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July 10, 2024

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Senior US official overseeing military aid to Israel and Ukraine resigns

A senior State Department official in charge of US security assistance and arms sales is stepping down this month, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced on Tuesday, without specifying why she was leaving. “Assistant Secretary for Civil-Military Affairs Jessica Lewis will step down this month after nearly three years of distinguished service to the Department,” Blinken said in a statement. “During her three years in the department, the Office of Civil and Military Affairs provided $51.4 billion in U.S. security assistance to Ukraine, increased aid to Israel after the October 7 attacks, gave Taiwan billions of dollars in military equipment

June 30, 2024

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Senior Democrats rally behind Biden, ruling out replacement in race

WASHINGTON: Top Democrats on Sunday ruled out replacing US President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee after a weak debate performance and urged party members to focus on the consequences of a second Donald Trump presidency. After days of fighting over Biden’s poor night on stage, Democratic leaders strongly rejected calls for their party to choose a younger presidential candidate for the Nov. 5 election. Biden, 81, meanwhile, mingled with family members at the presidential retreat at Camp David on Sunday, with his political future likely up for debate. But the drumbeat of calls for Biden to step down continued,

June 25, 2024

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International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for senior Russian officials for war crimes

THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s former defense minister, and top Russian general Valery Gerasimov on Tuesday for alleged crimes committed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Shoigu was removed as defense minister last month and appointed Secretary of Russia’s powerful Security Council, in the most significant changes made by Russian President Vladimir Putin to his military command since the start of the war in 2022. The Hague-based court said Shoigu and Gerasimov are suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity for carrying out attacks on civilians and political objects in Ukraine. The

June 21, 2024

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Senior US State Department expert on Israel-Palestine issues resigns

WASHINGTON: A top State Department expert on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a skeptic of President Joe Biden’s handling of Israel’s war in the besieged Gaza Strip has resigned, according to a report released Friday. Andrew Miller, the deputy assistant secretary of state for Israeli-Palestinian affairs, has been a critic of President Joe Biden’s “bear hug” approach to Israel during the war and is described by people who know him as a staunch supporter of Palestinian rights and of the state. , the Washington Post reported. Miller told his colleagues that he is leaving his post because he was rarely able

May 21, 2024

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Iran launches investigation into helicopter crash that killed Raisi, senior officials

A view of the wreckage of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter at the crash site on a mountain in Varzaghan region, northwestern Iran, on May 20, 2024. —Wana/Reuters Iran decides to hold presidential elections on June 28. The head of Iran’s armed forces is an investigative team. The incident investigation report will be made public. TEHRAN: Iran has launched an investigation into the helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other senior officials. The Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, Lt. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, has set up an investigative committee headed by Brigadier General

April 27, 2024

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Senior FBR officers made OSD after PM Shehbaz’s criticism

A policeman walks past the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) office building in Islamabad, Pakistan, on August 29, 2018. — Reuters Top FBR officials have been placed in the management team. Prime Minister Sehbaz terms piece, trace agreement fraud. FBR rank and file unhappy with move. ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reshuffled top officials in a major shake-up and made them Officers on Special Duty (OSD) after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s criticism of the tax collector for its failure to implement the tracking and monitoring system has been released in 2019, The News reported on Friday. OSD

February 26, 2024

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UK Muslim body condemns Islamophobic attacks by senior ruling Conservative leaders

Body writes to party after Tory whip Lee Anderson claimed Sadiq Khan is controlled by ‘Islamists’ and extremists A person holds the Holy Quran and a protest sign that says ‘unite against Islamophobia’ during a demonstration in this undated picture. — Reuters LONDON: The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) wrote to ruling Conservative Party chairman Richard Holden on Monday after a week of inflammatory and Islamophobic remarks by senior party figures, fueling hatred of Islam and Muslims. The MCB wrote to the ruling party after Tory MP Lee Anderson claimed London Mayor Sadiq Khan was controlled by “Islamists” and extremists.

December 26, 2023

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Israeli airstrike kills senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards

BEIRUT: An Israeli airstrike outside the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday killed a senior adviser to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, three security sources and Iran’s state media said. The sources told Reuters that the adviser, known as Sayyed Razi Mousavi, was responsible for coordinating the military alliance between Syria and Iran. “I will not comment on foreign reports, these or others in the Middle East,” IDF spokesman Vice Admiral Daniel Hagari said in response to a reporter’s question at an overnight news conference. “The Israeli military obviously has a job to protect Israel’s security interests.” Iran’s state television interrupted its regular

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