US lawmakers passed a raft of legislation containing some $95 billion in military aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, also approving a bill that will allow Washington to hand Kiev assets seized from Russia and pave the way for a ban on TikTok.
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One Killed in Explosion at Iraqi Base
One Iraqi militia fighter was killed and eight others injured after a large explosion rocked a military base south of Baghdad, Iraqi officials said.
New Amendment Would Force Reps Who Support Ukraine Aid to Join Kiev’s Military
Republican Rep. Majorie Taylor-Greene has proposed an amendment requiring lawmakers who vote in favor of the $60 billion Ukrainian aid bill to join the country’s military. Taylor-Greene and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) have pledged to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson...
Congress Condemns Pro-Palestine Slogan as ‘Antisemitic’
US lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to condemn a popular pro-Palestinian slogan as “antisemitic.”
UN Report Finds Palestinians Face Severe Abuses in Israeli Detention
The UN aid agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) released a report showing that Gazans rounded up by the Israeli military have been subjected to severe abuses. UNRWA found some of its employees were subject to coercion and forced to make false statements about the...
Over 350 Humanitarian Sites and Convoys Have Been Attacked in Gaza
Prior to the Israeli military’s slaughter of seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers in Gaza this month, Middle East Eye (MEE) reports that at least 357 humanitarian-run sites and convoys had been attacked. As with the incident involving the slain WCK workers...
US Will Try to Rally Other Nations to Sanction Iran Over Israel Attack
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will attempt to convince the international community to increase economic penalties on Iran as punishment for the drone and missile barrage Tehran launched at Israel. Iran’s attack followed Israel’s assassination of several...
US Official Says New Russian Arctic Pipeline ‘Dead in the Water’
A top US official declared that Washington is using economic warfare to prevent Russia from completing a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline in the Arctic. Officials in Washington threatened the Nord Stream pipelines before explosions destroyed three of the four...
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