Richard A. Boucher, Veteran State Department Spokesman, Dies at 73
Working for six secretaries of state, he was known for explaining and defending U.S. foreign policy in a noncombative tone, without interjecting his own opinion. Source link
State of the World from NPR : NPR
Mourners gather around the flag-draped coffins of the Iranian armed forces generals, nuclear scientists and their family members who were killed in Israeli strikes, during their funeral ceremony in Tehran,…
Israel has agreed to conditions for 60-day Gaza ceasefire, Trump says
Israel has agreed to the “necessary conditions” to finalise a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, US President Donald Trump has said. During the proposed deal, “we will work with all parties…
As U.S. Warms Ties With Syria, What Does It Expect?
President Trump signed an executive order this week lifting most sanctions on Syria. Ahead of that action, U.S. officials laid out expectations from the new government in Damascus. Source link
74 dead in Gaza as Israel strikes a cafe, shoots aid seekers : NPR
A man carries a child, who was wounded in an Israeli strike, after being treated in the Shifa Hospital, Gaza City on Monday. Jehad Alshrafi/AP hide caption toggle caption Jehad…
Father jumps from Disney cruise to save child who fell overboard
Watch: Rescue boat reaches father and daughter after she falls from cruise ship A father jumped into the ocean to save his daughter after she fell from the fourth deck…
Senate Version of Trump’s Policy Bill Ends Many Clean Energy Credits
By ending tax credits for wind and solar power, Senate Republicans may have jeopardized billions in investments in their own districts. Source link
Court suspends Thailand’s Prime Minister Shinawatra : NPR
Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives at Government House for a cabinet meeting in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday. Sakchai Lalit/AP hide caption toggle caption Sakchai Lalit/AP BANGKOK — Thailand’s Constitutional…
Senate Republicans struggle to push Trump’s budget bill over the finish line
US Senators have spent more than 24 hours negotiating amendments to a mega-bill on tax and spending that appears to have stalled without enough votes to pass. Four Republicans in…
Britain’s Royal Train, Once a Symbol of Luxury and Modernity, Is Being Retired
Specially commissioned private rail cars have transported the royal family around the country for over 150 years, beginning with an initially trepidatious Queen Victoria. Source link