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By Andrew MacAskill and John Irish LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President JD Vance denied on Tuesday disrespecting Britain and France by describing a planned peacekeeping force in Ukraine as 20,000 troops from some “random country that has not fought a war in 30 or 40 years”. Vance’s comments about the planned British- and French-led European peacekeeping force caused politicians and veterans in both countries to say he was dishonouring hundreds […]

CAIRO (Reuters) – The Israeli foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the statement from the Arab summit held in Cairo to discuss Gaza’s reconstruction “failed to address” the realities of the situation following Hamas’ October 7 attack. “Hamas’ brutal terrorist attack, which resulted in thousands of Israeli deaths and hundreds of kidnappings, is not mentioned, nor is there any condemnation of this murderous terrorist entity,” the foreign ministry said. It […]

By Tom Polansek JACKSONVILLE, Illinois (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imports from Mexico carry an outsized risk for farmers in Jacksonville, Illinois, as retaliation by Mexico could prompt corn buyers in that country to turn to rival growers in South America. Mexico, the world’s top corn importer, is a crucial market for U.S. farmers, at a time when grain prices have slumped and costs are rising for […]

Saquon Barkley will become the highest-paid running back in NFL history after his record-setting season helped the Philadelphia Eagles win the Super Bowl. The Eagles are giving Barkley a two-year contract extension worth $41.2 million with $36 million guaranteed, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because the extension hasn’t been announced, said Barkley’s new deal includes […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It is a ritual that takes place every winter — federal and state wildlife managers use remote cameras, scat collection, radio telemetry devices and helicopters to count Mexican gray wolves that are roaming mountain ranges in parts of New Mexico and Arizona. The predators that are captured during the annual survey are weighed and vaccinated, their blood is drawn and their radio collars are checked. It […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — As Florida lawmakers officially kicked off their 2025 legislative session Tuesday, the political aspirations of two of the state’s best-known residents — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump — were driving the conversation amid the pomp and ceremony. As DeSantis approaches the end of his second term as governor, the popular Republican leader has been talking up one potential heir to succeed him: his […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Molly Kelly was stunned to discover in June that someone she knew had used widely available “nudification” technology to create highly realistic and sexually explicit videos and images of her, using family photos that were posted on social media. “My initial shock turned to horror when I learned that the same person targeted about 80, 85 other women, most of whom live in Minnesota, some […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is expected to drop a federal lawsuit pushing for emergency abortions in Idaho, which has a strict ban on the procedure, according to court documents filed Tuesday. The Justice Department outlined its plans to move for dismissal of the lawsuit originally filed by the Biden administration, according to the court papers filed by St. Luke’s Health System, the state’s largest hospital network. Dropping the […]

Celebrating Resilience: 720 Afeka Engineering Graduates Poised To Boost Israel’s Postwar Recovery The graduates began classes during the COVID-19 pandemic and finished during the war in Gaza, with 44% splitting their time between military service and studies, the highest ratio in Israel By Nathan Klabin/The Media Line Last month, Afeka Academic College of Engineering’s largest-ever class held a graduation ceremony at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv. In conversation […]

Construction on Jordan Border Fence To Start Soon, Israeli Defense Minister Says By The Media Line Staff Israel will soon begin construction on a security barrier along its border with Jordan, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced Monday during a visit to the West Bank’s Jordan Valley. Katz said that the barrier, which is intended to prevent weapons smuggling and attacks and to bolster Israeli settlements along the border, is expected […]