[ad_1] The killing on Tuesday night of a senior Hamas leader marked the biggest hit to the group’s top leadership in years, taking out a key player who was responsible…
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Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Border Patrol to Cut Texas Razor Wire
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 2, 2024 6:07 pm ET WASHINGTON—The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court Tuesday to reinstate federal authority over the international boundary between Mexico and Texas, after state…
Maersk Pauses Transit Through Red Sea Until Further Notice After Attack on Ship
[ad_1] Danish shipping giant A.P. Moeller-Maersk said it will pause all transit through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden until further notice following the attack on its vessel Maersk…
U.S. Prosecutors Can Charge Foreign Officials With Bribery Under New Provision
[ad_1] U.S. authorities can now prosecute foreign officials who demand or accept bribes from Americans trying to secure business, new legal firepower granted in the recently signed annual defense legislation. For…
Israel’s Highest Court Strikes Down Controversial Law to Curb Its Power
[ad_1] By Carrie Keller-Lynn and Anat Peled Updated Jan. 1, 2024 1:36 pm ET TEL AVIV—Israel’s highest court has struck down a controversial judicial overhaul law enacted last year by…
China’s Xi Is Resurrecting Mao’s ‘Continuous Revolution’ With a Twist
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 1, 2024 12:08 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Chinese rulers have long used campaigns against corruption to sideline rivals and consolidate power. Xi Jinping is…
Israeli Families Band Together to Keep Government Focused on Hostages
[ad_1] What began as a support group has transformed into a collective campaign to bring Hamas’s captives back from Gaza. [ad_2] Source link
Supreme Court’s Chief Justice Focuses Year-End Report on AI
[ad_1] Chief Justice John Roberts focused his year-end report squarely on technology, avoiding discussion of the ethics questions that dogged the Supreme Court in 2023 and the flurry of election…
U.S. Navy Destroys Boats Controlled by Iran-Backed Militias in Red Sea
[ad_1] By Benoit Faucon and Carrie Keller-Lynn Updated Dec. 31, 2023 11:26 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) A U.S. Navy vessel destroyed three boats carrying pro-Iranian Yemeni rebels…
Jack Smith Asks Appeals Court to Reject Trump’s Immunity Claim
[ad_1] WASHINGTON—Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal appeals court on Saturday to reject Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution on charges he plotted to overturn the…