The special counsel had asked that the names of about two dozen government witnesses be redacted from a public version of a court filing to protect against potential threats or harassment. Granting a request by federal prosecutors, the judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s classified documents case ordered his lawyers on Tuesday to redact…
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Trump says he wouldn’t sign abortion ban if elected as a republican
Former US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would not sign a federal abortion ban if one reached his desk were he to be elected in November. It’s Trump’s firmest response to date on a national abortion ban. He has simultaneously claimed credit for appointing the Supreme Court justices who helped overturn Roe v. Wade while…
Israel cancels Washington visit after US allows UN Gaza ceasefire resolution to pass.
Conflicts between the United States and Israel were exposed on Monday when Washington stood aside and allowed the UN Security Council to pass a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The US decision to abstain on the vote prompted Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel a scheduled trip to the US by two…
UN passes a first resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza as US abstains.
The UN Security Council has called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza, after the US did not veto the measure in a shift from its previous position. It also demanded the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. It is the first time the council has called for a ceasefire since the war began in…
After decades of secrecy, the ‘Ghost Army’ is honored for saving U.S. lives in WWII
Nearly 80 years after World War Two, members of secretive US units have been honoured for the clever ruses they used to save tens of thousands of lives. Known as the “Ghost Army”, the group used inflatable vehicles and Hollywood-level special effects to fool the Germans about Allied war plans. President Joe Biden signed a…
US identifies Alabama soldier killed in WW2.
The US says it has identified the remains of an Alabama-born soldier nearly 80 years after he was killed fighting in Germany. The 26-year-old soldier, private first class Noah C Reeves, was killed by German forces near the town of Vossenack on 6 December 1944. Unidentified remains found in the area in 1948 and interred…
Biden warns Netanyahu against invading Rafah.
The United States has issued its strongest public warning yet to Israel against invading the crowded city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, saying that such a ground operation would deepen the humanitarian crisis in the besieged enclave. US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Monday that, while President Joe Biden remains committed to the goal of…
Niger junta announces end to military relationship with United States.
Niger’s junta has ended a military agreement that allowed US personnel to be deployed in the country. Saturday’s announcement came in the week that a delegation from Washington had been in Niamey for talks with the country’s military leadership. The US used its base in Niger to monitor regional jihadist activity. This latest announcement by…
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