Category: Nations
Iran: Israel’s ‘insane’ behavior requires immediate international action
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Nasser Kan’ani has warned that Israel’s “insane” attacks pose a threat to the international peace and security, calling for immediate international action to deter the regime. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2024/09/19/733605/Kan%E2%80%99ani-Israel-insane-behavior-require-international-action
Read MoreBritain calls for immediate ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-820971
Read MoreSchumer coins ‘Trump shutdown,’ slamming GOP amid spending fight
Fox News Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., placed blame on former President Trump and Republicans for a potential partial government shutdown after the House failed to pass a stopgap spending measure on Wednesday. He filed cloture on Thursday in a procedural move in order to act as quickly as possible once the House passes…
Read MoreMark Robinson Called Himself a ‘black Nazi’ on a Porn Site, CNN Reports
New York Times Mr. Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina, vowed to stay in the race and sought to deny the report, which also said he had defended slavery in online posts years ago. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/19/us/politics/mark-robinson-north-carolina-gubernatorial-race.html
Read MoreEx-C.I.A. Officer Gets 30 Years for Drugging and Sexually Assaulting Women
New York Times The former officer, Brian Jeffrey Raymond, admitted that he had sexually assaulted and photographed dozens of women in the United States and overseas, prosecutors said. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/19/us/brian-jeffrey-raymond-cia-sexual-assault.html
Read MoreMajority of Californians support restoring felony theft penalties ahead of public vote
Fox News A new statewide poll in California found that nearly three-quarters of Golden State residents support making changes to “Prop 47” – the 2014 public referendum that reduced penalties for larceny, forgery and drug offenses. Critics have blamed the current policy – which includes the provision deeming shoplifting under $950 a misdemeanor – for…
Read MoreInside the Secretive Facility Housing Migrants at Guantánamo Bay
New York Times Reports and interviews shed new light on the holding center, where migrants’ calls with lawyers are monitored and some say they’ve been forced to wear blackout goggles. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/19/us/politics/migrants-guantanamo-bay-cuba-detention.html
Read MoreUS-led coalition’s aircraft violate Syrian airspace eight times in past day
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The incidents were related to UAV flights that were not coordinated with the Russian side https://tass.com/defense/1845443
Read MoreMFA calls UN resolution on Palestine important step to recognize Israel’s illegal actions
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian diplomats pointed out that it would also help develop concrete measures to uphold international law, end the longest occupation in modern history and implement a two-state solution https://tass.com/politics/1845441
Read MoreRussian military in Syria help 26 refugees leave US-occupied Al-Tanf zone
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. No attacks on Syrian pro-government forces were registered in the Idlib de-escalation zone in the past day, the Russian military official added https://tass.com/defense/1845435
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