Iran: Israeli embassies ‘no longer safe’ after Syria strike

VOA — TEHRAN — An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader warned Sunday that Israeli embassies are “no longer safe” after a strike in Syria which Tehran blamed on Israel killed seven Revolutionary... Read more »

Six months on, how close is Israel to eliminating Hamas?

BBC — It has been nearly six months since Hamas fighters broke through from Gaza into Israel on 7 October, killing about 1,200 people and taking hundreds hostage. In response, Israel vowed... Read more »

Earthquake centered near New York City rattles the Northeast

VOA — NEW YORK — An earthquake shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, with residents reporting they felt rumbling across the Northeast.... Read more »

McDonald’s to buy back Israeli restaurants after boycotts

VOA — McDonald’s will buy back all of its Israeli restaurants after sales suffered from a boycott of the brand over its perceived support for Israel. The fast food giant was criticised... Read more »

Does Donald Trump have presidential immunity?

VOA — NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments this month about presidential immunity and whether former President Donald Trump can be tried on charges that he conspired to... Read more »

Iran calls for UN Security Council meeting after Israeli airstrike destroys Iranian consulate in Syria

VOA — Iran says it will seek revenge for an Israeli airstrike that destroyed the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, and killed at least seven members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,... Read more »

Iran accuses Israel of killing generals in Syria strike

BBC — Iran's Revolutionary Guards say seven officers have been killed in an Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate building in Syria's capital, Damascus. Read more »

New $20 minimum wage for California fast food workers starts Monday

VOA — LIVERMORE, CALIF. — Most fast food workers in California will be paid at least $20 an hour beginning Monday when a new law is scheduled to kick in giving more... Read more »

New US Inflation Data ‘Along the Lines’ of What Fed Wants, Powell Says

VOA — The latest U.S. inflation data are “along the lines of what we would like to see,” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday in comments that appeared to keep the... Read more »

Growing Number of Americans End Up in Russian Jails — Prospects for Their Release Are Unclear

VOA — A journalist on a reporting trip in a Ural Mountains city. A corporate security executive traveling to Moscow for a wedding. A dual national returning to her hometown in Tatarstan... Read more »