JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian gunman opened fire outside an East Jerusalem synagogue Friday night, killing seven people, including a 70-year-old woman, and injuring three others before being shot by police, police said. officials. It was the deadliest attack on Israelis in years and increased the likelihood of further bloodshed. The attack on worshipers celebrating … Read more
Fierce battles in eastern Ukraine have cast a new spotlight on Russia’s Wagner Group, a private military company run by a rogue millionaire with longtime ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Wagner spearheaded the revival of the stalled Russian offensive in Donetsk province, eastern Ukraine. The fierce house-to-house fighting produced some of the bloodiest encounters … Read more
JERUSALEM (AP) — A gunman opened fire Friday night near a synagogue in East Jerusalem, injuring 10 people before being shot and killed, Israeli police and medics said. The shooting in the Jewish neighborhood of Neve Yaakov follows a deadly Israeli army raid on Thursday in the occupied West Bank that killed nine Palestinians, including … Read more
It has bothered me all my life. My father left my family when I was 7 years old. I don’t know how much child support he paid my mother. Shortly after graduating from college, he visited me for the first time since leaving the family. He told me that he wanted to send me money … Read more
US President Joe Biden previously pointed the finger at Exxon Mobil for making “more money than God” last year. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Some of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies are poised to report record annual profits, raking in extraordinary revenues after a year of volatile fossil fuel prices amid Russia’s assault … Read more
A mural praises the Russian Wagner Group and its mercenaries fighting in Ukraine on March 30, 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. Peter Crom | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday announced a series of new sanctions and additional measures targeting the Russian private military company, the Wagner Group, saying it was engaged in … Read more
JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) – Israeli forces killed at least nine Palestinians, including a 60-year-old woman, and injured several others in a raid on Thursday in a sensitive area of the occupied West Bank, local authorities said. Palestinian officials said, in one of the deadliest days in years in the territory. A shooting … Read more
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – Jan Feb 23, 2023: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (left) meets South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor (right) during his official visit to Pretoria Ihsan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Russia and South Africa pledged this week to strengthen bilateral ties and will embark on a joint military exercise next month, … Read more
Pfizer‘sand ModernOmicron’s omicron boosters reduced the risk of mild illness from the XBB subvariant family compared to people who did not receive the injection, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released Wednesday. The CDC study provides the first estimate of the true effectiveness of omicron injections against the XBB family of … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bolstering his criticisms, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin decided on Wednesday to delay new tax credits for electric vehiclesa key part of President Joe Biden’s landmark climate law. Manchin said the guidelines issued by the Treasury Department allow manufacturers in Europe and other countries to circumvent requirements that significant parts of electric vehicle … Read more
