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Child shot by Israeli forces during West Bank raid into Jenin-area town

Child shot by Israeli forces during West Bank raid into Jenin-area town A thirteen-year-old Palestinian child was injured by Israeli forces' live fire on Sunday during a military raid into the town of Zababdeh, south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reported, citing the Palestine Red Crescent Soc…

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Blanche Won't Rule Out Prosecuting Democrats Who Plan To Investigate Trump Officials

Blanche Won't Rule Out Prosecuting Democrats Who Plan To Investigate Trump Officials Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday declined to rule out prosecuting Democratic lawmakers who have vowed to investigate Trump administration officials. His comments came a day after President Trump ordered the Justice Department…

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Puka Nacua passes Jerry Rice, Randy Moss in NFL record books after bonkers blowup game vs. Commanders

It was the Puka Nacua show for the Rams Sunday. The Rams earned their fifth win of the season against the Commanders to improve to 5-4 in the season. Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua runs the ball during the second half of an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders in Landover, Md.,...

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US launches task force to disrupt land transit routes into Iran

US launches task force to disrupt land transit routes into Iran US President Donald Trump said Sunday that a new task force is now in “in full force and effect” in Iran. "Task Force Iron Gate is in full force and effect in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Coupled with history’s greatest Naval Blockade, very little gets…

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Attack on Iraq gas complex disrupts supply to region’s power plants, authorities say

An Emirati-owned gas complex in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region was attacked on Sunday, disrupting the gas supply to the region’s power plants, local Kurdish authorities said. “At 11pm, the Khor Mor gas field came under a terrorist attack,” the regional natural resources and electricity authorities said in a stat…

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Man charged with murder over fatal stabbing of HungryPanda delivery rider in Melbourne

Footscray man charged over death of 47-year-old Feng Jianming in the CBD on Friday nightGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has been charged with murder after a delivery rider was stabbed to death while working, leaving his family bereft and a city in mourning.On Friday night, HungryPand…

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California voters say they can’t afford to live here. Yet we keep voting to make life more expensive

Voters rejected the “billionaire tax” in California — but approved a variety of other taxes, especially at the local level. It was a remarkable result in an election in which voters constantly said that the cost of living was the top concern. California politicians complain about “affordability,” then make the state…

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How Dong Mingzhu, China’s manufacturing ‘iron lady’, is maintaining her cool in the AI era

Dong Mingzhu chairs Gree Electric Appliances, a home-appliance giant based in southern China’s Guangdong province. Having worked her way up from a frontline sales job, she is one of China’s best-known figures in manufacturing. As a deputy to the National People’s Congress, she has long advocated for manufacturing in…

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Pentagon's 'Iron Gate' Operation: Washington Moves To Choke Off Iran's Overland Military Trade

Pentagon's 'Iron Gate' Operation: Washington Moves To Choke Off Iran's Overland Military Trade Despite the Iran war being very obviously deeply unpopular with the American public, Washington is seeking to tighten the noose on Tehran, particularly on the economic front.This weekend saw the Pentagon unveil details of …

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