Turkish media have broadcast a video of a man they say is the suspected gunman who killed 39 people during a New Year’s attack on an Istanbul nightclub. The video appears to be from a cell phone the man is carrying as he walks around Istanbul’s Taksim square. He spends much of the time looking […]
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International, Middle EastFormer prime minister Manuel Valls and Vincent Peillon, an MEP and former education minister, unveiled their respective presidential platforms Tuesday as they gear up to compete with five other left-wing contenders in France’s April-May elections. The fellow Socialist Party politicians agreed on the need to revive the European Union, but diverged on the national budget
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InternationalWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has insisted that the Russian government was not the source for the hacked emails that have been cited as a major influence on November’s presidential election. Both the CIA and the FBI have concluded that Russia was responsible for the email hacks in part to help Donald Trump become president. President
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International, USAWASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Robert Lighthizer, a former Reagan administration official and longtime international trade attorney, to be his U.S. trade representative. The Cabinet-level post will be especially important under Trump, who pledged during his campaign to strike trade deals that are more advantageous for the U.S. “Lighthizer is going to
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International, USAA large fire has burnt out a neighbourhood in the Chilean city of Valparaiso, destroying at least 100 homes and forcing the evacuation of about 400 people. Both sides of life can be shocking sometime #Valparaiso pic.twitter.com/X57ygFhixZ— Esteban Beltramin (@beltramin_e) January 3, 2017 Another 500 homes are at risk. Firefighters from nearly 50 city and
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InternationalPresident-elect Donald Trump blasted House Republicans Tuesday for attempting to weaken their own independent ethics watchdog, saying they have a lot of bigger things to focus on. “With all that Congress has to work on, do they really have to make the weakening of the Independent Ethics Watchdog, as unfair as it ….. may be,
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USAJewish Home leader Bennett announces plans to annex Ma’aleh Adumim (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett announced Monday that his party is planning to draft a bill to annex the Jerusalem suburb of Ma’aleh Adumim. The community is located east of Jerusalem, beyond the 1967 lines. Bennett’s announcement coincided with a Knesset
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Middle EastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — In the waning days of December, in its “great wisdom,” the UN Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 2334. Yes, the US abstained, but that is the equivalent of “yes,” because the US Ambassador declined to veto what may be President Obama’s final assault on Prime Minister Netanyahu and
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Middle East, Steve KramerBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM — Once a year Israel’s classical ballet comany puts on a performance of a traditional ballet. This is intended mainly for the entertainment of children during the Chanukah/Christmas holiday season. For me, however, this is a golden opportunity to enjoy a very special aesthetic and artistic treat. When I was growing
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastLOS ANGELES — Matt Boermeester missed two field-goal attempts. He did not miss a third. The USC kicker lined up from 46 yards and split the uprights as time expired and the ninth-ranked Trojans defeated fifth-ranked Penn State, 52-49, to win the 103rd Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Safety Leon McQuay II intercepted a pass by
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Sports & Competitions, USAWASHINGTON — A Republican-controlled Congress opens Tuesday with the most sweeping conservative agenda in decades, providing Donald Trump ample room to gut the Affordable Care Act, slash corporate tax rates and undo Obama-era environmental regulations. The House is almost certain to re-elect Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., as its first order of business, dispensing with
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USAIn the wake of Secretary of State John Kerry”s speech last week, in which he claimed that Israel”s presence in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem is an “obstacle to peace”, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee visited the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem in order to send Kerry a message that Israel is, indeed, both a Jewish
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Middle East, USAAttorney General Avichai Mandelblit on Monday evening released a statement with regards to the questioning of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. The statement was released shortly after Netanyahu”s questioning by investigators from the National Fraud Unit concluded after three hours. In the statement, Mandelblit officially declared that the probe against Netanyahu has turned into an official
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Middle EastA drone with a video camera which crashed in a wooded area on Mount Hevron revealed a European Union (EU) espionage operation intended to spy on and gather intelligence about Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. The footage from the drone was retrieved after it crashed in view of residents of the town of Ma’on
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