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Democrat Tom Suozzi wins New York race to succeed George Santos in Congress

Published by NJ.com Democrat Tom Suozzi has won a special election in New York for the U.S. House seat that was left vacant when Republican George Santos was expelled from Congress. Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip to retake a seat he held for three terms before giving it up to run, unsuccessfully, for governor. The […]

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Republicans impeach US homeland security chief over border crisis

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – Republicans impeached US President Joe Biden’s immigration chief on Tuesday, the culmination of months of attacks on the Democratic administration as they seek to make border security a key issue in November’s election. Conservatives in the House of Representatives, which is narrowly controlled by Republicans, blame Homeland Security Secretary

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Biden urges US House to choose Ukraine over Trump and Putin

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – President Joe Biden urged the US House on Tuesday to pass vital war aid for Ukraine, saying history would judge them if they chose Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump over the cause of democracy. “History is watching,” said Biden, repeating the phrase five times in televised remarks from the

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Documenting Darkness: National Library of Israel preserving ‘collective memory’ of Oct 7

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], February 13 (ANI/TPS): The National Library of Israel has embarked on a massive project to collect and archive any materials from around the world that have been published about the October 7 massacre, both the good and the bad. While scholars and the curious public explore the new

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Labour suspends second election candidate in just 24 hours over Israel comments

Published by Mirror By Ashley Cowburn & Dave Burke Labour has suspended a second election candidate in just 24 hours after he allegedly referred to “f***ing Israel ” in a meeting with party activists. The former MP and parliamentary candidate for Hyndburn Graham Jones also said Brits who fight for Israel should be “locked up”,

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Lebanon receives French proposal to ease border tensions with Israel

Published by DPA Lebanon has received a written proposal from France that aims to halt border clashes between pro-Iranian Hezbollah fighters and Israeli soldiers, a Lebanese government source told dpa on Tuesday. “I can confirm that Lebanon received this proposal, which calls mainly for Hezbollah to withdraw its fighters around 10 kilometres from the border

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House committee launches Columbia University antisemitism probe

Published by New York Daily News NEW YORK — A U.S. House of Representatives committee is investigating allegations of antisemitism at Columbia University, according to a letter sent to university officials Monday. Its launch is the latest in a series of probes by the Republican-led Committee on Education and the Workforce into elite colleges’ ability

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“People were killed, regardless of their religion”: Israeli minister pays tribute to 26/11 victims, visits Nariman House

Published by ANI News Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 13 (ANI): The Israeli Minister of Transport and Road Safety, Miri Regev, paid tribute to the victims of the 26/11 terror attacks at Mumbai’s Nariman House on Monday. After laying flowers at a column raised in memory of the 26/11 victims, the minister also interacted with members

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Egypt reinforces security presence along Gaza border

Published by DPA Egypt has reinforced its security presence along the border with Gaza, witnesses and a security source told dpa on Monday. Security reinforcements and intensive security patrols were seen along the border, especially in the area of the Rafah crossing and the Kerem Shalom crossing, according to witnesses. Security forces have been redeployed

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Jewish audience members ‘hounded out’ of theatre as comedian encouraged chants of ‘get the f*** out’

Published by GB News A central London theatre has been forced to apologise after reports of a comedian encouraged chants of “get the f*** out.” Comedian Paul Currie allegedly encouraged his audience to chant “get the f*** out” and “free Palestine” while performing at the Soho Theatre last weekend. It has been reported that the

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UNRWA chief has no intention to resign over allegations, hopes EU will continue funding

Published by Euronews (English) “No, I have no intention to resign,” Lazzarini, who heads the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, told reporters in Brussels following a meeting of EU foreign ministers. Members of the Israeli government led by Benjamin Netanyahu have called on Lazzarini to step down after serious allegations against his staffers emerged. “We

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‘A little contradictory’: Borrell slams US for deploring Gaza deaths while sending weapons to Israel

Published by Euronews (English) Speaking in Brussels on Monday, hours after Israeli forces bombarded the southern Gazan town of Rafah, the EU’s foreign policy chief called on Washington to stop pleading with Israel to cease the killing of civilians and to start “doing something” instead. “How many times have you heard the most prominent leaders

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Two hostages rescued by Israel from Gaza’s Rafah amid airstrikes; Argentinian President welcomes operation

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], February 12 (ANI): Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday hailed the “impressive rescue operation” in which two hostages were rescued from Hamas captivity in Gaza, the Times of Israel reported. The overnight rescue, amid air strikes, marks the second such operation of its kind since October 7.

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How California’s U.S. Senate candidates would differ from Feinstein and each other

Published by The Mercury News California voters showed their approval of late Sen. Dianne Feinstein by repeatedly re-electing her over a more than 30-year career that ended with her September death. The leading candidates jostling for her job include three fellow Democrats — all further to her left on some key issues — and a

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