As Yom Kippur begins at sundown on Wednesday, synagogues across the country are enhancing safety measures to protect worshippers. What You Need To Know As Yom Kippur begins at sundown on Wednesday, synagogues across the country are enhancing safety measures to protect worshippers According to the Anti-Defamation League, there were 9,354 reported acts of antisemitism…
ISLAMABAD — The Taliban on Sunday freed a U.S. citizen from an Afghan prison, weeks after they said they had reached an agreement with U.S. envoys on a prisoner exchange as part of an effort to normalize relations. What You Need To Know The Taliban have freed a U.S. citizen from an Afghan prison. That’s weeks after they announced…
UNITED NATIONS — Addressing the world’s leaders, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday blamed the United States and Israeli attacks for “dealing a grievous blow” to peace negotiations as Tehran braces for the reinstatement of sanctions in the next week, barring a last-minute diplomatic breakthrough. Hours before his speech, Iran’s rial currency fell to a…
BOGOTA, Colombia — Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Sunday they have confiscated some of the cocaine transported by a speedboat that was destroyed recently by the U.S. Navy, as the Trump administration carries out a controversial anti-narcotics mission in the southern Caribbean. What You Need To Know Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they…
MOSCOW — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Moscow will adhere to nuclear arms limits for one more year under the last remaining nuclear pact with the United States expires that expires in February and urged Washington to follow suit. What You Need To Know Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has announced that Moscow will…
DES MOINES, Iowa — Republicans’ outlook on the direction of the country has soured dramatically, according to a new AP-NORC poll that was conducted shortly after last week’s assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. What You Need To Know A new poll shows Republicans’ outlook on the direction of the country has soured dramatically The…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Taliban released on Friday a British couple held in Afghanistan for more than seven months on undisclosed charges, an official said, likely part of a wider effort to get their government recognized internationally years after taking power. What You Need To Know The Taliban have released a British couple…
WASHINGTON — Wrapping up his trip to the United Kingdom, President Donald Trump on Thursday offered “a little breaking news” and said the U.S. was “trying to get” back Bagram Air Base from Afghanistan because, in part, “it’s an hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons.” What You Need To Know Wrapping up his…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump this week will embark to the United Kingdom to take part in his second state visit — a multi-day event fit with military bands, a carriage ride and the king and queen — that both sides have flaunted as “historic.” What You Need To Know President Donald Trump this week will embark…
ATLANTA — More than 300 South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid at a Georgia battery plant last week headed to Atlanta on Thursday and a flight home. What You Need To Know More than 300 South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid at a Georgia battery plant last week headed to Atlanta…