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By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington 17 April 2024, 17:16 BST Updated 9 minutes ago Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Mike Johnson has said that the ‘world is watching’ to see whether the US will stand by its allies abroad. The US House of Representatives will vote on foreign aid bills – including […]
By James FitzGerald BBC News 33 minutes ago Image caption, Ukraine has grown impatient as its ammunition supplies dwindle, with Russia making steady territorial gains Fresh US aid for Ukraine will be put to a vote separately to the question of new military assistance for Israel, House Speaker Mike Johnson says. Mr Johnson has stalled […]
A citizen deposits a ballot into a box at the county clerk’s office in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 15, 2020. Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images A citizen deposits a ballot into a box at the county clerk’s office in Erie, […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. House race in California appears headed for a mathematically improbable result – after more than 180,000 votes were cast, a tie for second place. If the numbers hold, that means that the state’s “top two” election system would have to make room for a third candidate on the […]
United States President Joe Biden has denounced a Florida Supreme Court decision that allows a six-week ban on abortion to take effect, calling it “outrageous” and “extreme”. In a
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Rafah invasion would be a ‘mistake,’ Kamala Harris warns Israel would making a “mistake” if launches a ground assault on the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, Vice President Kamala Harris said yesterday. “We have been clear in multiple conversations and in every way that any major military operation in Rafah would be a huge […]
1 hour ago Image source, AFP via Getty Images The US Senate has agreed a $1.2tn spending package that will fund the US government through September. Legislators narrowly averted a partial shutdown of the government with minutes to go before a midnight deadline. While votes on a series of amendments are expected to continue for […]
Security Council expected to vote on Friday on US-drafted ceasefire resolution with talks to continue in Qatar. The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote as soon as Friday on a United States-drafted resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza as the European Union called for a “humanitarian pause”, adding to the pressure on […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States called for a vote Friday on a newly revised and tougher U.N. resolution declaring that “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is “imperative” to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than 2 million hungry Palestinians.