International
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600 Killed and More Than 2,000 Missing Following Devastating Floods in Nepal
Al-Taj News – An avalanche on Wednesday sent a massive torrent of rocks, ice, mud and debris surging through mountain river networks in the Himalayas, causing widespread flooding that killed more than 600 people in Nepal and China’s Tibet region, while more than 2,000 people remain missing. Nepalese Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal told Reuters that his country needs foreign assistance…
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European Union and 14 Countries Renew Support for UNRWA
Al-Taj News – The European Union, along with Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, expressed their support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). “We, the members of UNRWA’s Advisory Commission, strongly condemn the illegal entry into the Agency’s training center in Qalandia…
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Trump Declares the Strait of Hormuz Part of U.S. Territories as Tehran Sets Conditions for Reopening the Strait
Al-Taj News – U.S. President Donald Trump posted a map of U.S. territories on the Truth Social platform, adding the Strait of Hormuz to it, while Tehran announced that it is preparing a list of conditions for reopening the strait in response to a request from mediators. On his account on the Truth Social platform, Trump added the word “New”…
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“Trump Is No Longer Interested” .. Washington Closes the Door on Returning to the Memorandum of Understanding with Iran
Al-Taj News – The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. President Donald Trump has settled on continuing the policy of economic pressure on Iran and is now prepared to wait to see whether it will bear fruit, at a time when mediators’ efforts to bring Washington and Tehran back to the negotiating table are faltering. The newspaper quoted informed sources…
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Trump Refuses to Reveal His Position on Potential Sanctions Against Chinese Banks
Al-Taj News – U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is not obligated to announce whether the U.S. administration will impose sanctions on Chinese banks that do business with Iran. Trump told reporters at the White House: “Who said I won’t?” He added: “You don’t know anything about that, and I’m not obligated to announce everything, right?” U.S. Treasury…
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Toronto mayor calls tariff fight “unnecessary,” says “we feel like we’re being bullied”
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow told CBS News that the escalating tariff fight between the U.S. and Canada is “a lose-lose situation” and “really unnecessary,” arguing the trade dispute threatens jobs in Canada and could increase prices for Americans. Canada’s tit-for-tat tariffs of up to 50% on $20 billion worth of American goods announced Tuesday are a dollar-for-dollar retaliation against the…
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Dolly Parton offered to try experimental drugs to help others if there was “no hope” in her cancer battle, sister says
Dolly Parton’s sister, Stella Parton, said the country music icon offered to try experimental drugs if there was “no hope” in her cancer battle, in an effort to help others. “What the world saw is exactly who she was, so much so, she told me recently that if there was no hope for her, she would still allow her medical…
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Marine One’s warning calls before mishap went unheard by Reagan air traffic controllers, NTSB says
Air traffic controllers in Washington and the pilots of President Trump’s helicopter met to discuss communication issues one week before a jet was allowed to take off just as Marine One left the White House, federal investigators said Thursday. Controllers reported not receiving the standard three-minute warning call ahead of Marine One flights and both sides agreed to an alternative…
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Feds consider criminal charges against ICE officer accused in January shooting of Venezuelan immigrant in Minnesota
Federal prosecutors are considering bringing criminal charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who is accused of shooting a Venezuelan immigrant in the leg during the Trump administration’s federal immigration surge in Minnesota in January, according to multiple sources familiar with the deliberations. The officer, Christian Castro, was charged in May by local prosecutors in Minnesota, and faces four…
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe, during secretive trip, warned Russia not to attack NATO
The purpose of CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow this week was to warn Russia not to attack NATO member states, according to multiple people familiar with the matter, amid U.S. intelligence assessments that Russia could try to test NATO. Ratcliffe also brought up Iran, warning of additional sanctions if the Strait of Hormuz does not reopen to shipping…
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