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Todd Blanche takes on DOJ’s top job and the burden of Trump’s expectations
After Trump ousted Pam Bondi, her deputy is set to lead the department — and face many of the same challenges.
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After Trump ousted Pam Bondi, her deputy is set to lead the department — and face many of the same challenges.
Democrats rebuke White House’s ‘bleak and unacceptable’ view of priorities after 10% cuts proposed to other programsDefense spending would surge to its highest level in decades under a budget proposal put forward by the on Friday, while other government programs would face cuts totaling 10%.The document prepared by the White House office of management and budget (OMB) is a starting point for negotiations that will probably occupy ’s appropriators in the coming months, and are unlikely to be enacted in full.
Lamine Yamal condemns xenophobic fans at Egypt friendly at a time when Spain is trying to secure 2030 World Cup final.
A new graphic and disturbing 40-page affidavit filed by Grant accuses McMahon of rape, coercion, and physical and mental abuse
Donald Trump warned late on Thursday that the military 'hasn't even started destroying what's left in Iran.'
Retired trawlerman Peter Welburn doted on Shirley, his wife of 50 years. So when she died in November 2023 at the age of 73 he was, of course, completely bereft.
Erased Israeli Settlers' Brutal War on Palestinian Communities in the West BankScroll downCredit: Avishay Mohar, B'TselemHagar ShezafShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsAppThese images appear again and again – from the ground, from the air, and on maps: dozens of Palestinian communities wiped off the landscape, while illegal Israeli settler outposts continue to spread across the West Bank.Since October 7, 2023, this phenomenon has intensified significantly. Unlike the war in Gaza, there is no discussion in Israel about ending this parallel campaign of dispossession.
Benjamin Netanyahu's political doctrine regarding the Palestinians – the one that shattered into human fragments on October 7 – is usually summarized using a formula coined by his political partner, Bezalel Smotrich: "The Palestinian Authority is a liability, Hamas is an asset." Since October 7, this formula has been reiterated so many times, but it seems we haven't paid enough attention to its profound monstrosity. Public discourse focused on the "suitcases of cash" from Qatar.
Aria Fani of University of Washington’s Middle East Center is latest critic of Israel to lose position at US universityA University of Washington professor was removed as head of the school’s Middle East Center after reportedly using newsletters from the center to criticize the and describe Zionism as “cancerous”.His case is one of at least three incidents in the past month in which higher education faculty members have faced suspension or dismissal after voicing opposition to US-Israeli actions in the Middle East.
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President Trump had threatened to blow up Iran’s desalination plants, which are vital water sources in the state, and bomb Iran “back to the stone age.” The post appeared first on .
International law experts ‘seriously concerned’ about ‘strikes on schools, health centres and homes’ in contravention of Geneva conventionsDonald Trump, other senior US officials and their cheerleaders appear to be embracing attacks – and threats of attacks – on Iranian civilian infrastructure, which legal experts say appears to constitute serious war crimes under international law.In his rambling national address on Wednesday, the US president warned that if Iran did not reach an unspecified deal with him, US forces would “hit each and every one of their electric-generating plants” and “bring [Iran] back to the stone ages – where they belong”.
In the latest escalation in the Middle East, warring sides have demonstrated complete disregard for civilian life.
Iran is preparing to execute more protesters after a teen was put to death as the regime launches a killing spree as it scrambles to clamp down on political dissent.
Diluting democracy’s foundational belief in individual agency opens the door to governmental overreach.
Min Aung Hlaing seized control five years ago and plunged Myanmar into conflict and economic chaosMin Aung Hlaing, the military general who plunged Myanmar into conflict and economic chaos when he took power in the 2021 coup has been appointed president, months after widely condemned sham elections.Min Aung Hlaing, who is wanted by the prosecutor of the international criminal court for crimes against humanity against the Rohingya Muslim minority, was voted president by lawmakers on Friday. Myanmar’s parliament is dominated by the pro-military party, which won a landslide in .
The vote was about allowing the use of defensive military force to protect ships in the Strait of Hormuz from possible attacks by Iran. The post appeared first on .
A man detained in Bahrain last month as the island kingdom came under missile attack from Iran vanished for days, until his family was called to retrieve his body from a military hospital
• Trump says more will follow after earlier threatening to bomb Iran back to ‘Stone Ages’, claims war nearly over• Tehran vows ‘crushing’ attacks on US after Trump threats• Iran launches missiles towards Israel; fire near Mashhad airport after projectile hits fuel tank• Dozens of countries discuss coalition to secure passage through Hormuz
The 34th day of the US-Israel war against Iran unfolded in the immediate aftermath of US President Donald Trump’s speech, which, rather than opening any pathway to de-escalation, appeared to have hardened positions across the conflict spectrum. The remarks triggered swift Iranian retaliation, and reinforced a trajectory of sustained attrition with an increasingly central focus on economic pressure and maritime control.
