Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Arrested for Blocking Traffic at Holland Tunnel – NYC

Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Arrested for Blocking Traffic at Holland Tunnel – NYC

By Le Figaro with AFP Published 1 hour ago, Updated 57 minutes ago Protesters against the war in Gaza are arrested for blocking traffic at the entrance to the Holland Tunnel on January 8, 2024 in New York. BRYAN R. SMITH / AFP Dozens of demonstrators chained themselves together on several bridges linking Brooklyn to … Read more

New York City Mayor Eric Adams Seeks $708 Million from Transport Companies for Migrant Costs

New York City Mayor Eric Adams Seeks $708 Million from Transport Companies for Migrant Costs

By Le Figaro with AFP Published 1 hour ago, Updated 29 minutes ago New York Mayor Eric Adams during a speech on January 4, 2023 in New York. ANGELA WEISS / AFP New York City Hall accuses transport companies of failing to meet their obligations to pay the costs of welcoming migrants. New York City … Read more

New York Mayor Eric Adams’ New Policy on Migrant Arrival Notifications Sparks Controversy and Debate

New York Mayor Eric Adams’ New Policy on Migrant Arrival Notifications Sparks Controversy and Debate

By Maurin Picard Published 45 minutes ago, Updated 45 minutes ago New York Mayor Eric Adams during his weekly press conference on November 14 at City Hall. ANGELA WEISS/AFP STORY – The cynical ideological standoff between Republicans and Democrats in the face of the influx of illegal immigrants is degenerating into an acute health crisis. … Read more

Christmas Celebrations Around the World: A Visual Journey Through Different Traditions

Christmas Celebrations Around the World: A Visual Journey Through Different Traditions

By Jeanne Durieux Published 3 hours ago, Updated 2 hours ago Christmas celebrations around the world Access the slideshow (16) IN IMAGES, IN PICTURES – Christmas celebrations began this Sunday all over the world. Between Jakarta (Indonesia), Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo), Istanbul (Turkey) or Kiev (Ukraine): in joy, prayer or contemplation, cities around the … Read more

Lebanon Prime Minister Calls for Israeli Withdrawal in Border Conflict – Latest News

Lebanon Prime Minister Calls for Israeli Withdrawal in Border Conflict – Latest News

By Le Figaro with AFP Published 5 hours ago, Updated 3 hours ago ” data-script=” > Israel must in return “stop its attacks and withdraw from areas claimed by Beirut,” declared the Lebanese prime minister. Lebanon is ready to implement a UN resolution which would distance the powerful Hezbollah movement from the border with Israel, … Read more

Rudy Giuliani Declares Personal Bankruptcy After $148 Million Defamation Case

Rudy Giuliani Declares Personal Bankruptcy After $148 Million Defamation Case

By Le Figaro with AFP Posted 56 minutes ago Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York. BONNIE CASH / REUTERS Rudy Giuliani declared personal bankruptcy in a New York court after being ordered last week to pay $148 million to two electoral assessors he had defamed. Donald Trump’s former lawyer and former New York mayor … Read more

Struggle and Tragedy: The UN’s Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Struggle and Tragedy: The UN’s Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres before a meeting on the ongoing conflict in Gaza at the United Nations headquarters in New York, United States, November 6, 2023. CAITLIN OCHS / REUTERS DECRYPTION –Tormented at all levels, the UN is struggling to emerge as a player in resolving the conflict in the Middle East. In New … Read more

Analysis: Joe Biden’s Candidacy for the 2024 Election and Doubts Among Democrats

Analysis: Joe Biden’s Candidacy for the 2024 Election and Doubts Among Democrats

By Maurin Picard Published 2 hours ago, Updated 45 minutes ago Kamala Harris, Joe Biden and Barack Obama (from left) at the White House, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS ANALYSIS – At age 80, the American president formalized his candidacy for the 2024 election in April. Many Democrats doubt this decision, used as a … Read more

Student Arrested for Threatening to Harm Jewish Classmates

Student Arrested for Threatening to Harm Jewish Classmates

The suspect also threatened to “stab and slit the throats of every Jewish man on campus, rape and throw off a cliff every Jewish woman, and decapitate every Jewish baby.” A New York State student must be brought to justice on Wednesday for online murder threats against his Jewish classmates, amid fears of a rise … Read more

Mike Johnson Opposes Biden’s Global Aid Request, Prioritizes Israel: Latest Updates

Mike Johnson Opposes Biden’s Global Aid Request, Prioritizes Israel: Latest Updates

Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House of Representatives. TOM BRENNER / AFP Mike Johnson thus opposes the request of American President Joe Biden, who wants Congress to validate global aid of 105 billion dollars intended in particular for Ukraine and Israel. A strong first decision. Freshly elected after weeks of chaos, the new … Read more