Tag: U.S
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U.S. says it will be ‘watching’ as Netanyahu holds emergency meeting on increasing aid to Gaza
Facing increasing U.S. pressure to ramp up aid into Gaza and warning that Washington would be “watching,” as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an emergency meeting to discuss the matter on Wednesday. An Israeli official confirmed the meeting to NBC News on Thursday, but did not provide further details about the discussion which was…
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Mexico ex-drug czar sentenced to more than 38 years in U.S. prison over cartel bribes
Genaro Garcia Luna, who for several years led Mexico’s fight against the country’s violent drug trade, was sentenced on Wednesday to more than 38 years in U.S. prison for accepting bribes from the cartels he was supposed to fight. U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan announced the sentence at a hearing in Brooklyn federal court. Prosecutors…
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U.S. strikes Houthi weapons storage facilities in Yemen
The U.S. struck multiple Houthi weapons storage facilities in parts of Yemen that the Iranian-backed rebel group controls, a defense official said Wednesday evening. The strikes targeted weapons that are used to target civilian vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, the defense official said. B-2 bombers were used to carry out the…
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Stern U.S. letter prompts Israel to allow first aid into northern Gaza this month. Will it last?
Israeli officials were Wednesday scrutinizing an unusually stern letter from the U.S. government threatening to review military assistance to the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if it continued to block essential aid from entering the Gaza Strip. While the departments of State and Defense will be reassured that, according to an Israeli official, the…
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GM to invest $625 million in joint venture to mine EV battery raw materials in U.S.
DETROIT — General Motors has agreed to establish a joint venture with Lithium Americas Corp. that includes the automaker supplying $625 million in cash and credit to the Canadian mining business, the companies announced Wednesday. The deal is centered on the development, construction and operation of a lithium carbonate mining operation called Thacker Pass in Humboldt County, Nevada. Lithium…
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U.S. concerned by reports of North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia in Ukraine
WASHINGTON — The United States is “concerned” by reports of North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia in Ukraine, a White House spokesperson said Tuesday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week accused North Korea of transferring personnel to Russia’s armed forces, saying his intelligence agencies had briefed him on “the actual involvement of North Korea in the war” in…
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U.S. crude prices fall more than 4% as Israel is not expected to strike Iran’s oil industry
U.S. crude futures fell more than 4% on Tuesday, after Israel reportedly told the U.S. that it is not planning to strike Iran’s oil facilities, relieving fears that a major supply disruption in the Middle East is on the horizon. Israel plans to limit its retaliatory strikes in Iran to military targets and does not…
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ISIS-K behind foiled Election Day terrorism plot, U.S. officials say
ISIS-K, the Afghanistan branch of ISIS, had directed an Afghan man’s foiled plot to attack U.S. Election Day, according to two senior U.S. officials briefed on the matter. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, was arrested by the FBI last week in Oklahoma and is accused of planning to purchase two AK-47 rifles, 10 magazines and ammunition…
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U.S. support for Israel’s campaign in Lebanon is ‘limited’ to Hezbollah
Having failed to secure a cease-fire, President Joe Biden’s administration is signaling that it supports Israel’s operations against Iran-backed Hezbollah and the group’s eventual withdrawal from southern Lebanon. The hope is that a weakened Hezbollah — Tehran’s most important proxy force and Lebanon’s most powerful political party — will provide an opening for the Lebanese…
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U.S. warns Israel it may restrict military aid if Gaza humanitarian situation doesn’t improve
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has warned Israel that if the humanitarian situation in Gaza doesn’t improve within the next 30 days, the U.S. may restrict military assistance to Israel. In a letter Sunday to Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Israel’s Minister of Strategic Affairs, Ron Dermer, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense…