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US bill targeting Israeli settlements in West Bank, Gaza gains 53 co-sponsors
As of this week, the bill has 53 co-sponsors, including high-profile figures such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ro Khanna.
Are US, Israel racing to deploy space-based lasers or orbital weapons first? - analysis
Bomb threat grounds second Delta plane from New York to Tel Aviv in one day
Somerville, Massachusetts city council moves to enact Israel divestment vote
US official gives ultimatum to nations in Middle East: Stop trade with Iran, or US will cut ties
In total Burke, a top US Treasury Department official, visited over 50 countries across the Middle East and Europe, warning them to cease relationships with Iran.
US, EU strongly decry UN declaration promising international collaboration in face of pandemic
US initially requested that the UN removed "mentions of equity and universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services," to make the Trump administration comfortable with the language.
US-sanctioned oil tanker Sibu 1 rescued from Somali pirates in semi-autonomous Puntland region
"It was a counter-piracy operation that was carried out by our forces from two days ago and it's still going on," Mohamed Jama, the base commander for Puntland Maritime Police Force told Reuters.
US proposes UAE host trilateral meeting with Ukraine and Russia on war, Zelensky says
"The American side has proposed...meeting at a technical level in a three-way format," Zelensky told reporters in a briefing via WhatsApp.
How firms linked to Chinese cotton giant shirk sanctions to sell clothes to US
The three garment makers together have exported at least $5 million in cotton goods to the US since Esquel was sanctioned. Details of the firms' US sales haven't been previously reported.
UC Berkeley offers Israeli dance scholar position after legal settlement over denied job
UC Berkeley said it will offer Israeli dance scholar Yael Nativ a teaching position after a legal settlement over a university finding that she was denied a role because of her Israeli identity.
'Heil f***ing Hitler!': Knife-wielding man chases Jewish student through Crown Heights, New York
During the pursuit visible in the video, the suspect yells toward the student, "Now I know where you live," before screaming, "Heil f***ing Hitler!" while holding an object appearing to be a knife.
US Senate candidate El-Sayed evades audience request to denounce IRGC, break silence on Iran
"I haven't heard anything from you about the protesters, Abdul," an audience member said. "That silence had a gaping hole in our community and I want to ask if you regret that silence"
Trump expresses optimism on US-Iran deal during UN meeting with British PM Andy Burnham
"I think that a settlement is going to be reached," Trump said after a meeting with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
UN probe finds Iran committed crimes against humanity in crackdown, cites US and Israel for strikes
The mission concluded that the suppression “went beyond a simple continuation of familiar patterns and represented a marked escalation in the use of lethal force and mass arrests.”
