Sparks Fly When GOP Rep Calls Out Dan Goldman Over Possible ‘Conflict Of Interest’ In Trump Trial
A House subcommittee hearing got heated Wednesday when Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman of Wyoming called out Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman of New York over an alleged conflict of interest related to the…
Trump lawyer says judge’s possible conflict may taint $83 million Carroll verdict
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawyer for Donald Trump said on Monday a possible conflict of interest involving the judge who oversaw E. Jean Carroll’s recent defamation trial may…
Could the US Get Dragged Into Another Endless Conflict In The Middle East?
Could the US Get Dragged Into Another Endless Conflict In The Middle East? Micaela Burrow on January 21, 2024 The escalating firefight between the Yemen-based Houthi rebels and U.S. forces in the…
Pentagon Insists Israel Conflict Has Not Escalated After Middle East Chaos Spikes
Pentagon Insists Israel Conflict Has Not Escalated After Middle East Chaos Spikes Micaela Burrow on January 17, 2024 The Pentagon insisted Wednesday that the conflict between Israel and Hamas has not expanded…
McDonald’s CEO says several markets in Middle East seeing impact from conflict
(Reuters) -McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski said on Thursday several markets in Middle East and even some outside the region are experiencing a “meaningful business impact” due to the conflict as well as…
In Moldova, the Christmas spirit is conflict and rivalry for parishioners
By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) – The head of Moldova’s largest Orthodox Church, subordinated to its Russian parent church, has complained that his ranks were coming under attack in the run-up to…
Hezbollah pays growing price in Mideast conflict
By Laila Bassam and Jihed Abidellaoui BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah is paying a growing price in weeks of hostilities with Israel that have killed more than 100 of its fighters, but does…
Phil Murphy Conflict of Interest Mars New York’s Congestion Pricing War with New Jersey
NEW YORK, NY – New York Senate Judiciary Chairperson Brad Hoylman-Sigal has requested U.S. District Judge Brian Martinotti to recuse himself from overseeing New York’s congestion pricing plan due to potential conflicts…
US says Ukraine conflict is damaging Russian economy – FT
(Reuters) – The conflict in Ukraine is significantly impacting Russia’s economy, raising domestic prices, and forcing Moscow to devote a third of its budget on defense, the Financial Times reported on Thursday,…
Israel-Hamas Conflict Increases Risk Of Islamist Terrorist Attacks In Europe, Officials Say
Israel-Hamas Conflict Increases Risk Of Islamist Terrorist Attacks In Europe, Officials Say Brandon Poulter on November 24, 2023 The risk of terrorist attacks in Europe by Islamists radicalized by the Israel-Hamas conflict…
Toronto police say hate crimes spiked since start of Gaza conflict
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The number of antisemitic and anti-Muslim hate crimes in Toronto, Canada’s largest city, has spiked significantly since the start of the Gaza conflict between Israel and Hamas on Oct.…
India PM Modi tells G20 Israel-Hamas conflict must not spread
By YP Rajesh and Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged leaders of the world’s 20 big economies on Wednesday to do whatever necessary to ensure the…
Middle East conflict: Have markets really moved on from fear?
By Naomi Rovnick and Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – After Hamas’ incursion into Israel on Oct. 7 jolted world markets, an oil surge has reversed, global stocks are now broadly flat and…
International travel demand falls after onset of Israel-Hamas conflict, data shows
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) – International flight bookings around the world have fallen since the onset of the Israel-Hamas conflict especially in the Americas as people cancel trips to the…
Half of Japanese firms see earnings risks from Israel-Hamas conflict: Reuters poll
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) – Almost half of Japanese companies see the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas potentially hitting their earnings, citing concerns about a further rise in oil…
Here’s How The Israeli-Hamas Conflict Could Hit Average Americans’ Wallets
Here’s How The Israeli-Hamas Conflict Could Hit Average Americans’ Wallets Will Kessler on October 29, 2023 Israel and Hamas are currently at war after a series of surprise terror attacks were launched…
Wall Street leaders appear at Saudi conference amid conflict
By Hadeel Al Sayegh RIYADH/LONDON (Reuters) – Wall Street’s top financiers showed up in force at an annual financial conference in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday despite broad concerns over travel in the…
Chaos Erupts In Middle East As Israel-Hamas Conflict Surges
Chaos Erupts In Middle East As Israel-Hamas Conflict Surges Jake Smith on October 22, 2023 In the wake of Israel’s attacks on Hamas, U.S. forces in the Middle East have endured several…
Israeli lawmaker urges cbank to lower rates amid conflict
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The head of Israel’s parliamentary finance committee on Monday called on Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron to lower short-term interest rates as one measure to…
Yellen: Too early to speculate on economic consequences from Israel conflict
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday it was too early to speculate on the economic consequences of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and that the impact would depend on…
Cancelled tours, empty hotels: Israeli, Palestinian tourism reels as conflict escalates
By Joanna Plucinska, Steven Scheer and Doyinsola Oladipo BETHLEHEM/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Early this month, the main square and streets around Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity were bustling with tourists. Now they are…
White House: No sign other actors to join Israel-Hamas conflict
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Friday it has not seen any indications that other actors were considering joining and widening the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group…
US equity funds suffer outflows amid rate worries, Middle East conflict
(Reuters) – U.S. equity funds suffered substantial outflows in the week ending Oct. 11, driven by concerns over persistent higher U.S. interest rates and escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. According…
East Brunswick Police Step Up Security Amid Ongoing Israel Conflict
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The East Brunswick Police Department is intensifying its security measures in response to the ongoing conflict in Israel and its potential local implications. While acknowledging that the situation…
Blinken to travel to Qatar, discuss Israel-Hamas conflict developments with PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive in Qatar on Friday to discuss with its prime minister developments in the Israel-Hamas conflict, ways to de-escalate it and the…
Biggest Israel ETF suffers sharp outflows in wake of conflict
By Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) – The iShares MSCI Israel exchange-traded fund (EIS) suffered substantial outflows this week after its price hit a three-year low as clashes between Israel and the Palestinian…
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