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Israel’s public broadcaster says recent phone calls also touched on Riyadh’s concerns over new US administration’s focus on alleged Saudi rights violations

Mr. Prude, a Black man who was having an apparent psychotic episode, died after police officers placed a mesh hood over his head and pinned him to the ground.

The men who were in charge of security during the U.S. Capitol assault told their stories in public on Tuesday for the first time. Their testimony at a Senate hearing was a tale of bad communications, bad intelligence and blame-laying.

That’s the question posted by a study in The Lancet Planetary Health. In case you’re wondering, the United States is characterized as “loose.” And Singapore is “tight.” (Image credit: Luke Dray/Getty Images; Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images; Mohd Rasfan /

In our news wrap Tuesday, President Biden held the first bilateral meeting of his administration with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Biden’s pick for U.N. ambassador was confirmed by the Senate, former Sen. David Perdue will not run for his

Europe’s vaccination rollout is in crisis with manufacturing delays causing supply shortages and thousands of appointments cancelled indefinitely. The European Union wants to see 70 percent of its population inoculated by the fall. But frustration is growing amongst its citizens

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a cautious timetable ending the country’s COVID lockdown, one of the strictest in the world with almost all foreign travel outlawed under the guidelines. But the full lockdown isn’t due to finish until

With Biden Behind on Confirmations, Senators Are Overloaded With Hearings  The New York Times Manchin responds to sexism charges after opposing Neera Tanden’s confirmation  NBC News Mounting confirmation battle sends warning sign to Biden  CNN The opposition to confirming Neera Tanden is based

Senators grilled top officials in charge of responding to the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob for hours at a joint hearing on Tuesday. But despite being some of the key decision makers leading

IDF says soldier was taken to the hospital, gives no details on how he was hurt; Military Police launch investigation