Tom O'Connor
Deputy Editor of National Security and Foreign Policy at Newsweek
Contributor at Miami Herald
Award-winning @Newsweek Senior Writer/Deputy Editor covering Middle East/China/Russia/North Korea/more ex-@ibtimes @DailyStarLeb @nypost @SIAdvance #ForzaNapoli
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2 days ago |
wisconsinexaminer.com | Tom O'Connor
This story was published in partnership with the Center for Media and Democracy, The more than $100 million spent on this spring’s Supreme Court election in Wisconsin set a new national record for spending on a state judicial race. The figure almost doubles the previous record of $51 million, which donors poured into the Wisconsin Supreme Court race in 2023.
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3 days ago |
extratime.com | Tom O'Connor
The League of Ireland is good for the soul. Friday nights, head for the lights. Park the car and follow the crowds (never big but enough to make you feel part of something special). Ground or Stand? Take your pick and one for the child. Head over to the chosen spot beside your mates, let the chat start.
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5 days ago |
newsweek.com | Tom O'Connor
The Catholic office overseeing the Gaza church with which the late Pope Francis communicated daily has shared with Newsweek a message following the selection of a new pontiff in the midst of the ongoing war. "We are here to pray for and support our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, and we join the Church around the world in welcoming his leadership with faith and hope," Father Ibrahim Nino, director of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem's media office, told Newsweek.
Pope Leo XIV: Irish-American Catholic community celebrate the rise of one of their own to the papacy
5 days ago |
irishtimes.com | Tom O'Connor
The election of Robert Francis Prevost as the first US pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church surprised many around the world and brought pride to Chicago’s southeast side, where he was born and raised. The 267th occupant of the throne of St Peter was born in 1955 and grew up in Dolton, a historically working-class Catholic suburb. Chicagoans celebrated the rise of one of their own to the papacy, including those in the city’s strong Irish-American Catholic community.
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5 days ago |
newsweek.com | Tom O'Connor
A group of Iranian dissidents has unveiled what it alleges to be a secret nuclear site dedicated to developing a weapon of mass destruction in Iran ahead of a new set of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran.
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My latest: Catholics overseeing Gaza church send message as new pope inherits war Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem's Fr. Ibrahim Nino tells @Newsweek "Church will always stand with the poor and the suffering," noting Pope Leo XIV's "peace" & "justice" vow https://t.co/Y316mEuE2N
My latest: Iran dissidents pressure US talks with secret nuclear site claims PMOI/MeK rep tells @Newsweek if Iran would "abandon their nuclear weapons program, that would clearly be a huge weakness of the regime" while govt denies covert weapon research https://t.co/IJk9ZPt1H0
My latest: Houthis tease "new weapons" to keep planes out of Israel's skies Ansar Allah source tells @Newsweek of "effective" means to impose aerial siege as IDF vows "full readiness" & US military affirms support for ally & "its right to self-defense" https://t.co/5pLbVwKXrl