Month: January 2020

In the wake of the recent anti-Semitic shooting in Jersey City, N.J. and the machete attack at the home of a rabbi in Monsey, N.Y., news of anti-Semitism in the tri-state area has begun to pierce the mainstream-media bubble. But tensions have existed for decades in the Jewish enclaves that surround New York City. Grafton…

From Cosmopolitan The royal family rumour mill is well and truly in overdrive right now, following Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s announcement that the couple want to “step back” from their roles as “senior members” of the royal family. But, says one royal expert, were the signs that the couple wanted out there all along?…

A newly emerged video appears to show the moment Prince Harry pitched Meghan Markle’s ability to do voice-overs to Disney’s CEO — a job the Duchess of Sussex has reportedly accepted. Over the weekend, The Times reported Meghan has signed a deal with Disney to do a voice-over in return for a donation to Elephants…

The United States Senate is preparing to receive impeachment articles from the House and there are reverberations around the Capitol about what this “clearly” means to each party. Handing over the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate has been argued as a “coup” for Republicans and a failure for Democrats. Speaker Pelosi could not refrain…

The director of Human Rights Watch was barred from entering Hong Kong to present a key report, because of what China called his organisation’s role in supporting the months-long protests in the city. Kenneth Roth posted a video on Twitter from Hong Kong’s international airport late on Sunday, saying he was being put back on…

(Bloomberg) — The executive director of campaign group Human Rights Watch said Sunday that he was prevented from entering Hong Kong, where he intended to release a report critical of the Chinese government. Kenneth Roth said in a video posted on Twitter that he had planned to hold a news conference Wednesday to release the…

China’s island outposts in the China Seas could prove to be difficult targets during wartime. American military planners shouldn’t assume otherwise, warned Gregory Poling, a fellow with the Southeast Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. “Couldn’t the United States easily neutralize these remote outposts in a conflict, negating…

NEW YORK (AP) — A former U.S. Treasury Department senior adviser pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy for leaking confidential banking reports related to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe. Natalie Edwards, 41, of Quinton, Virginia, entered the plea in Manhattan federal court, where U.S. District Judge Gregory H. Woods set sentencing for June 9. Although…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waged one of his signature political and diplomatic battles against the 2015 Iranian nuclear agreement. The losing effort contributed to his alienation from former President Barack Obama, who brokered the deal. President Donald Trump, who has been warmly embraced by Mr. Netanyahu, ran for office in part on criticism of…

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Severe winter weather has claimed more lives as avalanches triggered by heavy snowfall killed 55 people in Pakistan-administered Kashmir while 15 died in neighboring Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday. The latest deaths raise the two countries’ overall death toll from the severe weather to 126 since Sunday. The disputed Himalayan region of…