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US Plans $2.8bn Arms Deal To Supply Israel With 40,000 Powerful Bombs
The United States is preparing a $2.8bn (€2.42bn) weapons package for Israel that would include about 40,000 heavy aircraft bombs,...
Vance Explains Why Trump Administration Is Reforming H-1B Visa Programme
US Vice President JD Vance has defended the Trump administration’s changes to the H-1B visa programme, arguing that the system...
Houthis Claim Downing Saudi Fighter Jet As Riyadh Reports Drone Near Mecca
The Iran-backed Houthi group in Yemen has claimed responsibility for shooting down a Saudi fighter jet, while Saudi Arabia accused...
US Faces Ammunition Shortfall After $22.3bn Spent On Iran War
The United States is facing shortages in its strategic ammunition stockpiles after spending billions of dollars on munitions during its...
Trump Presses Ahead With Election Control Push Despite Supreme Court Blow
President Donald Trump’s attempt to tighten federal control over the US electoral process has suffered a major setback after the...
US Acknowledges Space Weapons Deployment For First Time
The United States military has confirmed that it has deployed weapons in orbit, a rare public acknowledgement that analysts fear...
British Crown Branded on Enslaved Africans, New Research Finds
Enslaved African people were branded with an identifying mark that included an emblem of the British Crown, according to new...
UK Pubs Get Go-Ahead for Biometric Age Checks in Digital ID Shift
Younger drinkers in England and Wales will be able to prove their age with a digital ID starting this week,...
Trump Jr. Wedding Partially Funded by Russian Oligarch, Couple Confirms
Donald Trump Jr.'s new wife, Bettina, is confirming that her May wedding weekend celebration was partially funded by a man...
Nine EU Countries Delay EES Border Checks as Airports Struggle
Nine EU countries, including France, are delaying the introduction of fingerprinting for non-EU citizens as they plead for more time...
Ex-CIA Director Brennan Subpoenaed in Trump ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Probe
Former CIA Director John Brennan has been subpoenaed to testify next month before a Florida grand jury as part of...
Zimbabwe Facilitates Return Of 250 Foreign Nationals From South Africa
The Zimbabwean Government says it has facilitated the return of more than 200 foreign nationals who had gathered at the...
Israel Accused Of Targeting Living Conditions Of Palestinians In West Bank
Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem has accused Israel of systematically undermining the conditions that allow Palestinians to maintain collective life...
Supreme Court Keeps Existing Mail Ballot System Ahead Of US Midterms
The US Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to expand the role of the US Postal Service in...
Repeal of Power Plant Emissions Rules Shifts U.S. Energy Policy
The Environmental Protection Agency has moved forward with an important policy shift through the repeal of power plant emissions rules,...
