International

26 people killed in Mexico gunfight as drug cartel violence continues to rise

MEXICO CITY — Authorities said at least 26 people were killed Wednesday in northern Mexico during a predawn gun battle between warring crime gangs, part of an escalation of deadly violence across the country. In an interview with Milenio television, Chihuahua state prosecutor’s spokesman Felix Gonzalez said the confrontation between armed groups broke out in […]

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International, USA

India, Israel hail diplomatic ‘marriage made in Heaven’ on Modi visit

New Delhi (dpa) – India and Israel have pledged to cooperate in a range of areas including space technology and combatting terrorism as the countries boost relations to a new level during a landmark visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi has held wide-ranging talks with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem during a

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International, Middle East

1,500 Jerusalem homeowners up in arms over secret sale of church land

In Byzantine tale combining religion, politics and real estate, Greek Orthodox Patriarchate sells prime property to private investors By Sue Surkes Bustling Rehavia (Shmuel Bar-Am) Some 1,500 owners of properties in Jerusalem’s wealthiest neighborhoods have discovered that the land on which their homes sit has been sold, in secret, to private real estate companies. They

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Middle East

Tillerson to back up Trump efforts to bolster Eastern Europe against Russia

WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump attempts to bolster Eastern European nations against Russian belligerence while meeting in Europe this week, he is getting added support from his top diplomat. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will accompany Trump on Friday and Saturday in Hamburg, Germany, for a summit of the Group of 20 developed countries,

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International, USA

Amelia Earhart did not die in a Pacific plane crash, a newly revealed photo suggests

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Could a grainy, black-and-white photo, long buried in the National Archives, offer new evidence to solve the Amelia Earhart mystery? The famous Kansas-born aviatrix disappeared on July 2, 1937, while attempting to fly around the world. The most widely held theory is that she crashed into the Pacific Ocean. But now

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International, USA

Some genius made a ridiculous sand-sculpture of Chris Christie’s newly infamous beach moment

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie had a pretty brutal Fourth of July in terms of public relations. New Jersey hadn’t made its budget deadline, and as a result, a few of the beaches in the Garden State were shut down. When Christie was photographed on one of the same beaches that had closed, the criticism

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USA

COP: Abbas inciting murder of Israelis

NEW YORK (Press Release)– Stephen M. Greenberg, Chairman and Malcolm Hoenlien, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (COP) issued the following statement: “We are appalled by widespread media reports that President Abbas and other officials of the Palestinian Authority have recently made statements in Palestinian social and other

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Middle East, USA

Erdogan’s brutal treatment of the Kurds

  By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Tens of thousands have been killed over 40 years of bloodletting between Turkish forces and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), and tragically there seems to be no end in sight. In May 2016, President Erdogan stated that military operations against the PKK will continue until “the very last rebel is killed.”

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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East

Expat allegedly used Craigslist to order hit on her Israeli ex

Oklahoma woman who answered ad for acting gig says suspect called herself a Mossad agent, had detailed plans to kill ‘IS operative’ in Tel Aviv By Times of Israel staff Danielle Layman (right) (courtesy) An Israeli expat living in Oklahoma is accused of attempting to arrange a contract killing of her ex-husband through Craigslist. The

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Middle East, USA