More than a month after first announcing Israel’s intended offensive in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has authorized plans for the incursion to take place, a spokesperson from the Prime Minister’s office confirmed on Friday. Though an exact time frame for the operation was not specified, it is said to … Read more
President Biden on Friday authorized U.S. military airdrops of humanitarian aid to Gaza, reflecting his growing frustration with Israel’s military operations, the dire situation of more than 2 million Palestinians under siege inside the enclave and the failure of the United States and its negotiating partners to forge a deal between Israel and Hamas to … Read more
A vial labelled “Novavax V COVID-19 Vaccine” is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized Novavax’s updated Covid vaccine for emergency use in people ages 12 and up, putting the shot on track to roll out weeks after new jabs from Pfizer … Read more
Comment on this storyComment The U.N. Security Council on Monday authorized the deployment of a Kenya-led multinational security mission to Haiti to help police beat back the armed gangs that have taken control of large swaths of the crisis-wracked Caribbean nation. The resolution, which was written by the United States and Ecuador, came a year … Read more