Today: October 18, 2024
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The US says Egypt's human rights picture hasn't improved, but it's withholding less aid regardless

The Biden administration will withhold less military aid from Egypt over its human rights abuses this year

The US says Egypt's human rights picture hasn't improved, but it's withholding less aid regardless
Crime|News|US|World

A 9/11 defendant is ruled unfit for trial after a medical panel finds torture left him psychotic

A military judge at Guantanamo Bay has ruled one of the 9/11 defendants too mentally ill to stand trial

A 9/11 defendant is ruled unfit for trial after a medical panel finds torture left him psychotic
Crime|News|US|World

A panel finds torture made a 9/11 defendant psychotic. A judge will rule whether he can stand trial

A military medical panel has concluded that one of the five 9/11 defendants held at Guantanamo Bay has been rendered delusional and psychotic by the torture he underwent years ago while in CIA custody

A panel finds torture made a 9/11 defendant psychotic. A judge will rule whether he can stand trial
MidEast|News|World

UN food agency pauses its aid work at US pier in Gaza over security concerns, in latest setback

The director of the U.N. World Food Program says the program has “paused” its distribution of humanitarian aid from an American-built pier off Gaza out of concern for the safety of its workers

UN food agency pauses its aid work at US pier in Gaza over security concerns, in latest setback
MidEast|News|World

The US is making its biggest push yet to get Israel and Hamas to halt fighting. Is it succeeding?

The Biden administration is keeping up its biggest push of the eight-month-old war in Gaza to get Israel and Hamas into a cease-fire

The US is making its biggest push yet to get Israel and Hamas to halt fighting. Is it succeeding?
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

The Biden administration says Israel hasn't crossed a red line on Rafah. This could be why

The Biden administration has gone to lengths to avoid any suggestion that Israeli forces have crossed a red line set by President Joe Biden in the deepening offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah

The Biden administration says Israel hasn't crossed a red line on Rafah. This could be why
MidEast|News|US|World

More aid getting from US pier to people in Gaza, officials say, after troubled launch

U.S. officials say a six--day-old U.S. pier project in Gaza is starting to get more aid to Palestinians in need but conditions are challenging

More aid getting from US pier to people in Gaza, officials say, after troubled launch
Health|News|World

First aid from US pier in Gaza has reached starving Palestinians, the UN says

The U.N. World Food Program says it's handed out in Gaza the first small amounts of aid that arrived from a U.S.-built pier in the territory

First aid from US pier in Gaza has reached starving Palestinians, the UN says
News|World

What to know about how much the aid from a US pier project will help Gaza

A U.S.-built pier is in place to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea, but no one will know if the new route will work until a steady stream of deliveries begins reaching starving Palestinians

What to know about how much the aid from a US pier project will help Gaza
News|Political|US|World

State Department removes Cuba from short list of countries deemed uncooperative on counterterrorism

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has removed Cuba from the State Department's short list of countries deemed as not cooperating as much as they could in counterterrorism efforts

State Department removes Cuba from short list of countries deemed uncooperative on counterterrorism
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Has Israel followed the law in its war in Gaza? The US is due to render a first-of-its-kind verdict

The Biden administration is due to deliver a first-of-its-kind verdict on whether Israel's conduct of its war in Gaza complies with international and U.S. laws

Has Israel followed the law in its war in Gaza? The US is due to render a first-of-its-kind verdict
MidEast|News|World

World Central Kitchen workers killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza will be honored at memorial

A memorial at the National Cathedral in Washington will honor seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza earlier this month

World Central Kitchen workers killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza will be honored at memorial
News|US|World

Another ex-State Department official alleges Israeli military gets 'special treatment' on abuses

A former senior U.S. official who until recently helped oversee human-rights compliance by foreign militaries receiving American military assistance says he repeatedly observed Israel receiving “special treatment” from U.S. officials when it came to scrutiny of allegations of military abuses of Palestinian civilians

Another ex-State Department official alleges Israeli military gets 'special treatment' on abuses
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

The US is expected to block aid to an Israeli military unit. What is Leahy law that it would cite?

