Saudi Arabia rejects ‘military blackmail’ as $1 billion Houthi deal is reported Saudi Arabia has reportedly offered $1 billion to Yemen’s Houthi group under an Iran-brokered arrangement aimed at securing a ceasefire and stopping attacks on the kingdom, Israeli media reported, citing diplomatic sources in the Gulf.According to the reports, Saudi defence minister Prince Khalid…
A California appeals court has allowed a homeowner’s lawsuit against the City of Palos Verdes Estates to move forward after officials allegedly took more than three years to approve his secondary home, causing over $1 million in financial losses. In a ruling published on October 23, the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division…
Emergency in Imran Khan’s bastion, fresh fears for Afghan returnees in Pakistan Afghan nationals recently deported from Pakistan have reported a rise in arbitrary detentions, midnight raids on homes and financial extortion in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, following the military-backed Shehbaz Sharif government’s imposition of governor’s rule and a state of emergency in the province, as news…
A simple email marketing test launched in 2024 became a major business success for a California walnut farmer. It showed how selling directly to customers can greatly increase farm income. The farmer first contacted a list of 10,000 people who had bought cherries from his orchard in the past. From that large group, only 300…
Chinese Communist Party begins key plenum meeting setting stage for Xi’s fourth term China’s Communist Party began a meeting of senior cadres Monday aimed at tightening discipline and pressing officials to implement Beijing’s orders, paving the way for a leadership reshuffle next year expected to extend President Xi Jinping’s rule for another five years. Xi…
Syrian authorities reported civilian casualties in Daraa and Sweida after Jordan launched airstrikes against armed groups following Friday’s deadly church attack in Karak (Image credit: Reuters) Jordan carried out airstrikes against armed groups in southern Syria on Tuesday in retaliation for a deadly attack on a Greek Orthodox Church in the Jordanian city of Karak…
A wartime leader on trial at the ballot box: Netanyahu fights to stay in power Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a crucial test of his political future in Tuesday’s election, with voters weighing his leadership following the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attacks, successive wars in Gaza and with Iran, and Israel’s growing international…
President Donald Trump dances at a campaign rally at Crossroads Arena, in Corinth, Miss., Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) US President Donald Trump’s public approval rating rose by one percentage point to 32 per cent, a slight recovery from last week’s record low, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday.Trump’s Republican Party…
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israelis entered the final 24 hours of campaigning on Monday amid a report that PM Benjamin Netanyahu clashed with the military chief of staff over an instruction for an “action” that the army feared could reignite conflict with Iran. Netanyahu’s office called the Channel 12 report “fake news.” Defence minister…
US President Donald Trump (left) and Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (right), who is seeking to become America’s first Muslim Senator. President Trump intensified attacks on Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a rally in Port Huron Sunday, calling him a “jihadist” who was “on the side of the terrorists” and questioning his…
