Lebanon, struggling underneath a collapsed economic system, deteriorated to the brink of civil struggle yesterday, as gunmen ambushed a bunch of protesters in Beirut, resulting in no less than six deaths with over 30 significantly wounded. ...

The US Division of Justice mentioned it is not going to search federal civil rights costs in opposition to the Wisconsin police officer who shot Jacob Blake throughout a home incident final yr, noting it couldn't show “extreme power” was used. ...

In an enormous overreach of presidency energy, Joe Biden mentioned federal and personal employers should require their workforce to get vaccinated – or else. This transfer from the Democrat who as soon as preached ‘unity’ may result in nationwide smash. ...

Following the chaotic US withdrawal, there's a “excellent chance” that Afghanistan will descend into civil warfare, Military Normal Mark Milley stated, vowing to proceed strike operations when “alternatives current themselves.” ...

The Biden administration is seeking to start its struggle in opposition to Republican states over masks mandates and is planning to make use of civil rights laws to do it. That is needlessly divisive and politically silly. ...

The Pentagon has activated its Civil Reserve Air Fleet for the third time ever, in search of to spice up evacuation from Afghanistan, because the Taliban is blaming the US for chaos at Kabul airport, leading to a number of lethal stampedes. ...

Fuelled by outdoors powers extra keen on fomenting anti-Hezbollah and anti-Iranian emotions than serving to impoverished folks, the nation is a tinder-box tormented by corruption, financial strife and sectarian divides. ...

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee was arrested on the U.S. Capitol on Thursday for participating in civil disobedience in help of a federal voting rights invoice. “Sure I engaged in civil disobedience immediately in entrance of the Hart Constructing in Washington, D.C., and I used to be arrested,” the Houston ...

Serving officers have once more raised deep considerations over the French president’s inaction on radical Islamists within the nation. He received’t resolve the issue by looking for to silence dissenters moderately than interact on the problems they elevate. ...

As IDF jets bomb Gaza and Palestinian militants fireplace rockets into Israel, the town of Lod has erupted in violence its mayor in comparison with a Nazi pogrom. PM Benjamin Netanyahu is pulling troops from the West Financial institution to revive order. ...