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Foreign Policy
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Hegseth asks Congress for $350 billion more as Senate Democrats weigh using the Dec. 11 funding bill to end the Iran war
The defense secretary wants a reconciliation bill before Republicans lose their majorities. Democrats want war-funding limits in the stopgap. Here are both sides, the odds and what it means for Niagara Falls…
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Herzog tells Israel’s leaders to ‘stop climbing trees’ as Arab parties line up behind Eisenkot
Israel’s president opens coalition consultations Wednesday after a deadlocked election. The Arab parties are expected to back Gadi Eisenkot, which would give him 67 recommendations, while Netanyahu privately keeps a unity deal…
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Israel’s partial count puts Netanyahu’s bloc ahead but short of a majority after record turnout
With about 42 percent of ballot boxes counted, Netanyahu’s bloc held 57 seats to Eisenkot’s 47, with Arab-led parties holding 16. Neither side had the 61 needed to govern.
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Israelis vote in a close race that will decide whether Netanyahu keeps power
Benjamin Netanyahu faces former army chief Gadi Eisenkot in Tuesday’s Knesset election, with President Trump openly backing the prime minister and polls showing a tight bloc race.
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Trump weighs a deal or renewed strikes on Iran as Tehran says messages are still moving
President Trump said he is weighing whether to make a deal with Iran or “finish them off,” while Tehran says messages are passing through intermediaries. Israel votes Tuesday.
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A one-town ceasefire, November talks and a diesel tanker bound for New York: Inside Washington’s new approach to Moscow
A U.S.-brokered pause in Oleshky begins Tuesday, three-way peace talks are set for early November, and the first Russian diesel cargo since 2022 is headed for New York under a presidential sanctions…
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Rubio invites Cubans to a ‘discrete partnership’ with the CIA as Trump says Rubio will ‘finish up the deal’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Cubans seeking change to contact the CIA, hours after President Trump told a Florida rally he would send Rubio to Havana to “finish up the deal.”…
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U.S. orders non-emergency diplomats out of Saudi Arabia as Houthi strikes widen and Buffalo diesel sits near a record
The State Department ordered non-emergency staff and families to leave Saudi Arabia as Houthi missiles and drones hit the kingdom’s airports and oil fields. In Buffalo-Niagara Falls, diesel is averaging $6.37 a…
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Trump secures release of American Stephen Hubbard as Russia agrees to talks; the first Russian diesel shipment is small against U.S. demand
Putin freed retired teacher Stephen Hubbard and agreed in principle to mid-November talks with the U.S. and Ukraine. The first Russian diesel tanker sails Thursday, but at about 2.2 million barrels, it…
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Iran says it offered to reopen Hormuz in seven days. Until there’s a deal, Western New York pays 65% more for heating oil
Tehran says the U.S. accepted its conditions but wants more, and Iranian officials see no breakthrough before Nov. 3. Meanwhile New York heating oil runs $6.34 a gallon, up from $3.84 a…
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Ukrainians’ TPS reaches its deadline with DHS saying a decision will come ‘at the appropriate time’
Ukraine’s Temporary Protected Status hit its Oct. 19 end date with no federal decision, leaving about 101,000 Ukrainians nationwide protected only by a government web alert. The same day, Trump said someone…
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Trump keeps 2027 refugee ceiling at 17,500, prioritizing Afrikaners the White House says face persecution; Buffalo resettlement stays low
The 2027 refugee ceiling stays at 17,500, mostly for Afrikaners, after a year in which all but five of 16,292 admitted refugees came from South Africa. Here is what that means for…
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Alberta votes Monday on a path to separation as Carney warns ‘some outside our borders’ want to break Canada
Alberta’s 10-question referendum asks whether to start the legal process toward a binding vote on leaving Canada. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith urge a vote to stay, while Washington…
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With talks stalled and a Jan. 1 auto tariff looming, the Niagara Frontier braces for a longer trade war
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says Washington is “holding fast” with Canada. New Statistics Canada data show Canadians’ car trips from the U.S. are still 31% below 2024 levels.
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Trump wants Sheinbaum to eliminate tariff on used clothing as “Goodwill gesture”
By Staff Reporter February 4, 2026 Goodwill and Salvation Army have been begging President Donald Trump to fix a “broken” trade rule in the context of upcoming USMCA renegotiations, but some figures…
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Prince Andrew expected to request paternity tests for Princes William and Harry, in bid to ‘ensure an orderly succession’
By Staff Reporter LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — Dec. 31, 2025 — In a move that has sent ripples through the upper echelons of British society and raised questions about the stability of…
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MONEYBAGS: Schumer’s has taken millions from AIPAC, infuriating voters
By Staff Reporter October 21, 2025 — For over four decades, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has been a steadfast ally of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the…
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EXIT STRATEGY: Netanyahu needs exile, perhaps in exchange for making Jared Kushner the King of Israel
By Staff Reporter October 5, 2025 – As the sands of Gaza shift under the weight of a fragile ceasefire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself cornered like never before. With…
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CIA has video footage of Putin engaging in oral, anal sex with his Judo instructor
The Central Intelligence Agency is in possession of more than five-and-a-half hours of video footage of Russian President Vladamir Putin engaging in a range of sexual activities with his late mentor and…
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Putin’s gay lover was awarded a $4 billion drilling contract in deal with China
A Russian oligarch, who is known to the CIA as President Vladimir Putin‘s long-time gay lover, was awarded a contract with the Russian Federation worth more than $4 billion. That contract is…
