Page 14 - Michael Ware News Today

Sky News US contributor Michael Ware says there will be a whole raft of important things that come up when Presidents Biden and Putin meet next month in Switzerland. “There’s an entire laundry list of issues that will be on the agenda,” Mr Ware told Sky News. “From climate change to Russian military build up to Ukraine to the cyber-attacks on the US infrastructure to the imprisonment of the Russian opposition leader. “So there’s a whole raft of things that are going to come up.”...

Bitter political brawl erupts over Capitol Hill Commission24/05/2021|4min Sky News contributor Michael Ware says a “bitter political brawl” has emerged in Washington over a proposal for a bipartisan commission to investigate the Capitol Hill riots. It comes after the US House of Representatives voted last week to create an independent commission to investigate the January 6 Capitol Hill riots. Mr Ware told Sky News the Republican House and Senate leaders turned on the commission after it wa...

Israel will keep attacking until they secure the quiet20/05/2021|7min US President Joe Biden has told the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he is expecting a ceasefire in Gaza but Mr Netanyahu has said he will proceed “until they secure the quiet”, according to Sky News contributor Michael Ware. “Prime Minister Netanyahu domestically can’t be seen to be caving into the Americans, he has to maintain his role as a staunch defender of Israel,” he told Sky News. “The prime min...

Israel will not stop firing until Hamas is gun shy19/05/2021|8min The Israeli Defence Force is “touting its success” at destroying many kilometres of tunnels under Gaza but the conflict will not be over until Israel deems Hamas unable to retaliate, according to Sky News contributor Michael Ware. “What started out years ago as smuggling tunnels under the border and then extended into terror tunnels into Israel has now been in the last seven years into what the Israeli security forces call...

UN has no real powers in Israel, Hamas conflict17/05/2021|4min Sky News US contributor Michael Ware says the United Nations Security Council has no real powers over the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The UN Security Council earlier called for an immediate ceasefire however Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned it would take time before the fighting ends. “The American ambassador to the UN says right now a strong statement of condemnation could actually backfire,” Mr Ware told...

Situation in the Gaza Strip is messy and perilous14/05/2021|7min The escalating tensions between Israel and Palestine is a “very messy and perilous situation” which is unfolding more and more, according to Sky News contributor Michael Ware. Mr Ware said the Israeli Defence Force recently Tweeted air and ground forces are “now attacking in Gaza” but the nature of why forces have been deployed is still unknown. “It’s all shrouded in darkness and in secret but I don’t think anyone’...

Liz Cheneys removal provides insight into the nature of the Republican Party13/05/2021|5min Liz Cheney was ousted from her senior position in the House of Representatives by the Republican Party because “she won’t be quiet” about her beliefs former President Donald Trump, according to Sky News contributor Michael Ware. “Why are we interested in the fate of Liz Cheney and her downfall, well it’s because it gives us a window into the nature of the Republican Party now going forward,” ...

Trump Facebook ban upheld as Trumps words created an environment of violence06/05/2021|7min The Facebook suspension of Donald Trump has been upheld by the advisory board but Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been told it cannot be indefinite without being permanent, according to Sky News contributor Michael Ware. “Without President Trump it’s extraordinary here in America they’re actually talking about policy and not about attack and insults,” he told Sky News. Mr Ware said the advis...

Donald Trump still owns the Republican Party05/05/2021|4min Donald Trump’s long-running feud with senior Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney has reignited after she labelled his election fraud claim a big lie and turned on fellow Republicans. Ms Cheney is the “third highest ranking Republican member” in the House of Representatives but the backlash against Ms Cheney shows “former president Trump still owns the Republican Party”, according to Sky News contributor Michael Ware. “She h...

Biden is the simple answer to historic goodwill between Saudi Arabia and Iran03/05/2021|4min The rise of President Joe Biden to power in the United States has put pressure on Saudi Arabia to reach out to Iran and participate in the “regional dialogue”, according to Sky News US contributor Michael Ware. Both nations reportedly met in secret last month to begin discussions about moving toward a more peaceful relationship and this week released historic statements indicative of a desire to de-...