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In addition to the newly sanctioned entities, the Treasury cited previously designated vessels that continue to operate in support of Houthi activities.The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on April 28 announced new sanctions targeting vessels and companies accused of delivering oil derivatives to Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen and thereby helping to fund the group’s attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea.The action blocks the property of three shipping companies and their associated vessels for providing material support to the Houthis, who the U.S. government recently redesignated as a specially designated global terrorist group…
A few days after saying he would not get involved in Canada’s election, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a message to Canadians on election day, wishing them luck while repeating comments that Canada should be a part of the United States.“Good luck to the Great people of Canada,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on the morning of April 28, as Canadians began heading to the polls to vote in a pivotal election.Trump then repeated his previous comments that Canada would benefit from merging with the United States under his presidency.“Elect the man who has the strength and wisdom…
Arne Slot has masterminded Liverpool’s record-equalling 20th top-flight title, but, worryingly for the rest of the Premier League, the Dutchman says his side will only get better next season – so where can the champions strengthen?Slot may have become the first Dutch coach to win the Premier League after the Reds dismantled Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on Sunday, but it has not taken long for the Liverpool head coach to start turning his attention towards defending the title next season. “We can definitely improve,” Slot said ominously when asked to look back on his incredible debut campaign in charge at…
President Trump shared his thoughts on how his two terms as president have differed, saying in a new interview with The Atlantic that this time around he’s leading “the country and the world.”“The first time, I had two things to do — run the country and survive; I had all these crooked guys,” Trump said in the interview published Monday. “And the second time, I run the country and the world.”Trump has taken broad executive action on a range of issues since returning to office in January, with his moves on immigration and trade drawing the most attention and producing…
CNN — Embattled Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar says he will step down on June 15, nearly three months after Israel’s government voted for the first time ever to dismiss the head of the security agency. “My love for the homeland and my loyalty to the state are the foundation of every decision I have made in my professional life,” Bar said at an event memorializing fallen Shin Bet agents. “So it is tonight as well.” In his speech, Bar accepted responsibility for the failures of the Shin Bet on October 7. “After years on many fronts, in one night,…
In Starr County, Texas, Marcus Canales said the past 100 days under President Donald Trump have made him wonder if he’s living in the “Matrix,” the computer-generated virtual world made famous in the 1999 Hollywood science fiction movie by the same name.That’s because of the night-and-day difference when it comes to the number of illegal immigrants he’s seen since Trump took back the White House, scoring historic gains in this heavily Hispanic county that went red for the first time in 130 years.“Oh, the man gets an A+,” said Canales, a retired teacher. “I mean, compared to where we were—at…
President Donald Trump’s tariffs could unleash a recession on the US economy by this summer, Apollo’s chief economist Torsten Slok, said. In a note over the weekend, Slok outlined a timeline for how the tariffs, especially steep duties on goods from China, could lead to a sharp slowdown in trade that crushes demand and fuels layoffs in trucking, retail, and beyond. Here’s how the top economist sees an economic slowdown unfolding over the coming weeks. Early to mid-MayUncertainty has risen sharply following the chaos of the April 2 “Liberation Day” tariff unveiling and the subsequent 90-day delay of most reciprocal duties.…
Russia is likely readying to further incorporate motorcycles into its tactics for upcoming offensives against Ukraine, in order to offset drones, a US think tank said.”Russia is likely preparing to systematically integrate motorcycle usage into offensive operations in Ukraine for Summer and Fall 2025, likely to offset adept Ukrainian drone capabilities,” the DC-based Institute for the Study of War said in a briefing over the weekend.It pointed to evidence of Russia training, as well as warnings from a Ukrainian military official and recent footage of Russian soldiers using motorcycles in Ukraine.The ISW highlighted comments from Ukraine’s Lt. Col. Pavlo Shamshyn,…
The win secures a fourth consecutive term in government for the Liberals.This article will be updated throughout the evening.The Liberals are projected to form Canada’s next government following the April 28 election, according to The Canadian Press decision desk. It is not yet clear whether it will be a minority or majority government.As of 11:20 p.m. EST, the Liberals were elected or leading in 156 ridings, the Conservatives in 145, Bloc Québécois in 24, and the NDP in 10.The win marks a remarkable feat for former central banker Mark Carney, who turned the Liberals’ fortunes around after winning the party’s…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Monday opened a weeklong celebration of Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office by focusing on his border crackdown, an area of relative strength for the president at a time when there are red flags for him in the latest round of polling.Yard signs with mugshots of immigrants who have been accused of crimes like rape and murder were posted across the White House lawn, positioned so they would be in the background of television broadcasts outside the West Wing. Tom Homan, Trump’s top border adviser, told reporters that there has been “unprecedented…