With its mission up for renewal, the U.N. force is under pressure to disband even as Israeli airstrikes continue along one of the world’s most volatile borders. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/world/europe/lebanon-israel-un-unifil-peacekeeping.html Author : Euan Ward and Diego Ibarra Sanchez Publish date : 2025-08-25 18:54:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Tulsi Gabbard undermines U.S. security with moves tantamount to politicized intelligence firings. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/08/25/tulsi-gabbard-intelligence-security/ Author : Max Boot Publish date : 2025-08-25 15:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The first case of a travel-associated human screwworm infection has been detected in Maryland.Andrew Nixon, spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services, confirmed to Fox News Digital that the patient had recently returned from a trip to El Salvador, a country affected by a screwworm outbreak.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) worked in conjunction with the Maryland Department of Health to investigate the case.FIVE DEATHS REPORTED AMID BACTERIAL INFECTION OUTBREAK IN MAJOR CITYThe CDC confirmed the diagnosis on Aug. 4 after experts reviewed larvae images."The risk to public health in the United States from this introduction is very
The Chinese Consulate in Manhattan has mobilized community groups to defeat candidates who don’t fall in line with the authoritarian state. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/nyregion/china-consulate-new-york-elections.html Author : Michael Forsythe, Jay Root, Bianca Pallaro and David A. Fahrenthold Publish date : 2025-08-25 16:28:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Videos coming from the White House and the public offer split-screen narratives in the weeks since President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the city. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/24/videos-trump-dc-crackdown-public/ Author : Brittany Shammas, Ellie Silverman, Joy Sung Publish date : 2025-08-25 16:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Arrests under President Donald Trump’s federal crime crackdown in Washington, D.C., have blown past 1,000 as the nation’s capital marked its 12th consecutive day without a homicide, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced Monday.Pirro said that on Sunday alone there were 86 arrests and 10 illegal guns seized, bringing the totals to 1,007 arrests and 111 guns taken off the streets."What does that mean? They can't be used to shoot people, to kill people," Pirro said Monday on "Fox & Friends," referring to the weapons seizures. "And on top of all of that, we've got a government now where the people
A reassessment of the iconic species has “some dramatic implications for how we view giraffe conservation across Africa,” a new study concludes. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/science/giraffes-conservation-dna.html Author : Carl Zimmer Publish date : 2025-08-25 13:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Read more Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/08/24/nfl-preseason-week-three-shedeur-sanders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_homepage Author : Publish date : 2025-08-25 13:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee is again standing firm against President Donald Trump’s demand that Senate tradition be changed to ram through his district court and U.S. attorney nominees.Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, came under fire from Trump again late Sunday night over the Senate’s "blue slips," a longstanding practice in the upper chamber that the president wants to be done away with.A blue slip effectively gives Senate Republicans and Democrats the ability to veto district court and U.S. attorney nominees in their home states.TRUMP TELLS GRASSLEY TO TELL DEMOCRATS 'GO TO HELL' OVER BLOCKED JUDICIAL
More than 2,200 troops were deployed in Washington as of Sunday, a Guard spokesman said. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/us/politics/national-guard-weapons-guns-dc.html Author : Bernard Mokam and Helene Cooper Publish date : 2025-08-25 11:18:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Inside the three-year, $7 million project to keep water out of the 1930s home designed by the legendary architect and built atop a waterfall. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2025/08/25/fallingwater-renovation-project-leaking/ Author : Ashley Stimpson Publish date : 2025-08-25 09:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Stand-up comedian Marc Maron said on Sunday that he "always had a problem" with "Real Time" host Bill Maher’s tone and believed he has a "desperate chasing of relevance" issue.The "WTF" podcaster sat with "Pod Save America" co-host Jon Lovett, where he was asked about his opinion on the HBO host among other comics."I can't do it," Maron responded. "I always had a problem with his tone."Maron said that he had previously appeared on Maher’s "Real Time" show as well as his "Politically Incorrect" show for ABC a few times in the past. Despite his experience with Maher, Maron claimed
