Biden ultimatum to Netanyahu: protect Gaza civilians, or else
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden effectively gave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an ultimatum on Thursday: protect Palestinian civilians and foreign aid workers in Gaza or Washington could rein…
Ecuador declares Mexico ambassador persona non grata, orders her to leave
QUITO – Ecuador’s government declared Mexico’s ambassador to the country unwelcome on Thursday due to what it cited as “unfortunate” comments from the Mexican president about the South American country’s…
‘It’s on Israel’ to avoid killing us in Gaza, say aid groups
Celebrity chef Jose Andres, who founded World Central Kitchen, said that Israel had targeted his aid workers “systematically, car by car” in the April 1 attack that killed seven aid…
Haitians seek to flee gang-fueled anarchy as neighbors boost militaries
PORT-AU-PRINCE/KINGSTON – With no sign yet of a long-promised transitional council to usher in the deployment of international troops and restore order, Haitians who can are trying to flee the…
Tennessee court weighs blocking abortion ban during pregnancy complications
A Tennessee state court on Thursday weighed a bid by a group of doctors and women to block officials from enforcing the state’s near-total ban on abortion in instances when…
Cuba guarantees food rations in bid to defuse tension after protests
HAVANA – Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Thursday his communist-run government has secured supply of key subsidized food rations as he moved to defuse tensions just two weeks after…
US criminal case against Huawei heads toward 2026 trial
The case, which has strained US-China ties, began in 2018. Read More
Biden, Israel’s Netanyahu speak after strike kills food aid workers
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, three days after Israel launched an attack that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers…
Ukraine strikes may have hit 15% of Russian refinery capacity: Nato official
BRUSSELS – Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries may have disrupted more than 15% of Russian capacity, a NATO official said on Thursday, adding that the alliance believed Moscow still lacked…
Ryanair to resume flights to Israel from June
European low-cost airline Ryanair on Thursday said it would resume flights to Tel Aviv from June 3 with 40 weekly flights, following the re-opening of a terminal at Israel’s main…