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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday criticized the US decision to deny Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas a visa for the second year in a row, preventing him from attending next week's UN General Assembly in person. Guterres “deeply regrets" Washington's decision, his spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. “The Secretary-General is concerned about the impact of this decision on the ability of the State of Palestine to participate fully in the work of the United Nations," Dujarric said in a statement. The State Department announced Wednesday that visa sanctions against Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) members and PA officials would be...

Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi on Thursday denied claims that Yemeni forces had targeted Mecca, calling the allegation "the lie of the age" and "a great slander," and claimed that the "Zionist enemy" represented the true threat to Mecca and other Islamic holy sites. "The real threat is the Zionist enemy, which seeks to target all Islamic holy sites, including Mecca, Medina, and Al-Aqsa Mosque," al-Houthi said. "We are ready to confront it as an Islamic alliance." Addressing the allegations against Yemeni forces, al-Houthi said: "This is an exposed lie intended to conceal failure on the battlefield and to incite others."...

The New York Times came under fire Wednesday over a baffling passage that appeared in an article about an Israeli documentary — which said the Jewish state “still largely view themselves as the victims of Oct. 7.” .....

GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduced articles of impeachment Tuesday against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth for high crimes and misdemeanors. This comes just days after reports surfaced about Congressional Democrats laying the groundwork for Hegseth’s impeachment if they retake the House of Representatives this November. “Mr. Speaker … I seek recognition to give notice of my intent to raise a question of the privileges of the House. The form of the resolution is as follows,” Massie began.

Mamdani against Trump: Twenty-two states across the US are suing the Trump administration over a new rule scheduled to take effect on Friday that will make it more difficult for immigrants from many countries to enter the United States. The new rule is intended to give immigration officials broader discretion and the ability to deny immigrants entry to the US if there is concern that they will require public assistance to cover their living, housing, or healthcare expenses. The rule also applies to families with legal status in the US, who could face deportation if they seek financial assistance for...

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday that the war with the United States could come to an end if Washington stops threatening Iran and meets a series of conditions set by Tehran, including demands concerning its nuclear program. IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohibi, quoted by Iran's Fars News Agency, said that if the United States seeks to end the current situation, it must completely halt the war and refrain from making further threats against Iran. He added that Iran's conditions include the withdrawal of the Israeli military from Lebanon, an end to the blockade imposed on Yemen, the...

Last September 11, every Muslim in Congress and some of their radical allies teamed up on a congressional resolution demanding reparations to Muslims for their suffering after 9/11. House Resolution 741, introduced a week after the anniversary of September 11, claimed that “in the aftermath of September 11, 2001” Muslims “experienced hate and were targeted by the government” and called for “various forms of relief to support those affected.” The money would have potentially gone to Islamic groups listed as terror co-conspirators. While the resolution did not specify which “community-based organizations” that “center the experiences and demands of Arab, Muslim,...

California is paying tens of millions of dollars for illegal immigrants to attend college — infuriating Golden State natives struggling to pay their tuition. California provides illegal migrant students with state-funded grants and other financial aid, while thousands can also benefit from in-state tuition rates, waivers for community college fees and subsidized loans. Approximately 102,000 illegal migrants were attending California colleges and universities as of 2023, the largest share of any state in the US. The staggering benefits come as many middle-class California families struggle to qualify for substantial financial aid while facing college costs that can easily run above...

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas on Sunday criticized Israel's decision to advance construction in the E1 corridor between Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim, warning that the project would damage prospects for a two-state solution. .....

In the wake of accused plagiarist and serial fabulist Jason Arday’s death, an influential band of activists within Great Britain’s largest academic union is demanding action—not to change the policies at Cambridge that led the school to hire and defend Arday, but to “shield other black academics from scrutiny from what they view as a racist, right-wing conspiracy,” the investigative journalist Ben Ryan writes for the Free Beacon. An activist caucus within the University and College Union held a virtual organizing meeting Tuesday night to discuss Arday’s death. “The Free Beacon obtained a recording of the raw and emotional gathering...

