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At least 49 dead, 140 missing in migrant boat sinking off Yemen: UN

Refugees and migrants are increasingly taking the dangerous route despite instability in Yemen and the fallout of the war on Gaza. At least 49 people have been killed and 140 more are missing after a boat carrying refugees and migrants from the Horn of Africa to Yemen sank, according to the United Nations’ International Organization Read More

Nuseirat, anatomy of Israel’s massacre in Gaza

It was hailed as a great success in Israel. A bloody, violent ambush that turned into a massacre of nearly 300 displaced people who were going about their day as best they could. Suddenly, they found themselves “descending into the depths of hell”, Al Jazeera’s Maram Humaid wrote on June 8. An Israeli raid on Read More

NJ reviewing Trump golf courses’ liquor licenses after felony conviction

The New Jersey Attorney General’s Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control is reviewing the liquor licenses at properties owned by former President Donald Trump. The Alcoholic Beverage Control division (ABC) is considering whether Trump’s recent felony conviction violates a clause in the state law that restricts licenses based on criminal history. “ABC is reviewing the impact Read More

Biden student loan handouts get approval from just 3 in 10 Americans

President Biden’s student loan handouts, a campaign priority for the Democrat incumbent, received approval from just 30% of Americans, according to the results of a new national poll released on Tuesday.  Three in 10 U.S. adults say they approve of how Biden has handled the issue of student loan debt, while 4 in 10 disapprove, Read More

DOJ denies collusion with Bragg’s office on Trump prosecution in new letter

The Justice Department is pushing back on allegations that it colluded with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in the prosecution of former President Trump, writing in a letter to the House Judiciary Committee that the claims are “conspiratorial speculation” and “completely baseless.”  Assistant Attorney General Carlos Uriarte sent the letter, which was obtained by Fox Read More

ICC prosecutor seeks evidence of war crimes in Sudan’s Darfur

Karim Khan’s appeal comes after escalating violence in and around el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor has appealed to witnesses to send evidence to aid an urgent investigation opened by his office into allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan’s Darfur region. Sudan has been Read More