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Cairo- Thousands of Palestinians blocked roads waiting to return to their homes in northern Gaza on Sunday, expressing frustration after Israel accused Hamas of violating a ceasefire agreement and refusing to open crossing points. A day after the second exchange of Israeli hostages held in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, the holdup…
Los Angeles – Rain began falling across parched Southern California on Saturday, a boon for firefighters battling several wildfires. But heavy rain on the burnt hills could bring the threat of new problems like toxic ash flow. Los Angeles County crews spent much of the week removing vegetation, shoring up slopes and strengthening roads in…
Washington— The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment released Saturday, pointing the finger at China, while also acknowledging that The spy agency has “low confidence” in its findings. The finding is not the result of any new intelligence, and the report was…
Washington— President Donald Trump used his executive authority on Friday to reinstate America’s participation in two international anti-abortion agreements, including one that would cut off US family planning funding to foreign organizations if they provide abortions. Or promote. Trump reinstated the Mexico City policy, which opponents call the “global gag rule” because they say it…
Oakland, California – From his home in Northern California, Nick Russell, a former ranch manager, is monitoring the Los Angeles-area fires. He knows that about 600 kilometers south, people in Los Angeles are relying on his team’s live neighborhood-by-neighborhood updates on fire outbreaks, smoke direction, surface wind predictions and evacuation routes. Russell is vice president…
Washington – U.S. immigration agents rounded up undocumented immigrants as well as American citizens Thursday in a Newark, New Jersey, raid that the city’s mayor said included a military veteran and detailed human rights violations. The raid in New Jersey’s most populous city, in the past criticized by Mayor Ras Baraka for his “sanctuary” policies…
New Delhi- Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has said that New Delhi is ready to return undocumented Indians to the United States. His comments came after a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, during which one of the issues discussed was illegal immigration. Saying that New Delhi strongly opposes illegal migration,…
Southern California firefighters have made some progress in containing two major wildfires, while forecasters said weather conditions in the coming days could provide a reprieve from the days of dry air and high winds that have plagued the region. . The reprieve will give firefighters a crucial window to battle the Palisades fire on the…
US President Joe Biden warned about the dangers in centralization of power and wealth in his farewell speech from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening. The speech covered his decades-long political career and the four-year term bookended by Donald Trump, who is due to be inaugurated for a second time in a few days. White…
Havana – Cuba began releasing some prisoners on Wednesday as part of talks with the Vatican, a day after President Joe Biden’s administration announced its intention to lift the US designation of the island nation as a state sponsor of terrorism. Gave. More than a dozen people who were convicted of various crimes — and…