Videos taken by visitors to the isolated country provide a rare glimpse of how it’s mimicking the consumerism of the outside world. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/world/asia/north-korea-foreign-tourism.html Author : Jiawei Wang and Choe Sang-Hun Publish date : 2025-08-25 04:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Despite initial opposition to wind farms, Palm Springs now embraces its wind turbines, which have become a popular tourist attraction. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/08/24/palm-springs-wind-turbines-tourism/ Author : Anusha Mathur Publish date : 2025-08-24 11:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
President Donald Trump on Sunday blasted the Senate’s "blue slip" tradition, calling it an unconstitutional affront to his appointment power and alleging that his rights have "been completely taken away from me in States that have just one Democrat United States Senator."The president is referring to his ability to nominate judges and U.S. Attorneys, accusing the custom of essentially giving Democrats veto power over his nominees.U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley is defending the century-old process, saying he views it as a norm worth preserving for balance and state input.GRASSLEY REBUKES TRUMP'S PRESSURE TO 'HAVE THE COURAGE' TO SPEED UP NOMINATIONSBlue slips
President Trump floated the idea after the former governor of New Jersey, a onetime ally, criticized his use of the Justice Department. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/us/politics/trump-chris-christie-bridgegate.html Author : Mike Ives Publish date : 2025-08-25 06:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Chicago’s leaders sharply criticized Pentagon proposals that The Washington Post reported could deploy thousands of troops there. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/08/24/chicago-national-guard-deployment/ Author : Praveena Somasundaram, Mariana Alfaro Publish date : 2025-08-24 19:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
President Trump went on a late-night attack against NBC and ABC News on Sunday, deriding them for what, in his view, was "biased" coverage and said he would be in favor of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revoking their licenses. The Republican president said the news outlets had given him negative coverage on "97%" of stories. It wasn’t clear from where Trump was citing the "97%" figure. A study released earlier this year by the conservative media watchdog group, Media Research Center (MRC), found that coverage of the president’s first 100 days in office was "92% negative." "IF THAT IS THE CASE," Trump
There’s a new generation of fans for the singer known as Thompson, who uses the salute and nationalist rhetoric to cast himself as a guardian of Croatian heritage. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/world/europe/croatia-marko-perkovic-thompson-fascism.html Author : Joe Orovic Publish date : 2025-08-24 18:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Major questions remain over what both sides might accept after Trump held successive talks with Putin and Zelensky. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/19/russia-ukraine-peace-deal-trump-putin-zelensky/ Author : Sammy Westfall, Mary Ilyushina Publish date : 2025-08-24 19:09:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Russian officials said Ukrainian drones ignited an overnight fire at a nuclear plant in Russia’s Kursk region.The strikes coincided with Ukraine’s 34th Independence Day, marking its 1991 break from the Soviet Union.Russia said the strikes hit several power facilities. The plant fire was quickly extinguished. A transformer was damaged, but radiation levels remained normal, and no injuries were reported.The U.N. nuclear watchdog said it was aware of media reports of a transformer fire "due to military activity," but had not independently confirmed them.RUSSIAN DRONE CRASHES IN POLISH FIELD AS WARSAW PROTESTS AIRSPACE VIOLATION AND PLANS FORMAL COMPLAINTDirector General Rafael Mariano
China Evergrande, set to be delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Monday, leaves behind a giant pile of debt and a long line of desperate creditors. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/business/china-evergrande-delisted.html Author : Alexandra Stevenson Publish date : 2025-08-25 01:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Vice President JD Vance contends that the United States has “seen some significant concessions from both sides” in the war between Ukraine and Russia. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/24/ukraine-vance-trump-russia-peace-talks/ Author : Mariana Alfaro Publish date : 2025-08-24 17:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Vice President JD Vance pushed back on NBC’s "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker’s question on Sunday about Texas Republicans redrawing the congressional map for their state, arguing that they are attempting to level the playing field.The question came after the Texas Senate passed a new GOP-favored congressional map on Friday which made five districts more Republican-friendly ahead of the 2026 midterm elections."So they expanded the map for Republicans in their state," Welker began. "If President Trump's agenda is so popular, why do Republicans need to add additional seats to the map?"GOV. GREG ABBOTT THREATENS TO REDISTRICT 8 SEATS FOR
Also, the U.S. Open gets going. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/briefing/ukraine-donbas-russia-south-korea-trump.html Author : Daniel E. Slotnik Publish date : 2025-08-24 21:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.