Defense secretary leaves hospital after surgery complications
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III was released from the hospital Monday, after spending two weeks there to treat complications from surgery for prostate…
5 of 6 pro-Palestinian activists accused in London Stock Exchange plot released
Metropolitan Police officers guard the London Stock Exchange during a protest in 2011. Palestine Action claimed Monday that journalist Max Parry “infiltrated” the organization under…
Top Biden ally signals openness to backing conditions on Israel military aid – POLITICO
DAVOS, Switzerland — Senator Chris Coons is open to imposing conditions on future military aid to Israel, a sign that pressure is growing on U.S.…
German farmers converge on Berlin to protest higher taxes
Farmers and their tractors converged on Berlin from every corner of Germany to join a giant protest demanding a rethink of plans to tax them…
Poll: California could be Trump’s ace in nomination fight; he’s way ahead
No matter the results of the Iowa caucus on Monday night, new polling suggests that Republicans vying for the presidential nomination face the equivalent of…
At least one killed, 17 wounded in alleged car-ramming attacks in Israel | News
Police say two suspects from Hebron arrested after attacks in Raanana near Tel Aviv. At least one person has been killed and 17 wounded in…
‘Third place is not good’: DeSantis supporters brace for Iowa vote
One DeSantis fundraiser, who was granted anonymity to relay private conversations, said they didn’t see how DeSantis could “pull it together.” “It went wrong early…
Google Doodle celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 95th birthday
Monday's Google Doodle celebrates the 95th birthday of the late civil-rights advocate, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Source link
Column: Biden wants his team to look competent. Austin made it look chaotic
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s belated disclosure that Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III was hospitalized twice without informing President Biden touched off a controversy that isn’t…
Alex de Minaur treating pressure as a blessing and not a curse as Australian Open quest begins
Alex de Minaur is not feeling the weight of public expectation after kicking off his first Australian Open campaign as a top-10 player.Key points:De Minaur…
Opinion | Martin Luther King Jr. Was a Radical
Instead of celebrating that kind of “good trouble” radicalism on MLK Day, far too often Dr. King’s legacy is reduced to platitudes, or worse, weaponized…
Nicaragua releases Bishop Rolando Alvarez, 18 detained clergy
Bishop Rolando Alvarez was among 19 arbitrarily detained Catholics to be released by Nicaragua over the weekend. Photo by Ramirez 22 nic/Wikimedia Commons Jan. 15…
Small state Iowa has outsize role in picking the president
ANKENY, Iowa — In sub-zero temperatures, Iowans will gather Monday in churches, high school gyms and community centers to select the GOP presidential candidate they want…
Port Moresby residents lose everything in riots blamed on dire economic situation and youth with poor prospects
Sifting through the rubble of her store in Port Moresby's south, Behori Joku is still in a complete state of shock."[We've] lost everything that we…
This is the real reason for the Obama-Biden camp divide
“The big issue I have is Biden never had an organization before. He didn’t have much in the Dem primary. Then the general was during…
Nauru severs diplomatic ties with Taiwan
Outgoing Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speaks to a rally of supporters after the victory of Vice President Lai Ching-te in elections held on Saturday. On…
Christina Pushaw, Ron DeSantis’ Enforcer on X, and the Years that Shaped Her
“I didn’t get any sense she was in the Young Republicans,” her boss after college, Glenn Crawford, said. Now a divorce mediator, back then Crawford…
Potential threat to Cocos Keeling Islands as tropical low forecast to develop into cyclone
The Bureau of Meteorology says a slow moving tropical low in the Indian Ocean could develop into a cyclone on Tuesday with tracking suggesting it…
Vivek Ramaswamy’s Wobbly Last Stand
“I think that the government hasn’t told us the truth, the entirety of what happened on Jan. 6, and I think we deserve to know,”…
US presidential race begins with the Iowa caucuses | Politics
NewsFeedThe US presidential race for 2024 officially kicks off with the Iowa caucuses on Monday. Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett takes a look at what’s in…