Kristi Noem is being questioned over her former department giving five government contracts to one GOP donor
The party maintained that it had complied with all statutory requirements, including formally notifying INEC of its activities. The post appeared first on .
Behind the Numbers The Truth About Gaza's Death ListScroll downGaza's fatalities list is an explosive and controversial document. Critics claim the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry duplicates names, counts Hamas militants as civilians and inflates the number of women and minors.
Years of war have fundamentally changed Israel's politics, economy and society, analysts say.
Officials say other remains missing in first downing of US fighter plane since start of warOne US service member has been rescued after a US F-15E Strike Eagle fighter was shot down over Iran, prompting a frantic effort to locate its two-strong crew, in the first such incident since the start of the five-week long-war.US officials familiar with the situation said one crew member was still missing late on Friday, after Iranian state media of a tail fin and other debris accompanied by an initial claim that an advanced US F-35 had been hit by a new air defence system over central Iran.
Despite weeks long Iranian blockade on Strait of Hormuz, US president claims Washington can 'easily' reopen waterway.
The Pasteur Institute of Iran is one of several healthcare facilities in the country to be targeted.
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Last Sunday, Pope Leo preached in St Peter’s Square. Jesus, he said, “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war”.
Pete Hegseth fired the most senior US army officer one month into the war with Iran. The sacking is the latest succession of senior individuals who have been dismissed by the US defence secretary after claims that they clashed with his vision for the military.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri emphasised the impact of the crisis on India’s energy security and that India remains the only country to have lost mariners in attacks on merchant shipping in the Gulf
A county board near Nashville voted to dismiss Luanne James, who said she stands by her decision, in the latest clash in a national debate about children’s access.
In an impassioned social media post, the Iranian parliamentary speaker met US threats by telling President Trump: 'Bring it on.'
Advocates in Uganda described the deportation as an act of 'transnational repression' and pledged to fight the process.
Amirhossein Hatami, 18, was hanged in the notorious Ghezel Hesar prison outside the capital on Wednesday, dashing hopes he would be spared because of his age.
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Zelenskyy's tour to shore up support for Ukraine from the Gulf states reveals a deeper truth about the delicate state of Western alliances
Leaked posts from NAB's internal platforms shows staff saying they felt 'defeated' by the bank's worsening culture, just hours after a colleague took his own life in Melbourne.
Country is torn between those who hope for end to Tehran’s influence and those loyal to Islamic republicOf all the countries being pulled into the US-Israeli war on Iran, it is Iraq – a country that still bears the emotional and physical scars of the last time the Americans tried to reshape the region by force – where the conflict has exposed some of the deepest rifts.The war is dividing those who see the attacks on Iran as a way to end Tehran’s longstanding influence over Iraqi politics from the self-declared loyalists of the Islamic republic, and cutting through state institutions, armed forces and Shia Islamist parties.
As a state-controlled company explores for oil in the fragile Equatorial Margin the government struggles to balance its ecological promises with fossil fuel expansion. In Oiapoque, the stakes could not be higherCovering a densely forested area larger than Wales, the municipality and city of , in , is an isolated yet renowned part of , thanks to a popular national saying. “From Oiapoque to Chuí” highlights the country’s northernmost and southernmost points, respectively, illustrating its vastness.Although well known, it is a remote area with about 30,000 inhabitants where less than 2% have access to proper sewage treatment. One-third of its residents are Indigenous people from four ethnic groups living in 68 hamlets across three Indigenous lands, 66 of which have electricity for less than 12 hours a day.
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Critics of the US-Israeli attack on Iran point to the current oil crisis as evidence of a strategic blunder. They argue that, by inviting a regional conflagration, the West has triggered the very energy shock it sought to avoid.
For online trainer Joe Smith, it started with the “Barbie drug”. Within 18 months, he was injecting himself with “Smurf Juice” – and telling his 56,000 followers on TikTok about it.
The cultish sexual wellness group was not exactly wholesome. But the founder’s prosecution and nine-year sentence distorts the law.
So how do you prove what's real is real when the line between reality and fabrication has blurred so much in the fog of the West Asia war?
Viktor Orbán, an icon for the global far right, could face defeat despite an electoral system weighted in his favourHungarians go to the polls on 12 April in Europe’s most consequential election of the year, with Viktor Orbán, the country’s illiberal prime minister and global far-right icon, facing possible defeat, after 16 years in power, by a former loyalist, Péter Magyar.
With no immediate resolution to a dispute that’s locked up oil and gas, the war with Iran is increasing economic pain and straining the U.S. relationship with its allies.
The DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel said the law exceeds Congress’s powers and impedes on the autonomy of the executive branch.
However unlikely it might seem on the face of it, the president is attacking Tehran in order to hit a target 3,500 miles away: Beijing.China, after all, is never far from Trump's thoughts.