Biden says he will stop sending bombs and artillery shells to Israel if they launch major invasion of Rafah
Posted on Wednesday May 08, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden said for the first time Wednesday he would halt shipments of American weapons to Israel, which he acknowledged have been used to kill civilians in Gaza, if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders a major invasion of the city of Rafah.
Police clear pro-Palestinian protest camp and arrest 33 at D.C. campus as mayor's hearing is cancelled
Posted on Wednesday May 08, 2024
Police used pepper spray to clear a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University and arrested dozens of demonstrators on Wednesday just as city officials were set to appear before hostile lawmakers in Congress to account for their handling of the two-week-old protest.
Powerful storms kill 2 as tornadoes tear through central and southeastern U.S.
Posted on Thursday May 09, 2024
Severe storms tore through the central and southeast U.S. late Tuesday and Wednesday, spawning damaging tornadoes, producing massive hail, and killing one person in Tennessee and another in North Carolina when trees toppled onto their vehicles.
Former Memphis officer hit with federal charges in on-duty kidnapping, killing
Posted on Thursday May 09, 2024
A former Memphis police officer has been charged with federal civil rights violations in the fatal shooting of a man while the officer was on duty, prosecutors said Wednesday.
North Macedonia elects first woman president as centre-left incumbents suffer historic losses
Posted on Wednesday May 08, 2024
North Macedonia elected its first woman president Wednesday as the governing Social Democrats suffered historic losses in twin presidential and parliamentary elections.