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DeSantis steps in and meets with voters after Trump cancels Iowa rally, causing online firestorm

Fox News Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met with Iowa voters in Des Moines after former President Donald Trump canceled his event there, sparking debate about the reason for Trump’s change of plans. After a packed day of events in Sioux Center and Cedar Rapids, DeSantis made a surprise trip to Des Moines to talk to…

Planned Parenthood calls for court packing, term limits in new judicial reform package

Fox News Planned Parenthood called for court packing and term limits for Supreme Court justices in its latest judicial reform package on Sunday. Planned Parenthood’s proposals come nearly a year after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey in June 2022, allowing states to ban abortion. In addition to…

Zelenskyy and Tsikhanouskaya briefly crossed paths for the first time at the award ceremony in Germany

Pravda Ukraine President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and leader of the Belarusian opposition in exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya briefly crossed paths in Germany during the 2023 Charlemagne International Prize ceremony. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/14/7402171/

House Republicans formally request first transcribed interviews for Afghanistan withdrawal investigation

Fox News House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, on Sunday formally requested transcribed interviews for the Foreign Affairs Committee’s investigation into the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. To start with, McCaul is requesting transcribed interviews of Jonathan Mennuti, former acting chief of staff to Acting Under Secretary of State for…

Migrants’ attorneys want lawsuit against Ron DeSantis over Martha’s Vineyard flights to stay in Massachusetts

Fox News The lawyers representing migrants suing Florida Gov. Ron Desantis for flying them to Martha’s Vineyard months ago filed a new motion to keep the litigation in Massachusetts. The attorneys for the group of about 50 migrants mostly from Venezuela want a judge to reject changing the venue of the lawsuit to Florida, according…

Baku says its positions on border with Armenia came under mortar shelling

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Tensions at the Zodsky section on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border grew on the evening on May 10. According to the Azerbaijani defense ministry, two Azerbaijani soldiers were killed and another one was wounded as a result of clashes on May 11-12 https://tass.com/world/1617321

NATO races to bridge divisions over Ukraine membership

Washington Post Discussions have intensified in the weeks before NATO leaders gather to cement plans for strengthening the alliance’s defenses against Russia. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/14/ukraine-nato-membership-vilnius-summit/

Archaeologists connect world’s oldest footprints to humans – study

Jerusalem Post Scientists believe these footprints helped depict the ecological makeup of the area at the time. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-743041

Voting at elections of head of Moldova’s Gagauz autonomy over

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Grigori Uzun of Moldova’s opposition Party of Socialists and Eugenia Gutul of the Sor party vying for the office of the head of Moldova’s Gagauz autonomy in the runoff elections https://tass.com/world/1617315

Zelenskyy: Political, economic and trade barriers threaten all of Europe

Pravda Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned European countries that political, economic and trade barriers threaten all of Europe. Source: President Zelenskyy’s speech during the Charlemagne Prize ceremony in Germany Quote from Zelenskyy: “Europe’s most lasting peace and greatest security have been ensured by building ties, not barriers, between the peoples of Europe. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/14/7402167/