WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over allegations that she committed mortgage fraud.
"Pursuant to my authority under Article II of the Constitution of the United States and the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, as amended, you are hereby removed from your position on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, effective immediately," Trump wrote in a letter to Cook, posted on his Truth Social platform Monday. (US-Trump-Fed Governor)
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SYDNEY -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday accused Iran of directing antisemitic attacks in Australia and announced that Iranian Ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi has been told to leave the country.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, Albanese said that the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) has gathered credible evidence that Iran directed at least two antisemitic attacks against the Australian Jewish community in Sydney and Melbourne since October 2023. (Australia-Iran-Diplomat)
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JERUSALEM -- Israel's army said Tuesday that the deadly double strike on Gaza's Nasser Hospital targeted a camera allegedly installed by Hamas, according to findings from an initial inquiry.
The double strike on Monday killed at least 20 people, including five journalists and several health workers, according to Gaza health authorities. The Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis has been the last partially functional medical facility in southern Gaza, as Israel's 22-month offensive has repeatedly struck hospitals across the enclave, leaving all of them either destroyed or partially damaged. (Israel-Gaza Hospital-Attack)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. president's special envoy Steve Witkoff said Tuesday that he will meet with representatives from Ukraine in New York this week as diplomatic efforts continue to seek an end to the Ukraine conflict.
"I'm meeting with the Ukrainians this week. So I will be meeting with them this week in New York," Witkoff said in an interview with Fox News. (US-Ukraine-Russia) ■
