US Sen. Menendez Says He Won't Resign On Monday, in his first public remarks since his Sept. 22 indictment, US Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) Menendez signaled that he intends to stay in office. This comes as New Jersey state leadership has called for Menendez to leave Congress altogether, with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and most of the... Crime & Justice
Report: Jordanian Intelligence Accused of Targeting LGBTQ+ Community The Guardian reported on Friday that human rights groups have accused Jordan of using its internal security forces to intimidate members of the LGBTQ+ community by “outing” them to their families and of closing down two LGBTQ+ organizations. Social issues
Suspected Jordanian Airstrikes Hit Southern Syria, Killing 7 Jordan conducted rare air strikes against targets in southern Syria on Monday — reportedly hitting an Iran-linked drugs factory near the Jordanian border and killing Marie al-Ramthan, an alleged drug smuggler, along with his wife and children while they were at home. World
Jordan Hosts Arab Normalization Talks With Syria Jordan hosted a landmark meeting between Syria, Egypt, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia in Amman on Monday as the Arab countries consider normalizing ties with Damascus, which has been diplomatically isolated by the Arab world since 2011 following anti-government protests and the onset of civil war. World
Israeli Police Again Clash with Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Mosque Israeli police again raided Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque late Wednesday night — the second such raid in 24 hours — after the first led to Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip firing at least nine rockets into Israel. Israel responded with air strikes that hit what it said were weapon product... Israel
Jordan's Parliament Votes to Recommend Expelling Israeli Ambassador The Jordanian parliament has voted to recommend expelling Israel’s ambassador to Amman, following controversial comments from Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich earlier this week. World
Israel, Palestine Agree to Reduce Tensions Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) met for the second time in less than a month on Sunday, pledging — in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh — to work toward easing tensions ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The measures include a partial freeze on Israeli settlements and an agreement to ... Israel
Israeli Finance Minister Claims ‘No Such Thing’ as Palestinian People Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich declared that Palestinian people are 'an invention' of the past century in a speech in Paris on Sunday. He further added that 'there is no such thing as the Palestinian people.'... Israel
Israel Arrests Settlers After Anti-Palestinian Rampage Israeli police arrested at least six suspects allegedly involved in the rampage carried out by settlers near the northern West Bank city of Nablus on Sunday, which followed a deadly attack by Palestinians on two Israeli brothers from a nearby settlement.... Jordan
Robert Kennedy's Assassin Denied Parole For 16th Time On Wednesday, Sirhan Sirhan, serving a life sentence for assassinating presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, was denied parole for the 16th time despite a review board recommending he walk free in 2021.... Jordan
Watchdog Report on Afghan Collapse Blames Withdrawal, Lack of Planning A report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) released on Monday claimed that years of problems with planning and US oversight, along with the withdrawal of American troops, contributed to the collapse of the Western-backed government in Kabul in 2021.... Afghanistan
Israeli-American Killed in Jericho Attack An Israeli-American, identified as 26-year-old Elan Ganeles, was killed in a drive-by shooting Monday near Beit HaArava, an Israeli settlement outside of Jericho. The shooters are still unknown but assumed to be Palestinians.... Jordan
Two Israelis Killed in West Bank Attack, Settlers Rampage Villages in Response In response to a Palestinian gunman killing two Israeli settlers —brothers Hillel and Yagel Yaniv — near the northern West Bank city of Nablus on Sunday, Israeli settlers rampaged a number of Palestinian villages, including Hawara, Burin, and Asira al-Qabaliyya.... Jordan
SCOTUS to Hear Two Landmark Cases on Internet Speech The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) is slated to hear a pair of cases this week relating to the regulation of content posted online. Specifically, the cases focus on Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act which protects online platforms from being sued over content posted by their users.... Metaculus
House GOP Launches Probe into COVID Origins Republicans on the US House Oversight Committee and Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, fulfilling a promise they made before taking the majority in the 2022 midterm elections, have begun an investigation into the origins of COVID.... COVID-19
Report: Israeli Hacking Team Meddled in 30+ Elections An investigation undertaken by a consortium of journalists and released by The Guardian on Wednesday alleged that a team of Israeli contractors claimed to have manipulated more than 30 elections around the globe using hacking, sabotage, and automated disinformation via social media.... Palestine
Ukraine Warns Against Russia, Belarus in 2024 Olympics On Thursday, Ukraine's sports minister and president of the country's National Olympic Committee, Vadim Guttsait, warned that if the International Olympic Committee (IOC) allows Russia and Belarus to compete in the 2024 Paris games, Ukraine may decide to boycott them Sports
Israel's Netanyahu Makes Surprise Visit to Jordan On Tuesday, Israel's recently elected PM Benjamin Netanyahu made his first official visit to a foreign country since coming back to office, traveling to neighboring Jordan to meet with King Abdullah and discuss a number of regional issues World
Israel: Netanyahu Sworn in as PM On Thursday, Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in as Israel's PM, just moments after its parliament, known as the Knesset, voted 63-54 to approve his new government, which is reportedly the most far-right coalition in the country's history. Politics
Jordan: Three Officers Killed in Raid on Police Shooting Suspects Three Jordanian police officers were killed on Monday, following a raid on the hideout of individuals suspected of being involved in the killing of a senior police officer during demonstrations this past week in the southern city of Maan. World
Police Officer Killed Amid Protests in Jordan The deputy police chief of Jordon's Maan province, Colonel Abdul Razzaq Dalabeh, was fatally shot in the head by an unidentified assailant on Thursday as he was reportedly trying to "calm down riots" after protests over high fuel prices turned violent in the southern town of Al Husseiniya. World
US Midterms: Biden Campaigns in Calif., Promotes Tech Legislation Pres. Biden will visit the Carlsbad, Calif. communications firm Viasat Inc. Friday to tout the Democrats' push to boost domestic manufacturing of semiconductors and reduce reliance on foreign manufacturing.... Politics
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