The appalling stabbing attack on Salman Rushdie while speaking in Chautauqua, New York is a return to the violence that followed Ayatollah Khomeini’s fatwa against Rushdie and his book, satanic verses, in 1989. Rushdie was attacked and seriously injured by a 24-year-old man from New Jersey. Little is known about the perpetrator at the time … Read more
Sir Salman Rushdie’s injuries remain ‘serious’ after being stabbed, but his condition is ‘in the right direction’, the author’s agent has said. The 75-year-old was airlifted to hospital and underwent surgery hours after the attack on stage in Chautauqua, New York, on Friday. His literary agent, Andrew Wylie, said: “He’s no longer on a ventilator, … Read more
Prince Harry’s highly anticipated memoir promises to be “the most devastating royal outing” since Andrew Morton’s explosive book on Princess Diana, a royal commentator has claimed. Royal expert Daniel Elser has commented on the upcoming publication of Prince Harry’s book. She said: “If even a small percentage of the speculation about what he might reveal … Read more
“They have a lot of bad news, and they think that’s the only good news they have,” said former Rep. Steve Stivers of Ohio, who led the House Republican campaign in the election. 2018 midterms. “If they want to be a single-issue party, that’s up to them.” If Democrats focus heavily on the abortion issue … Read more
We’ll begin our week’s roundup of electoral politics with another Republican who voted to impeach Trump and has been at the forefront of anti-Trump Republicans in Congress: Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney. I’m going to cut to the chase and say that it will take a small miracle for Cheney to win Tuesday’s Republican primary for … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Children were among dozens of worshipers killed on Sunday when a fire ripped through a Coptic church in Cairo, according to reports. The fire tore through the Abu Sefein Church in the densely populated Imbaba district, killing at least 41 people and injuring at least 14 others, … Read more
American journalist Austin Tice (portrait on the left) was kidnapped in Syria in 2012. Here his parents, Debra and Marc Tice, give a press conference in Beirut in 2018. Joseph Aid/- via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joseph Aid/- via Getty Images American journalist Austin Tice (portrait on the left) was kidnapped in Syria … Read more
The man accused of carrying out the attack has pleaded not guilty in a New York court to attempted murder and assault. A lawyer for Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, New Jersey, argued on his behalf during an arraignment hearing on Saturday. Matar was born in the United States to Lebanese parents who emigrated from … Read more