Category: Nations
Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant
Defense.gov Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III called Israel’s Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant, to offer his condolences for the victims of recent terror attacks and convey his support for Israel following rocket attacks. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3356433/readout-of-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iiis-call-with-israeli-minister/
Read MoreGreg Abbott working to ‘swiftly’ pardon Army sergeant convicted of murder in Black Lives Matter riot
Fox News Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Saturday that he intends to seek a pardon for an Army sergeant recently convicted of murder for shooting a Black Lives Matter protester during an anti-police demonstration in 2020. “I am working as swiftly as Texas law allows regarding the pardon of Sgt. Perry,” the Texas Republican tweeted…
Read MoreEx-Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces new lawsuit alleging ‘unmitigated greed’ contributed to nursing home deaths
Fox News Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing another lawsuit over nursing home deaths in the state during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the plaintiff alleging that Cuomo’s pride and “unmitigated greed” had led to needless deaths. The lawsuit alleges that Cuomo and other top officials had exhibited “deliberate indifference” toward nursing home residents…
Read MoreSchumer says judge’s mifepristone abortion pill ruling ‘could throw our country into chaos’
Fox News Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., railed against a Texas judge’s decision to halt Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, warning that it “could throw our country into chaos.” “This right-wing MAGA judge, in his zeal to impose his own views on the American people, has suspended this…
Read MoreIDF strikes Syria after six rockets fired toward Golan Heights
Jerusalem Post The head of the Golan Regional Council ordered shelters opened in towns in the southern Golan Heights. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738746
Read MoreMemphis Zoo holds farewell party for Ya Ya the giant panda ahead of return to China
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Highlighted by Chinese cultural performances including a demonstration by the Tennessee Happy Kung Fu School, the send-off marked the end of a 20-year loan agreement with the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216437/memphis-zoo-holds-farewell-party-ya-ya-giant-panda-ahead-return-china?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIsraeli ministers criticize response to terror, blame Bennett-Lapid gov’t
Jerusalem Post Ben-Gvir revealed that he had considered leaving the government and supporting it from the outside, but that he decided against it for the time being. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-738745
Read MoreUneasy quiet on Israel’s fronts before rockets launched from Syria
Jerusalem Post Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced on Saturday night that the West Bank closure would be extended until the end of the Passover holiday and that all Ramadan leniencies would be cancelled. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-738743
Read MoreElderly woman drowns off coast of Bat Yam, central Israel
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738742
Read MoreCatholic archdiocese accuses Walter Reed of stifling religious rights with ‘cease and desist’ order
Fox News The Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services is accusing Walter Reed National Military Medical Center of denying Catholic service members and veterans their right to practice their religion after it canceled a contract for pastoral care and issued a “cease and desist” order to a community of Catholic priests just days before Holy…
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