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Belarus pardons opposition blogger arrested after plane’s forced landing

Washington Post Protasevich’s arrest and prosecution sparked major concern among human rights groups. In May 20221, Protasevich was en route from Athens to Vilnius on a Ryanair flight with his girlfriend when his flight was diverted and landed in Minsk. He was immediately arrested. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/22/roman-protasevich-pardoned-belarus/

Counter-terror regime in place in Belgorod Region to fight Ukrainian saboteurs — governor

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. For the period of the counter-terror operation, various measures and restrictions have been introduced, from individuals’ identity checks to the suspension of the operation of hazardous production facilities and organizations using explosive, radioactive, chemical and biologically dangerous substances https://tass.com/politics/1621339

Sudanese hope new cease-fire holds as ethnic violence in Darfur intensifies

Washington Post A week-long cease-fire signed by both warring parties is set to take hold Monday evening amid worrisome signs of a rise in ethnic fighting in the Darfur region. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/22/sudan-cease-fire-darfur-ethnic/

Sen. Tom Carper will not seek 2024 re-election, opening up Delaware seat

Fox News Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., announced Monday that he will not seek re-election in 2024, paving the way for someone new to hold the seat after his four terms of service. Carper, 76, served as governor of Delaware before winning four terms as a Delaware senator. His retirement may cause a pitched battle among…

Two dozen Republicans call on Biden to disavow John Kerry’s remarks targeting food production

Fox News FIRST ON FOX: A group of 27 House Republicans is calling on President Biden and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to disavow Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s recent comments targeting food emissions. The Republicans — led by Rep. Mark Alford, R-Texas, and joined by Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., and Transportation…

Greek conservatives hammer leftists in pivotal European election: ‘Political earthquake’

Fox News Greece’s incumbent conservative New Democracy Party shattered expectation’s in the country’s elections over the weekend, paving the way for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to form a majority government in the next round of elections. The ruling New Democracy Party collected the most votes in Sunday’s elections, coming in at 40.8%, according to numbers…

Tim Scott takes swipe at Trump in official presidential campaign launch: ‘Hope’ over ‘grievance’

Fox News NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – As he formally declared his candidacy for president at his alma matter in the town where he grew up, Republican Sen. Tim Scott emphasized that “our party and our nation are standing at a time for choosing.” Scott, a rising star in the GOP and the only Black Republican…

Radical Rethinking at the Venice Architecture Biennale

New York Times Don’t be fooled by its generic title. Lesley Lokko’s “Laboratory of the Future” is the most ambitious and pointedly political Venice Architecture Biennale in years. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/arts/design/venice-architecture-biennale-review.html

Crew Dragon with commercial crew of four on board docks to ISS

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The crew has begun the transition to the station https://tass.com/science/1621335

NAACP president says Democrats must get ‘rid’ of DeSantis ‘once and for all’

Fox News NAACP President Derrick Johnson said Monday that Democrats need to get “rid” of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “once and for all” in the 2024 presidential election. Johnson told CNN the NAACP is working to “change the political landscape” after it issued a formal travel advisory for the state of Florida over the 2024 presidential…