China's Growing Interest in Middle East, Israel Leads to Stronger Ties
“China’s involvement and interest in the Middle East and in Israel in particular has been gradually growing and has reached new heights this year, both politically and economically,”
Minority voters abandoning Clinton as Trump rises in polls
support for the former Secretary of State among members of the Democratic base appear to be turning away from their party’s standard-bearer.
US-led forces strike Syrian troops, prompting emergency UN meeting
Moscow cited the strikes, which allowed Islamic State fighters to briefly overrun a Syrian army position near Deir al-Zor airport, as evidence that the United States was helping the jihadist militants. "We are reaching a really terrifying conclusion for the whole world: That the White House is defending Islamic State.
Iran threatens to 'turn Tel Aviv and Haifa to dust' if Israel missteps
"If the leaders of the Zionist regime make a mistake then the Islamic Republic will turn Tel Aviv and Haifa to dust," reads banner on military truck in missile parade.
Charlotte protests: Police injured after black man shot
Twelve police officers have been injured during protests sparked by the police shooting of a black man in Charlotte, North Carolina. Demonstrators destroyed marked police cars around the block of flats where the shooting took place, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department tweeted. One officer was hit in the face with a rock, it said.
Syria aid convoy attack: US 'holds Russia responsible'
The US has said it holds Russia responsible for a deadly attack on an aid convoy near the Syrian city of Aleppo on Monday. The White House has called it an "enormous humanitarian tragedy". Meanwhile, US officials have told the BBC that two Russian war planes were responsible for the attack.
US senators seek to modify new $38 billion Israel aid package
Republican US lawmakers launched an effort on Tuesday to modify a $38 billion military aid agreement with Israel by providing more money and easing controls on how it is spent... Senators Lindsey Graham, Kelly Ayotte, John McCain and Ted Cruz told a news conference they had filed a measure to give Israel an additional $1.5 billion in military aid, while renewing US sanctions on Iran.
Sisi meets Jewish leaders, praises Israeli cooperation in war on terror in Sinai
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi applauded the level of cooperation between Israel and Egypt in a closed-door meeting with Jewish leaders in New York on Tuesday. Among those attending the meeting were representatives of B'nai B'rith and the World Jewish Congress.
Cal Reinstates Class Observer Deemed ‘Effort to Erase Jewish History From Israel’
Administrators at University of California, Berkeley reinstated a class Monday originally suspended days after an Observer story by Abraham H. Miller deemed the class “so biased it mocks the very purpose of a university.”
Satanic Temple headquarters to open quietly in Salem
When The Satanic Temple officially opens its doors on Friday, Salem will become home to the organization’s international headquarters. But pitchfork-wielding mobs protesting the move seem unlikely, as the fire-and-brimstone theology of the Puritans who once populated the city has given way to a “live and let live” attitude in present day Salem.
‘70% of European Jews won’t go to shul on High Holy Days despite heightened security’
A poll released on Tuesday claiming that 70% of European Jews won’t go to synagogue on Rosh Hashana or Yom Kippur due to security concerns, has been met with skepticism by prominent Jewish leaders.
"We Haven't Seen This Since The Great Depression" - Gallup CEO Destroys The "Recovery" Lie
I've been reading a lot about a "recovering" economy. It was even trumpeted on Page 1 of The New York Times and Financial Times last week. I don't think it's true. The percentage of Americans who say they are in the middle or upper-middle class has fallen 10 percentage points, from a 61% average between 2000 and 2008 to 51% today.
Trump-Clinton debate expected to shatter records
The first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON Trump campaign manager remarks on 'hurt feelings' in Bush family Overnight Cybersecurity: Republicans seize on Reddit claims in Clinton probe Cruz: 'My focus is on defeating' Clinton MORE and Donald Trump promises to be the most watched ever, with an audience that could exceed 100 million people, according to experts interviewed by The Hill. A debate with an audience that size would be something never seen before in U.S. politics and would be a figure close to what the Super Bowl gets.
'Sickening' airstrike on UN aid trucks in Syria may be the last straw in US-Russia relations
A week into a cease-fire in Syria brokered by Russia and the US, Russian-made warplanes hit a UN aid convoy traveling to the besieged town of Aleppo to provide relief to Syrians at the scene of some of the most intense fighting in the country's five-year civil war.
5 Reasons The U.S. Army Will Lose Its Next War In Europe
The fight would be over control of large expanses of land with few geographical impediments to rapid advance. The U.S. Army would likely do most of the ground combat for NATO, because America contributes over two-thirds of the alliance’s resources. Losing such a war would drastically reshape the geopolitical balance in Europe, and reduce U.S. influence there to its lowest ebb since before World War Two. And yet losing is what the U.S. Army is currently postured to do.
Powerful Typhoon "Malakas" hits Kyushu with record-breaking rain, heading toward Tokyo
Powerful Typhoon "Malakas" has made landfall over Kyushu, Japan on September 19, 2016, dumping record-breaking rain and causing widespread disruption. Heavy flooding was reported and dozens of flights were canceled. Around 7 000 homes have already suffered power loss.
Is Another Zika Brewing in the Caribbean?
Florida researchers have discovered a mosquito-borne virus called Mayaro in Haiti, where it had never been observed before. They found the virus in a blood sample taken in January 2015 from an 8-year-old boy who had tested negative for other mosquito-borne illnesses, including chikungunya and dengue.
Karl forecast to become hurricane later in week; system off Africa forming
As Tropical Storm Karl was forecast to become a hurricane later in the week, another low-pressure system just off Africa was developing and is predicted to turn into a tropical depression by Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center said Monday. Although Karl is strengthening as it heads west, it's not a threat to reach land in the next five days, the center said.