The prestigious Kennedy School at Harvard University said on Thursday it has reversed a decision to not award a fellowship to the former head of Human Rights Watch (HRW) after coming under fire earlier this month over the move. The school’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy last year approached Kenneth Roth, who served as […]
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Top US military general for Middle East meets senior Israeli military, defense officials to discuss regional threats
The top US military general for the Middle East met with senior Israeli military and defense officials this week to discuss regional threats, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said Wednesday. Gen. Erik Kurilla met with the new Israeli Defense Forces chief of general staff and the outgoing chief of staff in Tel Aviv to […]
Olympic champion Usain Bolt seeks to recover $12.7M from Jamaica investment firm
Olympic champion Usain Bolt is seeking to recover more than $12.7 million that disappeared from his account with a Jamaican investment firm and is willing to take the case to court if necessary, Bolt’s attorney said. Bolt last week was informed that his account balance at Kingston-based Stocks and Securities Ltd (SSL) had inexplicably dwindled […]
Former BOE Deputy Gov named as first woman president of Columbia University
Columbia University named former Bank of England Deputy Governor and current London School of Economics President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik as its president, marking the first time a woman has been named to lead the renowned American educational institution. Shafik, an economist whose career has focused on public policy and academia, will become the twentieth president […]
POTUS reaffirms US commitment to UAE security
President Joe Biden reaffirmed the US’ commitment to the safety and security of the UAE as the Gulf nation marks one year since the deadly Iran-backed Houthi attack on the country. “Working in close cooperation with my friend President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, the United States will continue to support the UAE as it defends […]
Saudi Crown Prince announces EIF launch to develop sustainable infrastructure for culture, tourism others
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday announced the launch of the Events Investment Fund (EIF) which aims to develop sustainable infrastructure for the culture, tourism, entertainment and sports sectors across the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The newly established fund, which will contribute to the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 aim of creating […]
Ukrainian President expresses gratitude to Germany for ‘new defense decisions’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Germany on Tuesday for “new defense decisions” taken at the start of this year, and said he and Germany’s president had discussed “the necessity of increasing defense support” for Kyiv. “Thank you for the comprehensive assistance … that made our army stronger, for the financial support,” Zelenskyy wrote on the […]
POTUS top White House adviser on Middle East trip to Iran, Jordan
US President Joe Biden’s top White House adviser on the Middle East is in the region as part of a trip to patch up widening rifts between traditional allies of Washington. Brett McGurk, the White House National Security Council’s Middle East policy coordinator, has made stops in Iraq and Jordan over the last 24 hours, […]
Iranian activist details ‘horrific’ prison conditions after temporary release
Iranian activist Leila Hosseinzadeh detailed in a social media post the dire conditions of female prisoners jailed at Adel Abad prison in Shiraz, noting that sedative and anxiety pills are being given to many prisoners. In a Twitter post on Sunday, Hosseinzadeh, who was temporarily released from prison earlier this month, described what was happening […]
Ukrainian soldiers arrive in US to learn usage of Patriot air defense system
Ukrainian soldiers have arrived in the US to learn how to use the Patriot air defense system in hopes of protecting against Russian missile strikes like one that just killed 40 people in the city of Dnipro. The Ukrainian personnel arrived Sunday evening at Fort Sill in the state of Oklahoma for training at the […]
Finance Minister announces extension of Debt Exchange Programme deadline to January 31
Ghana has extended the deadline to register for its domestic debt exchange, this time to Jan. 31, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said on Monday. The crisis-hit nation launched the debt swap plan at the start of December, days before clinching a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $3 billion rescue package. […]
Classified documents: 5 more found at Biden’s home, WH says
The White House revealed Saturday that five additional documents with classified markings were found at President Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware. Lawyers for President Joe Biden found more classified documents at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, than previously known, the White House acknowledged Saturday. White House lawyer Richard Sauber said in a statement that a […]
Tim Cook to take 40% pay cut as Apple adjusts to new recommendation
Apple CEO Tim Cook will take a more than 40% pay cut this year from a year earlier as the company adjusts how it calculates his compensation partly based on a recommendation from Cook himself. Apple Inc. said in a regulatory filing late Thursday that Cook’s target total compensation is $49 million for 2023, with […]
Paterson School District will no longer require students to wear masks inside, says superintendent
Beginning next week, the Paterson School District will no longer require students to wear masks indoors. The district introduced the mask mandate just over a week ago in response to the so-called “tripledemic” of rising cases of COVID-19, RSV, and influenza. Eileen Shafer, the Superintendent of the Paterson School District said that after speaking with […]
Brooklyn family in shock, mourn after 9-year-old following house fire
A Brooklyn family is in shock and mourning after 9-year-old Payton Thompson died after a house fire in Brooklyn on Friday morning. According to fire officials, the flames broke out Friday just before 5:30 a.m. on Howard Avenue. The victim has been identified as 9-year-old Payton Thompson. Her family said that they had been planning […]
Ex-president Trump’s company fined $1.6M for tax fraud
Former President Donald Trump’s company was fined $1.6 million Friday for a scheme in which top executives dodged personal income taxes on lavish job perks — a symbolic, hardly crippling blow for an enterprise boasting billions of dollars in assets. A fine was the only penalty a judge could impose on the Trump Organization after […]
Britain calls execution of British-Iranian national barbaric act, says will not go unpunished
Britain on Saturday called the execution by Iran of British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari a barbaric act and said it would not go unpunished. Earlier, the Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported the execution of the former Iranian deputy defense minister who had been sentenced to death on charges of spying for Britain. “I am appalled […]
US extends temporary deportation protection to Somali citizens
The United States has extended temporary deportation relief to Somali citizens in the US, with President Joe Biden’s administration saying the humanitarian crisis and armed conflict in the African nation have created a situation too dangerous for them to return home. In a statement on Thursday, the US Department of Homeland Security said Temporary Protected […]
Volume of crypto transactions used to fund terrorism, human trafficking
The volume of cryptocurrency transactions funding illegal activities such as terrorism and human trafficking has quadrupled over the last five years to $20 billion, according to a report released on Thursday. Cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, are in theory supposed to be safer because they are conducted using blockchain technology, which creates a record […]
President Biden admits second batch of classified material found in garage, Republicans demand investigation
President Joe Biden admitted Thursday that a second batch of classified material was found in the garage of one of his residences in Delaware after it was revealed this week that similar documents were found at his former office in Washington, DC. The latest revelation has landed Biden in hot water and drawn the frustration […]