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An excavator demolishes a Palestinian-owned building as Israeli forces carry out a raid in the Taawun Alawi area of Nablus

UK, France and Canada sanction Israeli settlements in West Bank as Britain accuses settlers of ‘ethnic cleansing’

By Kara Fox, Oren Liebermann, Tal Shalev, CNN London (CNN) — The United Kingdom, France and Canada announced plans for sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, in a coordinated move that underlined Israel’s growing isolation on the international stage. Announcing the sanctions in UK Parliament, British Foreign Secretary Ed

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SDSU Imperial Valley exhibition honors Armando Rascón and the spirit of border activism

Lynette Niebla IMPERIAL VALLEY, Calif. (KYMA) – SDSU Imperial Valley’s Steppling Art Gallery kicks off the new academic year with a powerful new exhibition celebrating Chicanx culture and local history. The exhibition, titled “Proof of Concept: Retrospecting the Ephemeral and Activist Art of Armando Rascón,” is completely free and open to the public on Tuesdays

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Pedestrian hit by vehicle on Highway 243

IDYLLWILD, Calif. (KESQ) – A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle today on state Route 243 near North Circle Drive in Idyllwild, though traffic remained open through the area.   The incident was reported to the California Highway Patrol at 10:22 a.m. Monday.   Further details regarding the pedestrian’s condition were not immediately available.   The vehicle involved

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Houthi supporters shout slogans during a rally to mark Prophet Muhammad's birthday in Sanaa

Scores wounded as Iran-backed Houthis attack Saudi Arabia in major regional escalation

By Kathleen Magramo, Eyad Kourdi, Becky Anderson, Tim Lister, Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a major attack on southwestern Saudi Arabia early Tuesday, targeting oil and other infrastructure in an escalation that risks widening the region’s conflicts and adding further pressure to crude prices. Saudi-led forces vowed a resolute

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US forces patrol oil fields near Syria's northeastern border with Turkey in the Qahtaniyah countryside in the far northeast corner of Hasakeh province on September 3

Military and intelligence officials discuss smaller presence in the Middle East as US looks for another post-9/11 strategy

By Katie Bo Lillis, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — In offices across the military and in the intelligence community, there have been recent quiet discussions about cutting the number of people and facilities typically stationed in the Middle East if the Trump administration succeeds in ending the Iran conflict, six sources say. If those cuts

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Palm Springs Tramway to temporarily close starting Sept. 8 for annual maintenance

PALM SPRINGS (CNS) – The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will temporarily close for annual preventive maintenance work starting Tuesday. “During this year’s shutdown, we will be repainting tramcar cabin interiors and rebuilding the carriage on cabin two, which supports the cabin as it rides on the track ropes,” vice president of Tramway systems Chris Bartsch

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