Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed a joint session of Congress on July 19, reaffirming the U.S.-Israel alliance, warning about the Iranian threat, and reiterating Israel’s independent judiciary amid controversy surrounding it. Before a packed crowd in the House chamber, where he got multiple standing ovations throughout, Mr. Herzog expressed gratitude for the United States’ support…
In Address to US Congress, Israel’s President Warns About Iranian Threat
July 19, 2023
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Home Office Handling of Modern Slavery a ‘Shambles,’ Tory MP Tells Minister
The Home Office’s handling of the UK’s skyrocketing modern slavery cases has been branded a “shambles” after MPs heard a new group set up to tackle the scourge has yet to meet. Safeguarding minister Sarah Dines faced a fiery backlash from the Home Affairs Select Committee after revealing stakeholders involved in the government’s new modern…
Russia’s Prigozhin: No More Fighting in Ukraine but Prepare for Africa: Video
MOSCOW—Russia’s mutinous mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was shown in a video on Wednesday welcoming his fighters to Belarus, telling them they would take no further part in the Ukraine war for now but ordering them to gather their strength for Africa. The footage, reposted by his press service on Telegram, is the first video evidence…
Falling Petrol and Diesel Prices Drove Inflation Down to 7.9 Percent: ONS
The UK’s annual inflation rate in June has slowed down to 7.9 percent, largely driven by falling motor fuel prices, according to figures published on Wednesday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The drop, bigger than some forecasts, left economists wondering whether the Bank of England (BoE) would go easier on its next interest rate hike,…
Trump Says Mainstream Media Is Lying About Russia–Ukraine War
July 19, 2023
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Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening that mainstream media outlets are lying about the Russia–Ukraine war by not reporting the true death toll and destruction. In an event with Fox News host Sean Hannity, Mr. Trump again said that he would push to end the war. In that event, the former president said that…
Moscow Gives UN 90 Days to Meet Conditions for Reactivating Grain Deal
July 19, 2023
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Moscow has given the U.N. Secretariat-General three months to meet its conditions for reactivating a year-old agreement that had allowed Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea. “The U.N. has three months to achieve concrete results,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on July 19. Otherwise, she inferred, the agreement would be considered…
Montreal Man Gets 22 Years in US Prison in Transborder Fentanyl Distribution Ring
A Quebec man has been sentenced to 22 years behind bars for his role in a global fentanyl distribution scheme operated from inside a Canadian prison. Xuan Cahn Nguyen, 43, of Montreal, was extradited to the U.S. in 2021 and pleaded guilty last year in Fargo, N.D., to drug distribution and money laundering charges. Two…
Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan Says Port Workers Strike Illegal
Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan says a strike by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada is illegal after a ruling by the Canada Industrial Relations Board. In a tweet, O’Regan says the board ordered that the union cease and desist any strike activity because it did not provide 72 hours notice. The strike that…
2 Dead in an Accident at a Coal Mine in Mexico That Was Operating Illegally
MEXICO CITY—Two miners were killed when a cable snapped on the bucket used to lower them into a small, primitive coal mine that was operating illegally in northern Mexico. The failure of the cable sent the bucket plunging down the mine shaft, killing the miners, the Labor Department said late Tuesday. The department said the…
Canada Hits ‘Milestone Moment’ as Inflation Rate Drops Below 3%, Says Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says that Canada has hit a “milestone moment” as the nation’s inflation rate dropped below 3 percent in June, according to a recent Statistics Canada report, which is its lowest point in about two years. “That is a significant moment. It should provide a lot of relief to Canadians,” Ms. Freeland…
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