Opinion | New Jersey Can Show How to Take On Public Sector Strikes
Democrats have long blanched when public-sector unions threaten to strike and hold the economy for ransom. But with New Jersey Transit train engineers walking off the job on Friday, Gov.…
Palestinians killed in new Israeli Gaza strikes, says Hamas-run agency
Reuters Israel resumed large-scale air strikes on Gaza on Tuesday At least 85 Palestinians have been killed in overnight Israeli air strikes in Gaza, the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry has…
Syria hit by more Russian strikes as rebels advance, say observers
EPA Rebel fighters were reportedly seen outside the citadel in Aleppo on Saturday Russia carried out “a series of air strikes” in Syria early on Sunday as rebels advanced towards…
Central Beirut hit by massive Israeli air strikes
Israel has carried out massive air strikes on central Beirut, Lebanese media say, and there are reports of several deaths. An eight-storey residential building was completely destroyed with five missiles…
Israeli strikes on north Lebanon and Gaza kill dozens, officials say
Rescuers dig for survivors after Israeli strikes in Gaza and Lebanon Israeli strikes on northern Lebanon and Gaza have killed dozens of people including several children, rescuers and officials say.…
Turkey strikes Kurdish sites after attack kills five near Ankara
AP Turkey’s government says its military has struck sites in Iraq and Syria linked to Kurdish militant group the PKK, after blaming it for an attack near Ankara that killed…
Israeli strikes may have displaced million people
Israel’s continuing air strikes may have already forced as many as one million people from their homes across Lebanon, the country’s prime minister has said. “It is the largest displacement…
Lebanon strikes preparing for ground offensive
Reuters Smoke billowed from buildings in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre following fresh Israeli strikes Israel’s military chief has told troops that extensive air strikes in Lebanon targeting the…
Israeli air strikes kill 492 people in Lebanon
Smoke rises over southern Lebanon after Israeli strikes At least 492 people have been killed in intense and wide-ranging Israeli air strikes targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon, the country’s health ministry…














