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January 15, 2024

Military

US Consulate explosion, ship hit in escalation

Explosions have reportedly been heard near a US Consulate amid rising tensions in the Middle East.

By Editors Desk

Iranian protesters burn an Israeli and a US flag during a demonstration in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Picture: ATTA KENARE / AFP

January 15, 2024

United States

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin released from hospital

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from hospital and will perform his duties remotely as he continues to recover from treatment for prostate cancer, the Pentagon has said.

By Editors Desk

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will continue his recovery at home. AFP via Getty Images

January 15, 2024

Middle East

US shoots down Houthi missile aimed at American warship in Red Sea, officials say

The missile came from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen, U.S. officials said.

By Editors Desk

Elexia Morelos/U.S. Department of Defense/AFP via Getty Images

January 14, 2024

Politics

Iowa caucuses: What voters are thinking ahead of Republican contest

By Editors Desk

January 13, 2024

Middle East

Military briefing: can the US and its allies stop the Houthis?

Joint American and UK attack sent a message but there are doubts whether battle-hardened Yemeni rebels can be cowed

© FT montage; UK ministry of defence/ AFP/Getty Images

January 13, 2024

United States

Extreme Cold Hammers Wide Swath of US Over Holiday Weekend

Blizzard conditions forecast for the Midwest, Great Lakes
Cold in Texas could push electricity demand near all-time high

Workers clear a sidewalk of snow in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 13, 2024.Photographer: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images

January 13, 2024

Middle East

Much of Houthis’ Offensive Capability Is Intact After U.S.-Led Airstrikes

The first detailed assessments of the strikes in Yemen reveal the serious challenge facing the Biden administration as it seeks to deter the militia.

Palestinian children line up for a meal in Rafah, southern Gaza, where food is scarce, last month.Credit...Fatima Shbair/Associated Press

January 11, 2024

Middle East

US-UK coalition strike Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen after spate of ship attacks in Red Sea

Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi militants have stepped up attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea in recent weeks

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January 11, 2024

Middle East

Israel shows ‘chilling’ intent to commit genocide in Gaza, South Africa tells UN court

Case opens in The Hague with judges shown pictures and video as evidence of alleged genocide

By Editors Desk

Photograp: Hollandse Hoogte/Rex/Shutterstock

January 09, 2024

Military

Austin hospitalized from prostate cancer surgery complications

Doctors said that Austin is recovering well but did not provide a release date.

The medical update follows a tumultuous week in which top U.S. officials didn’t know that Austin was hospitalized. | Maya Alleruzzo/AP

January 09, 2024

Science & Environnement

'Ferocious' winter storm tearing across the US, heading for the East Coast: Updates

Tornado watch extends from Louisiana to Florida

A snowplow clears the parking lot outside the Horizon Family Restaurant on Jan. 8, 2024, in Sioux City, Iowa. Joe Raedle, Getty Images

January 09, 2024

United States

Disruptive winter storm to blast Midwest with blizzard conditions and threaten Southeast with tornadoes and floods

Storm to blast Midwest with blizzard conditions and threaten Southeast with tornadoes

Snow falls on the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines amid a powerful winter storm on Monday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

January 08, 2024

Foreign Policy

Antony Blinken arrives in Israel amid fresh US push to stop war spreading

US secretary of state poised for meetings with leaders who have so far proved resistant to pressure from Washington

By Editors Desk

Antony Blinken arrives in Tel Aviv during his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

January 07, 2024

Middle East

Behind Iraq’s call to remove US-led forces

Iraq’s prime minister called for an end to US presence after a drone strike killed a senior militia leader.

By Editors Desk

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani attends a press conference with Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (not pictured) in Baghdad on December 28, 2023. Thaier Al-Sudani/AFP via Getty Images

January 05, 2024

Science & Environnement

US braces for snow and heavy rain as major storm predicted for weekend

New England could see snow while heavy rainfall along the Gulf coast and snowfall and rain in the Rockies are predicted

By Editors Desk

A snow plow clears a road in Mammoth Lakes, California, on 3 January 2024. More snow is forecast for the Sierra Nevada mountains. Photograph: Samantha Lindberg/AP

January 04, 2024

World

Iran Vows Revenge Over Deadly Bomb Attack at Soleimani Memorial

Authorities investigate the pair of blasts amid regional tensions between Iranian-backed groups and Israel

Iranians waved images of the late Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani in Tehran on Wednesday. ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH/SHUTTERSTOCK

January 03, 2024

National Security

Architect of Russia sanctions facing fresh corruption allegations

US Senator Bob Menendez was previously accused of acting as an agent on behalf of the Egyptian government

By Editors Desk

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) participates in a Senate Banking Committee hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building on December 06, 2023 in Washington, DC © Getty Images / Win McNamee/Getty Images

January 03, 2024

Society

Texas doctors do not need to perform emergency abortions, court rules

The Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday night referred questions to the White House, which declined to comment.

By Editors Desk

Abortion rights advocates rally outside the Bob Casey Federal Courthouse in Houston on June 24, 2022. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle/AP)

January 02, 2024

United States

Claudine Gay to resign as Harvard president, student newspaper reports

Paper reports Gay will step down amid pressure over response to questions about antisemitism and plagiarism allegations

Claudine Gay on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on 5 December 2023. Photograph: Ken Cedeno/Reuters

January 02, 2024

United States

Gender-neutral toy aisles, blackout license plates, anti-book bans: New laws for 2024

A new year brings new laws in several U.S. states, as 2024 gets underway.

Confetti fills the sky as the countdown to the new year is marked by the Ball Drop and fireworks during the Times Square New Year's Eve 2024 Celebration in New York City on Sunday. Photo: Roy Rochlin/WireImage

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