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Israel and Lebanon held their first direct meeting in decades on Wednesday, one year after a ceasefire agreement ended a war with Hezbollah. Civilian representatives from both countries met at the UN peacekeeping force’s headquarters in Naqoura, near the Israeli border, with the presence of US special envoy for Lebanon, Morgan Ortagus. The US embassy in Lebanon said in a statement that the session was convened to “assess ongoing efforts” to secure a durable end to hostilities, within the mechanism that oversees the Israel–Hezbollah ceasefire. The last time Israel and Lebanon engaged in direct negotiations took place in 1983, following Israel’s invasion of Lebanon. The…
A US-based group which successfully forced International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan to recuse himself from an investigation into Venezuela urged the Trump administration to sanction ICC judges and accused Khan of “acting in unprecedented haste” in seeking an arrest warrant for the Israeli prime minister. Khan was ordered by the court to step back from his office’s investigation into alleged crimes against humanity in Venezuela in August following a complaint of a conflict of interest by the Washington-based Arcadia Foundation which was upheld by the ICC’s appeals chamber. That ruling could now have a bearing on the prosecutor’s…
MANAMA: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has relied on time and again on unity as a proven policy that deters challenges and achieves the mutual benefit of countries in the region, said His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednesday.Delivering his speech to the 46th GCC Summit held in Manama, Bahrain, His Highness the Amir reiterated that Gulf countries, through the awareness and vigilance of their people, had overcome highly complicated regional and international challenges.He added that stability, via collective security and unified destiny, will ensure peace in the region, saying that the previous 45th session…
Ruben Amorim has said that Matheus Cunha has “levels to go” at Manchester United and urged the forward to forget about his modest goal return since his summer move from Wolves.Cunha is set to return to the squad ahead of West Ham’s trip to Old Trafford on Thursday after missing the last two games with a head injury suffered in training.The 26-year-old has got one goal in 11 games following his £62.5m move from Molineux.Amorim, however, has told the Brazil international that statistics aren’t the only way to judge players.”He has more levels to go,” Amorim told a news conference…
This past week has offered Chelsea’s Estêvão a glimpse into the often-unforgiving journey to the top of the game.Last Tuesday, the 18-year-old Brazil forward dazzled with a brilliant goal the apotheosis of a sparkling collective performance as Chelsea beat Barcelona 3-0 at Stamford Bridge on a night they announced their UEFA Champions League credentials. Five days later, he was substituted at halftime in the 1-1 draw against Premier League leaders Arsenal having touched the ball just 17 times and wasted two good shooting opportunities.Welcome to the unrelenting world of elite sport. The inconsistency of youth is part of the reason…
The Oakland Police Department has declined to provide the public with access to police body camera videos that would show what happened on Oct. 18, the morning former Oakland Raiders running back Doug Martin died while in the custody of several OPD officers.In response to a public records request by The Oaklandside, the department argued Tuesday that Martin’s death did not happen during a “critical incident,” and is therefore not subject to state laws governing the release of police body camera footage. The decision was made by Acting Police Chief James Beere. Beere determined that, under the state Public Records…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s watchdog found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. personnel and their mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a military strike against Yemen’s Houthi militants, two people familiar with the findings said Wednesday.Hegseth, however, has the ability to declassify material and the report did not find he did so improperly, according to one of the people familiar with the findings who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the information. That person also said the report concluded that Hegseth violated Pentagon policy by using his personal…
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The United States will restrict visas for Nigerians and their family members involved in mass killings and violence against Christians in the West African country, the U.S. State Department said Wednesday.The attacks on the community are part of a longstanding and extremely complex security crisis in Nigeria — a nation recently singled out by U.S. President Donald Trump for “the killing of Christians” by “radical Islamists.” Last month, Trump also said he has ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria following the claims of Christian persecution.“The United States is taking decisive…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith for a closed-door interview later this month even though he had earlier volunteered to appear for an open hearing about his prosecutions of President Donald Trump.Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the committee’s Republican chairman, directed Smith in a letter dated Wednesday to appear for a private deposition on Dec. 17 as part of the panel’s investigations into the prosecutor’s work.“Due to your service as Special Counsel, the Committee believes that you possess information that is vital to its oversight of this matter,” Jordan…
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — A man was killed Wednesday in a targeted shooting at the food court at MGM National Harbor hotel and casino in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, police said. Detectives were working to determine the circumstances, and Prince George’s County Police Chief Chief George Nader said at a news conference that they are searching for the shooter, who was captured on video. Officers responded to the shooting just before noon and found one victim, a man, who died, Nader said. The shooting was not random, he said. The shooter went to the food court to find…