International

Brazilian Senate committee votes that Rousseff should stand trial

A Senate impeachment committee has voted to put suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on trial for her alleged manipulation of the government budget to increase public spending. 14 out of 21 members voted in favour of trying the suspended politician, after a report on Tuesday found that she had violated the constitution in breaking budget […]

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International

Istanbul court issues arrest warrant for US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen

A court in Istanbul has issued an arrest warrant for US-based Turkish cleric Fetullah Gulen. Ankara claims he masterminded the July 15 coup attempt. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to cut off financial resources and businesses linked to the cleric. Erdogan accuses Gulen of harnessing his network of schools, charities and businesses to

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Middle East, USA

Ministry warns: Hamas NGO scandal deeper than imagined

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director Dore Gold condemned the NGO World Vision’s transfer of funds to Hamas. In a published statement, Gold expressed his horror that “one of the largest charitable and humanitarian aid organizations in the world” gave “approximately $7.2 million to the military wing of Hamas…mainly to strengthen its terrorist arm.” That adds

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Middle East

Meghan Daum: Why Trump can’t tell the difference between a Twitter war and a presidential campaign

It is a truth universally (if often silently) acknowledged that if you want more Twitter followers you should get into Twitter feuds. This holds especially true for mid- or low-level celebrities, many of whom know that if their follower numbers are falling off, if they’re no longer trending, all they need to do is pick

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USA

Meet Ari Fleisher

Although Ari Fleischer recently said Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump was blatantly ignoring the advice provided by experienced members of the Republican Party, he may be someone the Donald should start listening to. The former White House press secretary has had quite the successful run in Washington, D.C., and if Trump plans to take the

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USA

Deputy Hezbollah leader: ISIS will increase attacks in Europe

The deputy leader of the Hezbollah terrorist group stressed on Wednesday that Hezbollah, Iran and Russia would stand by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad “until the end”, Reuters reports. Speaking to the news agency, Sheikh Naim Qassem, who is the deputy of Hassan Nasrallah, said the sacrifices of Hezbollah prevented the ultra-hardline jihadists of Islamic State

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International, Middle East

Donald Trump Insists All Is Well Despite Rumored Splits

Donald Trump has insisted all is well with his campaign despite claims that his fellow Republicans are planning an “intervention.” Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus is reportedly among a handful of high-profile Republicans considering whether to confront Trump about his approach to his presidential campaign and attempt to stop him doing any more damage.

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USA

Half a year after brutal axe attack, Tzvika Cohen goes home

After he was brutally attacked by an axe-wielding Arab terrorist, doctors predicted Tzvika Cohen might never recover. Comatose for three weeks and suffering severe injuries across his body, the staff at Hadassah Ein Kerem in Jerusalem initially struggled just to keep Cohen alive. But this week, Cohen beat the odds, receiving a green-light to return

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Middle East

Iran seizes Western hostages, yet wants cooperation

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Let’s not waste time. At the direction of President Obama, the United States of America gave $400 million to Iran – it was Iran’s money, after all, Obama said. In an unrelated move, Iran released four American hostages: a newspaper reporter, a former Marine, a Christian pastor, and a

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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA

Positively Israel ~ August 5, 2016

Funny But True By Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — Many readers say that they are amused by some of the articles in my positive weekly Israel newsletter featuring Israeli innovations, discoveries and humanitarian activities. Here are a few recent examples. Israel’s Amit Goffer invented the ReWalk exoskeleton that enables paraplegics to walk upright. Unfortunately, Amit

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

China sentences human-rights lawyer to 7 years for subversion

BEIJING — A prominent Chinese lawyer who had taken on sensitive, high-profile cases involving activists and victims of a tainted infant formula scandal was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison on charges of subversion. Zhou Shifeng, a human-rights lawyer and director of the Beijing Fengrui Law firm, was arrested in July 2015 in a

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