.
Columnist accusing Trump of sex assault faces cross-examination in New York courtroom
A Trump attorney tried to show the jury that E. Jean Carroll has achieved the fame, if not the fortune, she desired after the publication of a memoir accusing Trump of raping her in the 1990s.
Police response to Uvalde shooting riddled with ‘cascading failures,’ DOJ says
The report identifies a vast array of problems from failed communication and leadership to inadequate technology and training that contributed to the crisis lasting far longer than it should have.
Pakistani retaliatory strikes in Iran kill at least 9, raising tensions along border
The flare-up comes as the Middle East remains unsettled by Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and on the heels of Iranian airstrikes late Monday in Iraq and Syria.
Take these steps to protect yourself from winter weather dangers
Public safety officials and experts say there are multiple ways people can prepare themselves to avoid these winter weather hazards and keep themselves safe.
U.S. military launches another barrage of missiles against Houthi sites in Yemen
The strikes were launched from the Red Sea and hit 14 missiles that U.S. Central Command deemed an ‘imminent threat.’
Donald Trump tops off a long day in court with a long, rambling speech at New Hampshire rally
Former President Donald Trump is cramming campaigning and court into a single day.
Russian missiles hit Ukrainian apartment buildings in latest deadly strikes on civilian areas
Officials say Russia fired 2 missiles at Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine during the night, hitting apartment buildings and a medical center and injuring 17 people.
A cholera outbreak in Zambia has caused more than 400 deaths and infected 10,000
The outbreak in Zambia began in October and 412 people have died and 10,413 cases have been recorded, according to officials.