Irish police brace for more unrest at Dublin hotel housing asylum seekers

Gardaí deployed at Citywest facility as police issue statement urging people to stay away from violent standoff Irish police were braced for fresh disturbances outside a Dublin hotel that houses asylum seekers and has become a flashpoint for anti-immigration activists. Gardaí deployed near the Citywest facility on Thursday in anticipation of another possible standoff with … Read more

‘Sacred sanctuary’: North Korea starts building memorial to soldiers killed in Ukraine war

At least 600 North Korean soldiers have been killed and thousands more wounded fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine North Korea has begun constructing a memorial for its soldiers killed fighting in Russia’s war on Ukraine, state media reported, as leader Kim Jong-un hailed a “historic peak” in ties with Moscow. The so-called Memorial Museum … Read more

Trump says tech chiefs convinced him to call off troop ‘surge’ to San Francisco

President specifically lauds Nvidia and Salesforce CEOs and says they told him ‘the future of San Francisco is great’ Silicon Valley executives apparently leaned on Donald Trump to call off a “surge” of federal troops in San Francisco on Thursday. The president said in a social media post that “friends of mine who live in … Read more

Trump backs down on sending federal troops to San Francisco for immigration crackdown

Protesters flood streets in show of resistance, as president calls off deployment after speaking with city’s mayor and Silicon Valley leaders Donald Trump canceled plans for a deployment of federal troops to San Francisco that had sparked widespread condemnation from California leaders and sent protesters flooding into the streets. The Bay Area region had been … Read more

Trump news at a glance: Trump scraps plan to send federal troops to San Francisco Bay Area

President says San Francisco mayor and Silicon Valley leaders asked him to give the city ‘a chance’ – key US politics stories from Thursday 23 October at a glance Donald Trump has cancelled plans for a deployment of federal troops to the San Francisco Bay Area that had sparked widespread condemnation from California leaders and … Read more

Inside Cuomo’s donor surge

The former governor picked up the most support from upper Manhattan and Jewish enclaves in Brooklyn. NEW YORK — Brooklyn neighborhoods with large Jewish communities along with the Upper West and Upper East sides of Manhattan poured money into Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral warchest last month after the exodus of incumbent Eric Adams, an analysis of … Read more

Republican nominee’s ally draws outrage with remarks about Jews, gay marriage

Jack Ciattarelli affirmed his support of same-sex marriage and the Jewish community, but did not condemn the comments. An unpaid adviser to the Republican nominee for governor of New Jersey advocated for a ban on same-sex marriage and insisted he personally isn’t “taking money from Jews.” Ibrar Nadeem, the Muslim relations adviser to Jack Ciattarelli, … Read more

Andrew Cuomo courts Republican voters — and isn’t finding enough takers

The Democrat’s fraught history is getting in the way of his pitch to Curtis Sliwa voters. NEW YORK — Andrew Cuomo is desperate for GOP votes in the New York City mayoral race — but Republican voters aren’t jumping on board to help. The scandal-scarred ex-governor’s appeals to Republicans — grounded primarily around beating his … Read more