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Baldwin, Colleagues Demand Trump’s Va Drop Near Total Abortion Ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a group of her colleagues in demanding the Trump Administration’s Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rescind their dangerous new proposed rule to reinstate a near-total ban on abortions...

Ten Years of Migration Crisis: The Fracture that Changed Europe
On September 5, 2015, after Angela Merkel uttered the now infamous words “Wir schaffen das” (“We can do it”) on August 31st, Germany’s borders were effectively opened to hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers waiting in Austria and Hungary. With...

Bahrain Club, Petrojet emerge Arab Club TT champions
MUSCAT: Bahrain Club defeated Egypt’s ENPPI 3-1 to clinch the men’s team title in the 2025 Arab Club Table Tennis Championships in Muscat on Thursday night. Egypt’s Petrojet claimed the women’s team title following their crucial victory over...

Navigating New York City’s Mayoral Election
Rafael Mangual, John Ketcham, Isabella Redjai, and Kerry Soropoulos take a look at the high-stakes dynamics of the New York City mayoral race. From candidate strategies and the influence of social media to the surprising role of game theory in...

Pentagon Official: Trump Boat Strike Was a Criminal Attack on Civilians
The lethal strike on a boat in the Caribbean on Tuesday was a criminal attack on civilians, according to a high-ranking Pentagon official who spoke to the Intercept on the condition of anonymity. The Trump administration paved the way for the...

Beyond tolerance: re-centering religious freedom on the individual
I recently participated in an online webinar on religious freedom, peacebuilding, and civil society in the Middle East and North Africa. Webinar participants came from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Sudan, representing both Muslim and Christian...

The U.S. Rejects the Palestinian Victimhood Narrative
(Sept. 2, 2025 / JNS) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio invited the scorn of the world with his announcement last week that Washington was barring officials from the Palestinian Authority from entering the country to attend the meeting this...

Centuries of Jewish Literary Creativity Celebrated at the Grolier
Other manuscripts in the exhibition also reflect the richness of Jewish culture in France from the 13th to the 18th centuries. A special highlight will be the medieval Mahzor Vitry (1204) which is the earliest surviving record of the emerging...

U.S. Sen. Baldwin, Colleagues: Demand Trump’s VA drop near total abortion ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a group of her colleagues in demanding the Trump Administration’s Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rescind their dangerous new proposed rule to reinstate a near-total ban on abortions...

Why The US Navy Shot Down A Passenger Jet
On July 3, 1988, during the waning days of the Iran-Iraq war, the U.S. Navy cruiser Vincennes was patrolling the Persian Gulf to protect shipping when it fired on an Iranian aircraft. As immediately became clear, the plane that the Vincennes had...

Bengaluru to host global meet on 1500th birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad
New Delhi Bengaluru, Karnataka is histing a historic moment. The Joint Milad Committee has announced an unprecedented and grand international Milad-un-Nabi conference to mark the 1500th birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad. This conference is an...

Trump’s Great Game
Trump’s seemingly respectful attitude towards the war criminal Putin caused bewilderment in many. The most fantastic assumptions were made, but without any evidence. In some delusional heads, explanations were born, such as that Trump was...
Headed to the FBI, Missouri's Andrew Bailey opposed abortion, backed Trump
Andrew Bailey as he took office as Missouri state attorney general in January, 2023. Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio hide caption toggle caption Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio In under three years, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey...

Holocaust Museum opens Experience360 downtown with hologram stories of genocide — including a Rwandan survivor’s story
Illinois Holocaust Museum CEO Bernard Cherkasov thinks it’s more important than ever to keep educating the public about the Holocaust. So when the Skokie-based museum planned renovations, it was only natural for the institution to open a temporary...

TMS International Names New VP & Chief Compliance Officer
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TMS International Corporation proudly announces the appointment of Spencer C. Bassett as its new Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer. In this role, Mr. Bassett (pictured), will provide strategic...

Georgia Governor Sending 300 National Guard Troops to DC amid Trump’s Crackdown
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp said Friday he’s deploying more than 300 Georgia National Guard troops to Washington to aid President Donald Trump’s federal intervention in the nation’s capital amid a widening debate over the use of the military for...

Awqaf names winners of Sheikh Ali Bin Abdullah Al-Thani Endowment Prize, Moroccan researcher triumphs
QNA Doha The Department of Islamic Research and Studies at the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs on Tuesday announced the names of the winners of the Sheikh Ali Bin Abdullah Al Thani Endowment Prize. Moroccan researcher Ismail bin...

South Sudan’s Democratic Mirage
In December 2024 South Sudan was scheduled to hold elections for the first time. They would have finally given its citizens a chance to pass judgment on the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A), which had fought a twenty-two-year-long...

Emotional Farewell to Cemal Sangu by Greenwich University
Iqbal Jamil KARACHI: Greenwich University warmly bid farewell to H.E. Dr. Cemal Sangu, in a distinguished reception held on its campus in Karachi. The event marked a heartfelt celebration of his academic and diplomatic journey with the university...

As Europe rearms at triple speed, head to Paris for peace
It’s a simple choice: either a militarised Europe or a Europe committed to peace. Activists are preparing an international peace conference in Paris just as the Financial Times reports that European arms manufactures are expanding at triple the...