Israel expects its top ally, the United States, to announce that it’s blocking military aid to an Israeli army unit over gross human rights abuses in the Israeli-occupied West Bank before the war in Gaza began six months ago

The US is expected to block aid to an Israeli military unit. What is Leahy law that it would cite?
MidEast|News|World

Israel and Iran's apparent strikes and counterstrikes give new insights into both militaries

This month’s unprecedented direct attacks between Iran and Israel are revealing deeper insights into both militaries

Israel and Iran's apparent strikes and counterstrikes give new insights into both militaries
Europe|News|World

‘Duty to warn’ guided US advance warning of the Moscow attack. Adversaries don’t always listen

A little-known U.S. intelligence principle called the “duty to warn” came into play ahead of the deadly attack on Moscow’s outskirts

‘Duty to warn’ guided US advance warning of the Moscow attack. Adversaries don’t always listen
MidEast|News|US

Middle East conflicts revive clash between the president and Congress over war powers

A major deadline under the half-century-old War Powers Resolution came this week for President Joe Biden to obtain Congress’ approval to keep waging his military campaign against Yemen’s Houthis

Middle East conflicts revive clash between the president and Congress over war powers
News|Political|US|World

Senators warily allow F-16 sale to Turkey as part of NATO expansion agreement. 'A deal's a deal'

U.S. senators have declined to block the sale of F-16s to Turkey

Senators warily allow F-16 sale to Turkey as part of NATO expansion agreement. 'A deal's a deal'
News|Political|US

House Intelligence Committee chair warns of a serious national security threat

The head of the House Intelligence Committee says he has information about a serious national security threat and urges the administration to declassify the information so the U.S. and its allies can openly discuss how to respond

House Intelligence Committee chair warns of a serious national security threat
MidEast|News|US|World

Biden order attaches human rights conditions to US military aid, easing Democratic rift over Israel

A new directive by President Joe Biden is appearing to ease a split among Democrats over his military support for Israel’s war in Gaza

Biden order attaches human rights conditions to US military aid, easing Democratic rift over Israel
News|World

Family says two American brothers, 18 and 20, detained in Israeli raid in Gaza

The family of two American brothers trapped in Gaza says Israeli forces have detained the two U.S. citizens in a raid on their home

Family says two American brothers, 18 and 20, detained in Israeli raid in Gaza
Asia|News|US|World

Senators approve an Asia veteran as No. 2 diplomat, underscoring US efforts to keep focus on China

U.S. senators have confirmed a veteran of U.S.-Asian engagement and security as the State Department’s second-ranking diplomat

Senators approve an Asia veteran as No. 2 diplomat, underscoring US efforts to keep focus on China
Asia|Crime|News|Opinion|World

Guantanamo panel recommends 23-year sentences for 2 in connection with 2002 Bali attacks

A military panel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has recommended 23 years in detention for two Malaysian men in connection with a deadly 2002 bombings in Bali

Guantanamo panel recommends 23-year sentences for 2 in connection with 2002 Bali attacks
Asia|Crime|News|US|World

Families of those killed in the 2002 Bali bombings testify at hearing for Guantanamo detainees

Relatives of some of the more than 200 people killed in 2002 bombings on the resort island of Bali are testifying at a sentencing hearing at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba

Families of those killed in the 2002 Bali bombings testify at hearing for Guantanamo detainees
Economy|News|US|World

The US failed to track more than $1 billion in military gear given Ukraine, Pentagon watchdog says

Shortfalls in monitoring by American officials mean the U.S. cannot account for more than $1 billion in weapons and military equipment provided to Ukraine to fight invading Russian forces

The US failed to track more than $1 billion in military gear given Ukraine, Pentagon watchdog says

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