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The United States has greenlighted the transfer of a new $2.5bn weapons package, comprising bombs and fighter jets, to Israel, according to US media reports. Despite expressing concern about civilian casualties in Gaza, the White House arms package includes more than 1,800 MK84 2,000-pound (900kg) bombs and 500 MK82 500-pound (225kg) bombs, according to Pentagon […]
Tennis is a sport that has often been deemed too “white” by many of its players. When describing it as such, the term usually means that it is an expensive sport, mostly reserved for the privileged class. While that was the situation when the sport began, there has been immense change over time, mainly because […]
They accuse Washington of raising the risk of escalation in service of Biden’s election hopes. Russia and China have slammed the United States for its recent air strikes on targets in Iraq and Syria. The two countries accused Washington of raising the risk of regional escalation at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson led a delegation of House Republicans on a Wednesday trip to the U.S.-Mexico border to demand hard-line immigration proposals in exchange for passage of President Joe Biden’s emergency global security supplemental request. “If President Biden wants a supplemental spending bill focused on national security, it better begin by […]
Israel-Hamas war live: Palestinians slam US veto of UN ceasefire resolution | Israel-Palestine conflict News Al Jazeera English Bowen: US uses veto but pressure for ceasefire is building BBC.com US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease . . .
Protests in Tehran, other cities were held in ‘support of the oppressed children of Gaza’ under the slogan ‘Palestine is not alone’. Thousands of Iranians held rallies across the country against Israel’s unrelenting bombardment of Gaza, with a top military commander warning that Israel was heading for a long and bloody war with Palestinian group […]
A new report by UN International experts advancing racial justice and equality in policing, published after an official visit to the country, shows that Black people in the US are three times more likely to be killed by police than if they were White, and 4.5 times more likely to be incarcerated. Dr Tracie Keesee, an expert […]
CNN — Novak Djokovic won the US Open Sunday, defeating Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in the men’s final to extend his record grand slam singles . . .
Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, returns a shot to Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, during the men’s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, on Sunday in New York. Manu Fernandez/AP hide caption toggle caption Manu Fernandez/AP Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, returns a shot to Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, during the men’s singles final of the […]
Novak Djokovic won his fourth U.S. Open for his 24th Grand Slam singles title, breaking his tie with Serena Williams for the most in tennis’ professional era. Djokovic, 36, swept Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3 in a rematch of the 2021 U.S. Open final won by Medvedev to deny Djokovic’s bid to win […]