Washington – Jason Greenblatt, Assistant to President Donald Trump and Special Representative for International Negotiations, on Wednesday attempted to dispel rumors about the US’ pending peace plan for the region and rejected the report that it includes the establishment of a confederacy between Israel and Jordan. “King Abdullah II and Jordan are strong US allies. [...]

Washington – President Donald Trump says his White House will be “fighting all the subpoenas” issued by House Democrats in their investigations into his administration. Trump is criticizing those investigations and telling reporters at the White House that he “thought after two years we’d be finished with it.” Democrats have stepped up their inquiries in [...]

ila – The Philippine president has threatened to ship containers of garbage back to Canada and dump some at the country’s embassy in Manila if Canadian officials don’t take back waste that Filipino officials say was illegally shipped to Manila years ago. More than 100 containers of household trash, including plastic bottles and bags, newspapers [...]

London – The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever guidance for how much screen time that children under five should get: not very much. The U.N. health agency said Wednesday that children under 1 should not have any screen time while those under five should not spend more than one hour watching screens every [...]

Dubai – The story of a woman in the United Arab Emirates who woke up from a 27-year-long coma has grabbed international headlines. The story of Munira Abdulla first ran in Abu Dhabi’s The National newspaper on Monday. The newspaper says in 1991, Abdulla was with her son when a school bus collided with their [...]

Seattle, WA – Boeing estimates that it will spend $1 billion to fix the 737 Max and has pulled its forecast of 2019 earnings because of uncertainty surrounding the jetliner, which remains grounded after two deadly crashes. The estimate was disclosed Wednesday in a presentation for investors as Boeing released first quarter financial results, which [...]

Las Vegas – Democrat Andrew Yang understands he’s unknown to much of America. But the political newcomer says he’ll ride what seems like an improbable path to the White House just like President Donald Trump. Yang, an entrepreneur who is generating buzz with his signature proposal for universal basic income, is banking on a high-profile [...]

Colombo – The U.S. had no prior knowledge of the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka that killed over 350 people, the American ambassador said Wednesday, despite local claims that foreign officials had been warned an attack was looming. As the investigation into Sunday’s Islamic State-claimed attack continues, FBI agents and U.S. military personnel are in [...]

Jerusalem – The Israeli military says its forces have demolished the home of a Palestinian who killed two Israelis in a shooting and stabbing attack last month. Israel says 19-year-old Omar Abu Layla fatally stabbed a soldier and shot and killed another while wounding others near the settlement of Ariel in March. He was killed [...]

Nairobi – A rabbi and his wife were injured in Kenya during a violent assault at their Jewish community center and synagogue in what they said was a robbery featuring anti-Semitism. Five men beat up Rabbi Shmuel Notik and his wife, Chaya Tuesday night, stealing computers, passports, food and religious items from their center in [...]