IDF says warning system not triggered by incoming missile, a day after two projectiles were launched from the Strip By Times of Israel staff Israeli children run to a bomb shelter during a Color Red alarm warning of incoming rockets from the Gaza Strip, January 8, 2009. (Anna Kaplan/ Flash90) Rocket sirens sounded Sunday in […]
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Middle EastPresident Donald Trump’s youngest son Barron Trump made his first visit to the White House on Friday since his father’s swearing-in ceremony in January. He was accompanied by his parents before the family flew to the president’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida for the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. The 10-year-old was photographed walking on the lawn
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USAPresident Trump “either doesn’t know or doesn’t care” what his health care bill will do to his most ardent supporters, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Sunday. “He really doesn’t know what he’s talking about. It’s most unfortunate,” she told CBS’s “Face the Nation.” Mrs. Pelosi, California Democrat, said the Republican bill pushed by House
Turkey has accused Germany of supporting a US based cleric it blames for last year’s coup. President Erdogan’s spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said doubts raised by Germany’s spy agency, the BND, that Fethullah Gulen was behind the failed uprising were proof of Berlin’s support Ankara also said on Sunday that Turkish ministers could plan another rally
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International, Middle EastFirefighter Dan Estrada is being hailed as a hero after he took a leisurely stroll into the woods only to emerge with a beloved blind family dog – who had been missing for eight days – slung over his shoulders. 12-year-old Sage the dog had been reported missing from his family home in San Lorenzo
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The World We Share, USABerlin (dpa) – Germany’s defence minister on Sunday criticized as “incorrect” US President Donald Trump’s assertion that Berlin owes “vast sums of money” to NATO and Washington. Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said that “there is no debt account at NATO.” She said Germany aimed to reach the benchmark 2 per cent of gross
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International, USAUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday spoke out against U.S. President Donald Trump”s plan to cut some U.S. funding for the world body. “Abrupt funding cuts can force the adoption of ad hoc measures that will undermine the impact of longer-term reform efforts,” Guterres”s spokesman Stephane Dujarric warned, according to Reuters. “The Secretary-General fully subscribes
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International, USAFormer presidential candidate Hillary Clinton hinted Friday that she is ready to re-enter public life. Clinton said, “I am ready to come out of the woods,” at the end of a St. Patrick’s Day speech in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in a reference to her viral photograph while hiking in the woods near her home in Chappaqua,
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USAOne projectile explodes near city of Asheklon causing no casualties or damage, while another apparently falls in Palestinian territory By Times of Israel staff Illustrative: A photo taken from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border shows rockets being fired by Palestinian terrorists from the Gaza Strip into Israel, August 20, 2014. (Albert Sadikov/Flash90) Rocket
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Middle EastTurkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Europe of starting a new battle between Islam and Christianity following a ruling permitting employers to ban headscarves. Prompted by the case of a Muslim receptionist fired for wearing a headscarf to work in Belgium, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Tuesday that bans on the wearing
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International, Middle EastMarine One is not just another weather chopper South Floridians will start seeing. The president’s helicopter, can cruise at 150 mph to get the commander in chief to safety. It flies so smoothly, it’s quiet enough inside to talk in a normal tone of voice. Marine One could make regular appearances in South Florida now
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USAAYUTTHAYA, Thailand, March 18, 2017 – The name of the ancient Thai city Ayutthaya doesn’t easily roll off the tongue when when mentioning it in a discussion of world travel destinations. On the other hand, Burma, now known as Myanmar, is opening its doors to the world after years of isolation. And Ayutthaya was important
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International, Travel and FoodPresident Donald Trump — who criticized politicians in September for “wasting” taxpayer money — is on track to spend more on travel costs in his first year as president than President Barack Obama did during his entire eight-year tenure in the White House. Costs of travel for President Barack Obama vs. President Donald Trump Photo:
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USAGaza – The Palestinian Hamas movement wants to usher in a new political era to overcome the regional challenges that began affecting it when its exiled leadership left Damascus in 2011. Hamas, which has run the Gaza Strip since June 2007, has in the past years been in a state of political and economic deadlock.
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