Peter Weber

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Senior Editor at The Week Magazine (US)

Senior editor and curator @TheWeek. I like coffee. Noli timere.

Articles

Starving Gazans overrun US-backed food aid hub

1 week ago | theweek.com | Peter Weber

A controversial Gaza food aid operation backed by the U.S. and Israel descended into chaos Tuesday as thousands of Palestinians overwhelmed the newly formed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's sole functioning distribution center. Nearby Israeli troops and tanks fired warning shots and helicopters shot flares as "desperate Palestinians" broke through a fence to get food, The Associated Press said.
Trump pauses all new foreign student visas

1 week ago | theweek.com | Peter Weber

The Trump administration Tuesday ordered all embassies and consulates abroad to stop scheduling international student visa interviews in preparation for expanded vetting of social media accounts, according to a cable signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and obtained by several news organizations.
Trump pardons Virginia sheriff convicted of bribery

1 week ago | theweek.com | Peter Weber

President Donald Trump said Monday he was pardoning a former sheriff in Culpeper County, Virginia, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison on federal bribery and fraud charges. Scott Jenkins was sheriff for 12 years before voters rejected him following his 2023 indictment.
Trump pardons Virginia sheriff convicted of bribery

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Peter Weber

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Constitution gives 'the president broad authority to grant pardons'. | Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesWhat happenedPresident Donald Trump said Monday he was pardoning a former sheriff in Culpeper County, Virginia, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison on federal bribery and fraud charges. Scott Jenkins was sheriff for 12 years before voters rejected him following his 2023 indictment.
Driver rams van into crowd at Liverpool FC parade

1 week ago | theweek.com | Peter Weber

British police arrested a 53-year-old citizen Monday after a minivan plowed into a Liverpool crowd celebrating their soccer team's Premier League victory parade through the city. Officials said last night that 27 people were hospitalized following the attack, including a child and adult with serious injuries, and a further 20 people were treated at the scene. The driver was believed to have acted alone and police are not treating the attack as terrorism.
Germany lifts Kyiv missile limits as Trump, Putin spar

1 week ago | theweek.com | Peter Weber

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday that his government, France, Britain and the U.S. had lifted "any range restrictions for weapons that have been delivered to Ukraine," allowing Kyiv to "defend itself by, for example, attacking military positions in Russia." His comments followed Russia's biggest drone and missile attacks of the war, which prompted President Donald Trump to claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin "has gone absolutely CRAZY!" Russia suggested Trump's criticism...
Germany lifts Kyiv missile limits as Trump, Putin spar

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Peter Weber

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has lifted range restrictions on weapons sent to Ukraine .
GOP megabill would limit judicial oversight of Trump

2 weeks ago | theweek.com | Peter Weber

The multitrillion-dollar Republican domestic policy bill the House passed Thursday on a 215-214 vote includes a provision that would limit federal judges' power to hold people in contempt, "potentially shielding" President Donald Trump and members of his administration "from the consequences of violating court orders," The New York Times said.
Judge scolds DOJ over Newark mayor arrest

2 weeks ago | theweek.com | Peter Weber

A federal judge in New Jersey Wednesday approved interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba's request to drop trespassing charges against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, then spent several minutes criticizing her office's "hasty arrest" and "embarrassing retraction of charges." Baraka was arrested during a May 9 surprise visit to a migrant detention facility with three House Democrats from New Jersey. Habba earlier this week charged one of the Democrats, Rep.
Judge scolds DOJ over Newark mayor arrest

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Peter Weber

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 'An arrest, particularly of a public figure, is not a preliminary investigative tool'.