Senate advances $95 billion Ukraine, Israel aid package
"This is a good first step," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said on the Senate floor following the vote.The...
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The EU’s €50B for Ukraine is basically nothing – POLITICO
While the EU's €50 billion is earmarked for deployment over the period until 2027, the International Monetary Fund puts Ukraine's...
EU capitals fear Russian retaliation and cyberattacks after asset freezes – POLITICO
The EU's unrelated effort to funnel cash to Ukraine from its central budget faced serious political resistance, prompting governments to...
Bank Leumi freezes account of Israeli sanctioned by US – Israel News
Bank Leumi informed Yinon Levi, one of the four Israelis recently sanctioned by the US, that his accounts at the bank had been frozen on Sunday, according to KAN news.Levi has two accounts at Bank Leumi: a personal one and a business one. On Thursday, the US State Department announced that four Israelis had been sanctioned under an executive order by US President Joe Biden for violence against Palestinians and pro-Palestinian activists in the West Bank. What is Levi accused of?According to the State Department, Levi led a group of...
Japan’s Aozora Bank hits near 3-year lows as bad U.S. property loans prompt loss forecast
The bank's Tokyo-listed shares fell for a second day, tracking losses in U.S. regional lenders overnight.The commercial lender said Thursday...
US names four Israeli settlers sanctioned for violence on Palestinians
NEW YORK - The State Department released the names of four individuals who will be sanctioned under President Joe Biden's executive order issued Thursday aiming to quell violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. "The United States has consistently opposed actions that undermine stability in the West Bank and the prospects of peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians alike. This includes attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians and Palestinian attacks against Israelis," according to the State Department."There is no justification for extremist violence against civilians, whatever their national origin,...
Japan’s Aozora Bank tanks after flagging losses tied to US commercial property
A pedestrian walks past a sign for Aozora Bank Ltd. at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, May...
US imposes sanctions on four Israeli settlers over West Bank violence | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Washington, DC – The United States has imposed sanctions on several Israeli settlers for attacking Palestinian communities in the occupied...
US cut UNRWA funds but Blinken says Gaza claims not verified
Anthony Blinken's comments come following the start of an independent investigation by UNRWA into the allegations US Secretary of State...
HyperFund cryptocurrency fraud charged by DOJ, SEC
The three defendants charged by the DOJ falsely claimed that investors in HyperFund would receive "substantial returns paid from cryptocurrency...
