Author: Press Room
The move is intended to demonstrate “necessary flexibility” and ensure the success of ceasefire talks, the Palestinian group has said The Palestinian militant group Hamas announced on Wednesday it would release ten Israeli hostages to show its goodwill and speed up the process of reaching a “comprehensive agreement” to end the hostilities with Israel.The release is a part of the “intensive and responsible efforts to ensure the success of the current round of negotiations,” the group said in a statement. “The core issues remain under negotiation, most notably: the flow of aid, the withdrawal of the occupation from the Gaza Strip,…
This week, we learned that less than 100 building permits have been issued in Los Angeles, six months after the destructive wildfires that destroyed entire neighborhoods like the Pacific Palisades. Now California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced $101 million in funding for new ‘multifamily rental housing’ as a solution for housing displaced residents in the area. It almost seems like this was the goal all along. With @California_HCD, we’re delivering $101M to help rapidly rebuild affordable, multifamily rental housing for Angelenos displaced by the January wildfires. We’re ensuring that everyone affected by this tragedy has a safe and affordable place…
President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele laughed at Democrats on Monday evening and called them “salty” in response to a bill introduced by Sen. Chris van Hollen (D-MD) that seeks to impose sanctions against Bukele and members of his administration. “HAHAHAHAHAHAHA the Dems are just salty…” Bukele wrote on his official Twitter account. The bill, called “El Salvador Accountability Act of 2025,” was introduced in June by Sen. Van Hollen, alongside Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA). The text calls for sanctions against Bukele, Vice President Félix Ulloa, several ministers, top-ranking officials, and any foreign person in El…
Former MSNBC host Tiffany Cross said Tuesday on CNN’s “NewsNight” that President Donald Trump was “kidnapping” non-white people and throwing them in “concentration camps.” During the panel discussion on federal immigration agents in MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, Cross said, “I think this is the challenge I have with even talking about this. We are normalizing a government agency disappearing people. We’re normalizing — we’re talking about it like it’s no big deal that they are kidnapping people and transporting them to concentration camps, both domestic and foreign.” New York Post editor-at-large Kelly Jane Torrance said, “I think that’s kind of…
The trademark style of the current US president, Donald Trump, is verbal spectacle. His statements – brash, contradictory, sometimes theatrical – should be monitored, but not overestimated. They are not inherently favorable or hostile to Russia. And we must remember: Trump is not the ‘king’ of America. The ‘Trump revolution’ that many anticipated at the beginning of the year appears to have given way to Trump’s own evolution – a drift toward accommodation with the American establishment.In that light, it’s time to assess the interim results of our ‘special diplomatic operation’. There have now been six presidential phone calls, several rounds of talks…
If you needed another reason to skip the newest ‘Superman’ movie, you’re in luck. The people behind this movie have changed the hero’s iconic catchphrase ‘truth, justice and the American way’ to ‘truth, justice and the human way.’ This isn’t the first time this has happened. Back in 2021, they changed it to ‘truth, justice and a better tomorrow.’ The latest change makes perfect sense when you consider that the movie is pushing a political, pro-illegal immigrant narrative which the filmmakers have admitted is a deliberately political choice. One of the actors just said that if you don’t approve of…
China banned exports of several critical minerals to the United States in December, but enterprising American buyers have found ways to obtain the metals through third-party nations like Thailand and Mexico, and some Chinese companies have proven willing to work around the ban. China banned exports of antimony, gallium, germanium, and some other materials at the end of the Biden administration, in retaliation for U.S. restrictions on sales of advanced computer chips to China. China restricted exports of the same minerals for a few months in 2023 to demonstrate its control of the crucial supply chain. Antimony is used in…
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru said on Tuesday he found it “deeply regrettable” that President Donald Trump announced he would impose reciprocal tariffs of 25 percent on exports from Japan. Ishiba said negotiations would continue, but “as of now, there are still issues that both Japan and the United States cannot resolve.” Trump said on Monday he notified the leaders of Japan and South Korea they would be facing higher tariffs on August 1 because they did not reach acceptable trade agreements with the United States. Trump’s letters to Tokyo and Seoul said that barring a last-minute breakthrough in negotiations…
Kimberly Guilfoyle, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Greece, pledged at her Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday to be a fierce advocate for U.S. interests, vowing to deepen defense cooperation, expand energy partnerships, and counter growing influence from China and Turkey. Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Guilfoyle called the ambassadorship a “uniquely humbling honor,” citing Greece as “the very birthplace of democracy.” In her opening remarks, she paid tribute to her Puerto Rican mother, Irish immigrant father, and her son Ronan, before pledging to be “a proud and loyal representative of the President and the…
The US President has said he will “have to take a look” at a Ukrainian request for another unit of the US-made air defense system US President Donald Trump has said that the Patriot air defense system, another unit of which Ukraine has reportedly asked for, is “very expensive.” He added that the request was under consideration, stopping short of revealing whether Washington would accommodate it or not.Trump has repeatedly criticized his predecessor, Joe Biden, for writing a blank check to Ukraine with respect to weapons deliveries.When asked by a reporter on Wednesday whether he was considering providing Ukraine with…