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China sanctions senior US lawmaker Michael McCaul for visiting Taiwan
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Congressman Michael McCaul met President Tsai Ing-wen and pledged to help provide training for the island’s armed forces and to speed up the delivery of weapons. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3216991/china-sanctions-senior-us-lawmaker-michael-mccaul-visiting-taiwan?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHas Affirmative Action Affected Your Life? We Want to Know.
New York Times The U.S. Supreme Court is considering ending race-conscious college admissions. We would like to hear from those whose lives have been touched by affirmative action. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/us/affirmative-action-callout.html
Read MoreClassified document leak investigation zeroes in on Massachusetts Air National Guardsman, reports say
Fox News FBI agents have identified someone they want to question immediately in their investigation into leaked classified documents, Fox News has learned. A law enforcement source briefed on the investigation told Fox News that it is focused on a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman, and Fox News understands that the FBI is working on locating…
Read MoreUkraine places Xiaomi on list of international sponsors of war
Pravda Ukraine The National Agency on Corruption Prevention [NACP] has included the Chinese corporation Xiaomi on the list of international sponsors of the war. Source: Press service of the NACP Details: The company was placed on the list of international sponsors of the war due to the continuation of work in the Russian Federation after…
Read MoreInternet available to over 91% of Iran’s villages: Minister
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iran’s telecoms minister says internet is available to over 91% of Iranian villages with 20 households. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/13/701487/Iran-villages-internet-access-figures-minister
Read MoreRussia exported 23 mln metric tons of grain without UN help — Lavrov
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russia boosted wheat exports to Latin America and the Caribbean Region by almost 1.5 times in 2022, the Minister said https://tass.com/politics/1604013
Read MoreBlack Sea gas field will enable Turkey to supply gas to Europe — executive
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Including the first and second stages of the project, we will pump 40 million cubic meters of gas into the national system from the Sakarya field daily,” General Manager of the Turkish Oil Company Melih Khan Bilgin said https://tass.com/economy/1604009
Read MoreCapitol Officer Gets Home Detention, Probation for Tipping Off Jan. 6 Rioter
Wall Street Journal Michael Riley was convicted last year for urging rioter to delete incriminating posts. https://www.wsj.com/articles/capitol-officer-gets-home-detention-probation-for-tipping-off-jan-6-rioter-68768881
Read MoreSuspect in 2005 UK police slaying extradited from Pakistan
Fox News A 74-year-old man extradited from Pakistan appeared in a London court Thursday to face a murder charge in the death of a police officer who was fatally shot while responding to a bank robbery almost two decades ago. Piran Ditta Khan attended a brief hearing at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court. He is charged…
Read MoreOAS rights court rules against Mexico on no-bail policy
Fox News The Inter American Human Rights Court ruled Wednesday that Mexico violated the rights of two men who were held in pre-trial detention for 17 years before being convicted of homicide. The court, which is a branch of the Organization of American States, said such extended detention violates the right to personal freedom and…
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