Harvard faces lawsuits over theft of body parts by ex-morgue manager
Harvard University can be sued by families alleging it mishandled the bodies of loved ones donated to its medical school and whose parts were then sold on the black market ...
Illinois sues to block Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Chicago
Illinois filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to block US President Donald Trump from deploying hundreds of federalized National Guard troops into the streets of Chicago.
The Democratic-led state and ...
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Trump secures Netanyahu’s agreement to Gaza deal but Hamas support in question
President Donald Trump secured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s backing on Monday for a U.S.-sponsored peace proposal to end a nearly two-year-old war in Gaza, but questions ...
How the West lost America
For some time, I have been trying to understand how the West managed to lose its key champion: the United States. By “the West,” I mean the group of countries ...
US intends to cancel $13 billion in funds for green energy
The US Department of Energy intends to cancel more than $13 billion in funds that the Biden administration had pledged to subsidize wind, solar, batteries and electric vehicles, it said on ...
US opposes Russia’s entry into UN aviation group governing council
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the US opposes Russia’s bid to gain election to a UN aviation group 36-state governing council.
Russia is urging aviation leaders at the International ...
Federal Reserve Governor to argue for rate cut view, says he got no input from Trump
New U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran, on leave at the central bank from the Trump administration, on Friday defended himself as an independent policymaker after dissenting in favor ...
Jimmy Kimmel suspension puts Disney back in hotseat as writers hold protest
Film and TV writers held a free-speech demonstration in New York on Friday to protest Disney’s suspension of talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel and President Donald Trump’s efforts to ...
US has talked with Gulf states about post-war Gaza administration, envoy says
The United States has held talks with Gulf Arab states about the possibility that they could administer Gaza once the war is over, U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee told Reuters ...
Trump’s economic policies may have number of long-term effects
In a recent article, we discussed the short-term effects of President Trump’s economic policies on global equity and bond markets. Today, we will try to analyse the long-term effects, ...
Florida plans to end all state vaccine mandates, including for schools
Florida plans to end all state vaccine mandates, including for children to attend schools, the state’s surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, announced on Wednesday, likening the requirements to “slavery.”
The ...
US to bar Palestinians from UN assembly as allies pledge statehood
The US said on Friday it would bar entry to some Palestinian officials seeking to attend next month’s UN General Assembly in New York, after several US allies pledged ...
Trump-appointed judge rebukes DOJ for ‘calamitous’ lawsuit against Maryland judges
A federal judge on Tuesday threw out an unusual lawsuit the Trump administration filed against every federal judge in Maryland over an order slowing down efforts to swiftly deport people ...
USS Mitscher arrives in Cyprus
The United States navy’s guided missile destroyer the USS Mitscher arrived in Cyprus on Monday, the American embassy in Nicosia announced.
The ship is one of the US’ fleet ...
Cyprus-based shipping company sanctioned by US over Iran links
A Cyprus-based shipping company by the name of “GMCG Ltd” was designated as “blocked property” by the United States’ government as part of the country’s latest round of sanctions ...
US calls UN Israel two-state solution conference a ‘publicity stunt’
The United States on Monday rejected as a “publicity stunt” a United Nations conference that brought dozens of ministers together to work toward a two-state solution between Israel and the ...
Epstein files fight leads US House Republicans to start summer break a day early
The top Republican in the US House of Representatives said on Tuesday he would send lawmakers home a day early for a five-week summer recess to avoid a political fight ...
US appeals court will not lift limits on Associated Press access to White House
A US appeals court on Tuesday declined to lift restrictions imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration on White House access by Associated Press journalists after the news organization declined ...
Trump’s tariff war is just foreplay
With demolishing the independence of the Federal Reserve in his sights, Trump’s almost complete dominance of the governance of the United States will be complete
Trump’s campaign against ...
US revokes visa for Britain’s Bob Vylan punk-rap duo over ‘antisemitic chants’ at Glastonbury
The United States has revoked visas for members of Britain’s Bob Vylan punk-rap duo after they led chants during their set at the Glastonbury music festival in England over ...
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Europeans try to coax Iran back to diplomacy as Trump considers strikes
Israel and Iran’s air war entered a second week on Friday and European officials sought to draw Tehran back to the negotiating table after President Donald Trump said any ...
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US ‘may ask UK to station refuelling aircraft at British Cyprus base’
The United States may ask the United Kingdom for permission to station refuelling aircraft at the British base in Akrotiri if it enters the conflict between Iran and Israel, according ...
Europe may have to choose between the US and China
The dilemma that Europe (and this includes the UK) would have to choose between the world’s two largest economic giants would have seemed preposterous a few months ago. Until ...
US team in Cyprus to assess visa waver measures
A team of experts from the US will visit Cyprus this week as part of ongoing efforts to include residents of the island in the Visa Waver Program (VWP), the ...