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A federal appeals court on Monday ruled against a key tool used to enforce the Voting Rights Act – possibly setting up another Supreme Court showdown over one of the nation’s landmark civil rights laws. A voter fills out their ballot at the U.S. Air Force MEPS Liaison building on November 7, 2023, in Jackson, Mississippi.Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesCNN —  In a ruling that …

The Israeli military announced a brief suspension on Sunday of “military activities” in the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, for “humanitarian purposes.”  A relative tries to salvage items from a destroyed home in Rafah, Gaza, on November 19. Said Khatib/AFP/Getty Images The pause took place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time (3 a.m. to 7 a.m. …

Six doctors will stay behind to take care of 120 patients who cannot move due to poor health conditions at Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital, the facility’s Head of Plastic Surgery Ahmed El Mokhallalati said Saturday, after others left following a reported evacuation order.    “Most of the medical staff had left Al-Shifa hospital, as the Israeli occupation army ordered everyone to …

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Internet and phone service was partially restored to the Gaza Strip on Saturday, ending a telecommunications blackout that forced the United Nations to shut down critical humanitarian aid deliveries because it was unable to coordinate its convoys. Meantime, an Israeli airstrike hit a residential building on the outskirts of the town of Khan Younis, killing at least …

United States and the Philippines, on Thursday signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, commonly known as a “123 Agreement,” at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco.  According to the State Department, upon entry into force, the agreement will facilitate and enhance “our cooperation on clean energy security and strengthen our alliance. This signing marks the successful culmination …

It happened, therefore it was a success. President Joe Biden’s summit with China’s President Xi Jinping south of San Francisco Wednesday may have closed a trap door under the world’s most critical diplomatic relationship, which has plunged to its most acrimonious level in 50 years. But with expectations set so deliberately low and with each side having significant incentives to declare the meeting productive, …

The Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS Africa Focus Group, co-chaired by Italy, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, has reaffirmed its commitment to confronting and defeating Daesh/ISIS in West Africa and elsewhere in the world. The reaffirmation was contained in a joint statement issued today by the governments of the United States of America and the Italian Republic, the Kingdom of …

Bishop Joseph Strickland, who was removed as the leader of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, by Pope Francis on Nov. 11, 2023, leads the recitation of the rosary outside the site of the U.S. bishops’ fall assembly in Baltimore on Nov. 14, 2023. | Credit: Shannon Mullen/CNA Bishop Joseph Strickland didn’t join his fellow U.S. bishops at their annual fall …

Donald Trump is promising a second presidency that would be an aberration in American history. The former and possibly future commander in chief aspires to strongman power if he wins back the White House next year. He believes his authority would be absolute. He wants vengeance against his political enemies. He’d pose the greatest challenge to the rule of law …

The Israeli military’s focus on hospitals in Gaza is growing more intense as its campaign to eliminate Hamas from the enclave enters a sixth week. The IDF invited news media to visit a medical center for children on Monday, where a spokesperson alleged parts of the basement had been a Hamas “command and control center” and may have been used to hold hostages. A …