Thousands of earthquakes have occurred in Iceland in recent weeks. Iceland lies through two tectonic plates, the North American plate and the European plate. A volcanic eruption in Iceland is believed to likely occur sometime soon (days or weeks from now.)
By: Ryan Friedman
https://news.yahoo.com/iceland-volcano-live-met-office-071729673.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
In a Fox News interview, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina announced that he is suspending his campaign for President. There had been serious concerns from Republican donors about why Senator Tim Scott is unmarried. In national polling of the Republican primaries, Senator Tim Scott had been polling at 2%.
By: Ryan Friedman
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4290754-tim-scott-suspends-2024-gop-primary/
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been in Jordan, holding talks with Arab leaders in the hopes of preventing the Israeli-Hamas war from spreading into a regional conflict. Blinken is calling for humanitarian pauses in the fighting. The trip to Jordan comes a day after Secretary Blinken was in Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
https://news.yahoo.com/israel-gaza-war-ceasefire-allow-201019460.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
By: Ryan Friedman
Hundreds of people breached the major airport in the Dagestan region of Russia (which borders Azerbaijan and the country of Georgia to the south). The rioters were looking for Jews from a flight arriving from Israel. Russian news sources reported the crowd was chanting antisemitic slogans and forcibly checking the passports of arriving passengers.
https://news.yahoo.com/crowd-storms-russian-airport-protest-221828435.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
By: Ryan Friedman
In his second prime-time Oval Office address as President, President Biden explained why Americans should support funding Israel and Ukraine in their ongoing conflicts. President Biden makes the case that America's national security depends on the success of Israel and Ukraine. When talking about the Israeli-Hamas war, the President said, "“Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people", making clear distinctions between Palestinians and Hamas.
By: Ryan Friedman
https://news.yahoo.com/biden-argues-american-support-israel-062007202.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
