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Unlock Editor's Digest for freeFT editor Roula Khalaf has chosen her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter.ArcelorMittal has warned the UK government that one of its key units could be forced to leave the country if its application to redevelop a commercial port in southeast England is approved this week. The world's second-largest steel company said the decision to allow the closure and subsequent redevelopment of part of Chatham Docks in Kent would have a “seismic negative impact” on the UK economy and several strategic industries.The warning was contained in a letter sent by ArcelorMittal to Level Up Secretary Michael…
May 5, 2024, 14:24 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoimage source, Getty Imagesimage caption, Al Jazeera condemns Israel's decision to close domestic operationsThe Israeli government has labeled the Al Jazeera television network a mouthpiece for Hamas and has moved to shut down the network's operations in the country. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his cabinet had agreed to a shutdown while the war in Gaza continues.Police raided the offices of Qatar Broadcasting Corporation in the Ambassador Hotel in Jerusalem on Sunday.Al Jazeera denounced the claim that it was a threat to Israel's security as a “dangerous and ridiculous lie.”The channel said it…
Written by Robert CampbellThe Biden administration recently announced $7 billion in new subsidies to support solar power. The move comes days after the state announced a ban on oil drilling in much of Alaska's rich oil reserves. Relying on government rather than free markets to determine winners and losers will have serious consequences.In this case, unreliable “green” energy will increasingly undermine tried-and-true methods of heating our homes and powering our cars.But Joe Biden's misguided central planning movement extends far beyond energy. The White House and his allies in Congress are putting American lives at risk by putting Uncle Sam into…
JERUSALEM (AP) — JERUSALEM – Israel's main cable provider has suspended the Al Jazeera news station on Sunday, citing a government-approved ban on the channel.The “hot” cable provider suspended Al Jazeera's English and Arabic broadcasts on Sunday afternoon.”Following the government's decision, broadcaster Al Jazeera has ceased operations in Israel,” said an on-screen message. In Israel, the channel's websites in Arabic and English remained operational, and the station continued to be available live on YouTube in both languages.This is the latest news. Previous articles from the Associated Press are below.JERUSALEM (AP) – Hamas militants attacked a major Israeli transit point for…
“Are you sure you can't sleep well at night?” Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich asked the war ministers, referring to the video of a female soldier being kidnapped from Nahal Oz on October 7. Two weeks later, Defense Minister Yoav Galan tried to persuade his ministers to watch the video, but was refused. . Only Chili Tropper agreed to watch. The rest of the Cabinet, including Dichter, Katz, Levin, and Cohen, all refused, citing the excuse that they had not “coordinated with us beforehand.”I was shocked when I read this. I haven't slept well at night since October 7th. I…
Critics of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi want to know why he has not followed through on his promise to investigate rampant corruption among government officials that has led to a number of recent scandals.Instead, the government has redoubled its efforts to force women to wear the hijab and has sent its notorious “morality police” into the streets to harass and intimidate women.The morality police's street patrols are known in Iran as Guidance Patrols (Gasht-e Ershad).The public is highly critical of recent developments. Return of the Patrol The hijab law will be enforced under a plan led by the Ministry of…
The Israeli Cabinet unanimously announced its decision on Sunday, nearly six months after it first announced its intention to shut down the operations of Qatari news outlet Al Jazeera in Israel, citing security concerns related to the Israel-Hamas war. It was decided to close it.Israel's National Security Cabinet was scheduled to vote on Thursday, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu postponed the vote over concerns it would not pass. According to a spokesperson for the National Unity Party, led by MK Benny Gantz, a cabinet member without a portfolio, this is because Mossad chief David Balnea has warned of possible…
breaking newsbreaking news, The Israeli Cabinet has unanimously decided to shut down network operations in Israel, but it is not clear when the decision will take effect.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet has unanimously voted to shut down Al Jazeera's operations in Israel, according to a government statement. Sunday's cabinet decision came after Israel's parliament passed a law allowing the temporary closure in Israel of foreign broadcasters deemed a threat to national security during the Gaza war. Prime Minister Netanyahu announced the decision on is not. The decision escalated a long-standing feud between Israel and Al Jazeera. It also threatened…
We note on this page that the feared recession never materialized this year, that despite inflationary pressures, costs have not risen as dramatically as they could have, and that employment numbers remain strong. We have celebrated the fact that wages are also rising. That's a much better economics than the predictions of the people whose job it is to predict these things.But we have a responsibility to remember the depth of the challenges facing New Yorkers who are most in need. Especially as we face a different economic reality: the end of a broad federal safety net that was a…
The disastrous failures that sparked the contaminated blood scandal have been denied by ministers for decades after authorities destroyed, lost or cut off access to key documents, a memo submitted to an official inquiry has revealed. .Several batches of files related to the Blood Safety Advisory Committee's work were shredded, documents show, as the government faced threats of legal action. Patients who were given contaminated blood as children have also told the Infected Blood Inquiry how their hospital medical files were destroyed or initially withheld.Approximately 3,000 people died from contaminated blood from hemophiliacs and commercially available concentrated products for transfusion.Labor…