WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) – The Texas National Guard this week erected new barriers along part of the state’s border with Mexico blocking access for U.S. Border Patrol agents, the federal government said in a Friday court filing, in an … Read More
The United States, Canada, and Germany have expressed their support for Israel in the International Court of Justice’s genocide hearing against Israel. Germany will intervene on Israel’s behalf as a third party in the International Court of Justice’s genocide hearing … Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and British militaries bombed more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Thursday, in a massive retaliatory strike using warship- and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets, U.S. officials said. … Read More
In a landmark case that was more than a decade in the making, the SEC has approved the first round of exchange traded products that can directly hold the world’s biggest cryptocurrency. Bitcoin prices topped $48,000 Thursday, marking the highest … Read More
Taking of vessel relates to dispute over sanctioned oil but will worsen tensions over marine navigation in Middle East The Iranian navy has seized a US-linked oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman as part of a long-running dispute with … Read More
CNN — Hertz, which has made a big push into electric vehicles in recent years, has decided it’s time to cut back. The company will sell off a third of its electric fleet, totaling roughly 20,000 vehicles, and use the money … Read More
BERLIN (AP) – The German government has approved the export of air-defense missiles to Saudi Arabia, underlining a softening of its hard line of recent years toward arms exports to the kingdom. Government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit on Wednesday confirmed a … Read More
Daniel Noboa designates nearly two dozen gangs as terrorist groups after wave of violence across country Ecuador’s president, Daniel Noboa, said on Wednesday that his country was “at war” with drug gangs who are holding more than 130 prison staff … Read More
Jan. 9 (UPI) — Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Tuesday launched what the U.S. military described as “a complex attack” involving missiles and drones in the Red Sea, further raising already high tensions in the Middle East. The attack occurred at … Read More
A motion filed in state court in Atlanta claims Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis appointed a romantic partner to prosecute former President Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case. The salacious court petition claims Willis and special prosecutor … Read More