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...Biden on Tuesday spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and “affirmed that the United States fully supports the defence of US partners facing terrorist threats, whether from state or non-state...
...Nasser hospital, the largest medical facility in southern Gaza, was the site of an Israel Defense Forces raid in February, which Israeli officials said at the time was part of the search for hostages captured...
...of the United States didn’t know about it, I think it . . . was a dereliction of duty,” Pence added while on a visit to Tel Aviv....
...The kingdom shares a border with the Jewish state and is the custodian of the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, which necessitates regular co-operation with Israeli authorities....
...State department spokesman Matthew Miller said Katz’s claim was “inaccurate in every respect”. He added that Hamas had prepared its response before the UN vote, not after it....
...The US state department said it was “extremely troubled” by the claims and had “temporarily paused additional funding for UNRWA while we review these allegations and the steps the United Nations is taking...
...“This is a binding legal obligation [and] an important reminder that no state is above the law,” said Riyad al-Maliki, the Palestinian foreign minister....
...The United States will consider all appropriate responses in full co-ordination with its international allies and partners.”...
...Blinken will travel to Israel later this week, the state department said....
...Syrian state television also reported that Israel had struck the country’s two main airports, in the capital Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo....
...The state department said that 29 US citizens had died, while 15 were unaccounted for....
...But the . . . what would Joe Nye used to call the soft power of the United States? That’s the way the United States would influence global affairs, right?...
...In an apparent reference to the US’s prosecution of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, he added: “After 9/11, we were enraged in the United States....
...“In the Isis doctrine, Russia is as bad as the US, China and Iran,” said Asfandyar Mir, a senior fellow at the United States Institute for Peace....
...this week, according to a senior state department official....
...said in a recording released to Al Jazeera....
...On Monday, after the Israel Defense Forces surrounded al-Shifa, Gaza’s largest medical facility, Biden was categorical in demanding that “hospitals must be protected”....
...Department of Economic Development....
...Highlights include Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Love Letter (on shuffle), set to the music of James Blake; and Play Time, with a free-jazz score by Solange Knowles....
...The US justice department, along with Washington DC and the states of New York and Massachusetts, has sued to block JetBlue’s proposed $3.8bn takeover of Spirit Economic data: US consumer confidence is...
...When he wrote on his website, “I believe in the United States of America. I believe in a strong national defence....
...Sheikh Jassim’s father, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, is one of the tiny Gulf state’s richest men....
...“We hope that this investigation by the United States will be truly independent, credible, and thorough, following the evidence where it leads, up and down the chain of command,” the family said in a statement...
...On Monday, the state department said that after reviewing Israeli and Palestinian investigations into the shooting, the US Security Co-ordinator had concluded that “gunfire from IDF [Israel Defense Forces...
...The US Department of Defense said it “appreciates the diligence of Mandiant in identifying this disinformation campaign, and will continue to work with our partners to provide accurate information related...
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