Patrick Lawrence: Confronting Oligarchs in the NYC Vote

The power elites who have long controlled the United States demonstrate repeatedly that they have no intention of surrendering to any reconstitution of the American polity in the name of anything resembling authentic democracy. New York State...

Former minister issues extraordinary apology for trusting Israel over killing of Palestine’s ‘angel of mercy’

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Trump threatens to hold back federal funds to New York if ‘communist’ Mamdani wins mayoral polls

Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for mayor of New York City on Monday and threatened to hold back federal funds to the city if Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral election on...

Returning to my political roots in South Africa

Whenever I visit South Africa, I always feel at home. Norwegians and South Africans share a connection like no other, after the anti-apartheid struggle. For many of us in Norway, witnessing the brutality of the apartheid regime, led to a political...

Saudi Crown Prince to Visit U.S. President Trump in Washington on November 18

A White House official confirmed that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington to discuss regional security and bilateral relations. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is scheduled to...

Who is (probably) the next mayor of New York?

New York faces a historic turning point: 34-year-old Mamdani, a Democratic socialist of African and South Asian heritage, is running for mayor with a platform of economic justice focused on affordable housing, free public services and...

When Prayers Precede Politics

I am not the political voice of my congregation. I am a spiritual voice. My calling is not to tell people how to vote, but to remind them that our prayers provide inspiration and meaning and that they tie us to a shared legacy and destiny. I teach...

U.S. submits plan for Gaza international force to help disarm Hamas, operate until 2027

Ahead of Tuesday's mayoral elections on Tuesday, Ofir Akunis, Israel's Consul General in New York and a former Likud minister, told Israeli army radio that the leading Democratic candidate for New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, poses a "clear...

Israeli Parliament Advances Bill for Death Penalty for 'Terrorists,' Targeting Palestinian Detainees

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A parliamentary committee in Israel on Monday advanced a bill suggesting the death penalty for 'terrorists,' explicitly referring to Palestinian detainees. This move was aggressively pushed by the far-right Minister of National...

Scandal involving Israel's chief military lawyer: even more interesting facts revealed - AP

Major General Ifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, a high-ranking military lawyer in the Israeli army, found herself behind bars after a strange sequence of events that included her sudden resignation, a brief disappearance, and a frantic search that led...

Former Israeli Military Prosecutor Arrested for Leaking Video of Palestinian Prisoner Abuse

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Israeli police have arrested a former military prosecutor after she leaked a video showing a number of soldiers raping and sodomizing a Palestinian prisoner with a knife. Major General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was detained on...

Israel hands over bodies of 45 Palestiniansafter Hamas returned remains of 3 soldiers

Israel on Monday handed over the bodies of 45 Palestinians, health officials in Gaza said, a day after Hamas returned the remains of three hostages. Israeli officials identified the three as soldiers who were killed in the Hamas-led attack on Oct....

Israel arrests top military lawyer over leaked torture

Israeli police arrested outgoing Military Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi and retired Colonel Matan Solomesh, the army’s former chief military prosecutor, as part of an inquiry into the leak of a video showing Israeli soldiers sexually...

Somerville divestment question to appear on ballot following challenge to Election Commission

The Somerville Election Commission voted on Oct. 6 to certify more than 8,000 voter signatures in support of a nonbinding advisory ballot measure asking whether the city should end business with companies linked to Israel, clearing the way for the...

Bettel campaigns for seat on UNESCO Board, immigration figures down, and New York to elect new mayor

The Today Radio news team brings you the latest headlines for Tuesday, 4 November. Luxembourg BETTEL UNESCO – Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel is in Uzbekistan today and tomorrow for UNESCO's 43rd General Conference. The organisation...

Amir urges global action for Palestinians, calls for political solution in Sudan

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani opened the Second World Summit for Social Development 2025, today, November 4, at the Qatar National Convention Center. The Amir called upon the international community to double down on its...

The Olive Harvest Deportations - Alarmed by efforts to publicize its violence against Palestinians, Israel is moving to expel international solidarity activists from the occupied West Bank.

On October 16th, a group of 32 international volunteers was interrupted while helping Palestinian farmers pick olives outside the village of Burin in the occupied West Bank. “The Israeli army arrived in a white van, and the farmers said we must...

Columbiana County Board of Elections expecting 20 to 25% voter turnout

LISBON — Votes for former Columbiana school board candidate Nicholas Clemmer won’t count since he officially dropped out of the race Monday morning. Due to the late withdrawal, his name remains on the printed ballot but Columbiana County Board of...

Exhilarating NYC mayoral race goes down to the wire

It was the last day of campaigning in one of New York's wildest mayoral elections, and Zoran Mamdani - the surprise winner of the Democratic Party primary - made his final pitch, sounding a little Reagan-esque. "Do we want it to be morning again...

Trump Endorses Cuomo, Threatens to Cut Funds for New York If Zohran Mamdani Wins Mayoral Race

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - US President from the Republican Party Donald Trump said on Monday that he would limit federal funds for New York City if the Democratic candidate, Zohran Mamdani, wins the mayoral election on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. As...