Washington — Senate Republicans blocked a war powers resolution on Thursday aimed at preventing President Trump from conducting strikes against Venezuela after a bipartisan group of senators warned that a continued campaign against alleged drug smugglers in the region could escalate. The vote to advance the resolution failed with 49 supporting it and 51 senators…
The US federal government has entered a shutdown after senators failed to agree on a last-minute funding bill, forcing non-essential services to close and placing up to 750,000 federal workers on unpaid furlough. Essential personnel, including law enforcement and military officers, are required to continue working, many without immediate pay. The deadlock arose after the…
German authorities shut down the famous Oktoberfest in Munich on Wednesday following an explosion and fire in a residential building in the north of the city, and said the festival would remain closed at least until the evening. “Due to a bomb threat in connection with the explosion in northern Munich, the Theresienwiese [Oktoberfest location]…
“When there’s no power, banks are closed, the whole system just stops,” Tehran restaurant owner Edo Mansourian said. “And now the country’s basically closed for the next few days.” The 72-year-old added that “working conditions have become frustrating and its hard to keep the place running.” Mohammadreza Tavakoli runs a hostel on the island of…