District Court Judge Nasser Abu Taha has requested to relocate from his home in southern Israel to northern Israel and serve as a judge there due to threats and a hostile atmosphere created by criminal elements in Arab society, i24NEWS reported Wednesday evening. According to the report, some of the suspects and defendants whom Abu Taha has judged over the years hold him responsible for the punishments imposed on them and the "damage" they suffered as a result of his rulings. Against this background, they are demanding that his family compensate them. The request to relocate to northern Israel was...

Progressive Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon has pulled off a major upset in the Democratic primary for US Senate, defeating former National Security Council aide Alex Vindman, according to projections from multiple networks on Tuesday. Nixon will face Republican Sen. Ashley Moody in the general election. Vindman, a retired lieutenant colonel and Iraq War veteran who became nationally known after testifying during President Donald Trump's 2019 impeachment hearings, had been considered the strong favorite heading into Tuesday's primary. Nixon, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, campaigned as a progressive challenger seeking to demonstrate that insurgent left-wing politics could...

A new and official operational directive has been issued to IDF troops operating in the Gaza Strip, instructing them not to continue expanding the Yellow Line westward, Kan News reported Monday evening. According to the report, in addition to the prohibition on advancing, soldiers were explicitly instructed to document every instance in which the Hamas terrorist organization violates its obligations under the ceasefire agreement. For the purpose of documenting such violations, troops have been permitted, if necessary, to use their personal mobile phones. The directives on the ground were issued shortly after the conclusion of a marathon series of diplomatic...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced today that the state of New South Wales will launch a program to purchase weapons from citizens. The program is part of the national response to the Bondi Beach shooting attack last year in which 15 people were murdered...

Oil pollution on the southern shores of Qeshm Island, which has also reached the island’s mangrove forests, has heightened concerns about environmental consequences on both sides of the Strait of Hormuz, as an oil leak from a stranded tanker has also reached the coast of Oman. Officials from the Iranian regime have not yet officially announced the source of the Qeshm pollution, but Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei says preliminary evidence indicates it originated from “a foreign bulk carrier.” Esmaeil Baghaei, the Iranian regime’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said on the evening of Wednesday, August 12, that pollution had been detected...

Blackburn advances to general election, first woman to win party nomination Despite polls predicting a tight race, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn easily beats two Republican opponents By J. Holly McCall - August 6, 2026 8:42 pm U.S. Sen.Marsha Blackburn, photographed on Aug. 6, 2026, will be the Republican gubernatorial candidate in November (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn on Thursday advanced to the general election in November, defeating U.S. Rep. John Rose and becoming the first woman to win the Republican nomination for governor. Despite polls in the final weeks of the campaign showing a tightening race, Blackburn...

President Donald Trump said talks with Tehran seemed "to be working out quite well," reiterating his positive portrayal of the negotiations on the Iran war without elaborating on the specifics of the discussions. DETAILS: • "I hear they are doing very well," Trump said in an interview on the "FOX5 1-ON-1" show with FOX5 Las Vegas journalist Tom Durian. The interview was published on Wednesday evening. • Even as the Iran war has entered its sixth month and the two sides have so far failed to reach a permanent end to the conflict, Trump has repeatedly attempted to portray the...

On Tuesday night before getting onto Air Force One, President Donald Trump told reporters that "a lot of progress" had been made in negotiations with Iran, adding that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come "tomorrow or the next day."

President Donald Trump appears to have a strategy: threaten irreparable damage to Iran's civilian infrastructure then hit pause and hope the other side decides to come to the table and revive negotiations. By ABC News' count, he's tried it no less than seven times. So far it hasn't worked. In what's becoming a familiar pattern, Trump wrote on his social media platform late Saturday night that at the request of Iran and other Middle Eastern countries he'd decided not to carry out his what White House officials said would be a devastating strike targeting Iran's energy infrastructure. But, he warned,...

President Donald Trump said the U.S. and Iran were resuming talks, claiming a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and denuclearize Tehran is "imminent.” Iranian officials, however, have denied participating in direct talks with the U.S., saying that they are negotiating with mediators in Oman. Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email