Monday, December 23

Tag: USA

Joe Biden says US won’t supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally
9May By AdminsNo Comments

Joe Biden says US won’t supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally

US President Joe Biden has said he won't supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah – the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza – over concern for the well-being of the more than 1 million civilians sheltering there. Biden, in an interview with CNN, said the US was still committed to Israel's defence and would supply Iron Dome rocket interceptors and other defensive arms, but that if Israel goes into Rafah, “we’re not going to supply the weapons and artillery shells used". The US has historically provided enormous amounts of military aid to Israel. That has only accelerated in the aftermath of Hamas’ October 7 attack that killed some 1200 people in Israel and led to about 250 being taken captive by militants. Biden's comme...
Read More
Judge holds Trump in contempt, fines him $13,900 and raises threat of jail in hush money trial
2May By AdminsNo Comments

Judge holds Trump in contempt, fines him $13,900 and raises threat of jail in hush money trial

Former United States president Donald Trump has been held in contempt of court and fined US$9000 ($13,864) for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money case. If he does it again, the judge warned on Tuesday, he could be jailed. Prosecutors had alleged 10 violations, but New York Judge Juan M Merchan found there were nine. The ruling was a stinging rebuke for the Republican former president, who had insisted he was exercising his free speech rights. Merchan wrote that Trump "is hereby warned that the Court will not tolerate continued wilful violations of its lawful orders and that if necessary and appropriate under the circumstances, it will impose an inc...
Read More
US President Joe Biden signs $146.5 billion war aid measure with assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
25Apr By AdminsNo Comments

US President Joe Biden signs $146.5 billion war aid measure with assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

US President Joe Biden signed into law on Wednesday a $US95 billion ($146.5 billion) war aid measure that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and that also has a provision that would force social media site TikTok to be sold or be banned in the US. The announcement marks an end to the long, painful battle with Republicans in Congress over urgently needed assistance for Ukraine. "We rose to the moment, we came together, and we got it done," Biden said at White House event to announce the signing. "Now we need to move fast, and we are." US President Joe Biden speaks before signing a $95 billion Ukraine aid package that also includes support for Israel, Taiwan, and other allies, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Washin...
Read More
Judge declines to delay Trump’s New York hush money trial over complaints of pretrial publicity
13Apr By AdminsNo Comments

Judge declines to delay Trump’s New York hush money trial over complaints of pretrial publicity

The judge in Donald Trump's hush money criminal case turned down the former president’s request to postpone his trial because of publicity about the case. It's the latest in a string of delay denials that Trump has gotten from various courts this week as he fights to stave off the trial's start on Monday with jury selection. Among other things, Trump's lawyers had argued that the jury pool was deluged with what the defense saw as “exceptionally prejudicial” news coverage of the case. The defense maintained that was a reason to hold off the case indefinitely. Judge Juan M. Merchan said that idea was “not tenable.” Trump “appears to take the position that his situation and this case are unique and that the pre-trial publicity will never subside. However, this view...
Read More
UK court orders delay to extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to US on espionage charges
27Mar By AdminsNo Comments

UK court orders delay to extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to US on espionage charges

A British court has ruled that Julian Assange can't immediately be extradited to the US on espionage charges, in a partial victory for the WikiLeaks founder. Two High Court judges said they would grant the Australian a new appeal unless US authorities give further assurances about what will happen to him. The ruling means the legal saga, which has dragged on for more than a decade, will continue. The case has been adjourned until May 20. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. (AP) Judges Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson said that if no assurances are filed by the US, they will grant Assange permission to appeal extradition on grounds including breach of freedom of expression, and because he might receive the death penalty. "If assurances are not given then we...
Read More
Six missing workers ‘presumed dead’ and search cancelled after Baltimore bridge disaster
27Mar By AdminsNo Comments

Six missing workers ‘presumed dead’ and search cancelled after Baltimore bridge disaster

All six workers missing in the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore are now presumed dead, with the search for them called off. The collapse occurred after a massive container ship lost power early Tuesday and crashed into the bridge, sending people and vehicles into the frigid river, officials said. Two people were pulled from the ensuing wreckage alive. A day later a body was found and the search continued for six more. They are now all presumed dead. A boat moves past a container ship as it rests against wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, as seen from Pasadena, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Those six were believed to be part of a construction crew repairing potholes on the bridge remain unaccounted f...
Read More
On Cloud Sneakers | Lucchese Outlet | Oboz Canada | Freebird Boots | Born Shoes | Carolina Boots | Topo Shoes | Whites Boots | Crispi Boots | Dingo Boots | Barefoot Shoes Canada | LaCrosse Boots | Cuadra Boots | Lems Shoes | Anderson Bean Boots | Mizuno Shoes | Wesco Boots | Scarpa Boots | Brahmin Bags | Bueno Shoes | Hobo Handbags | HELM Boots | Dryshod Boots | HOKA Shoes | Beis Canada | Marc Jacobs Outlet | Keen Schuhe | Tecovas Outlet | Florsheim Boots | Vasque Boots | Ferrini Boots |