Category: Nations
Police raid Hadash headquarters in Nazareth – report
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-741317
Read MoreJacinda Ardern to Study at Harvard
Wall Street Journal New Zealand’s former prime minister to research extremist content, leadership and artificial intelligence. https://www.wsj.com/articles/jacinda-ardern-is-going-to-harvard-to-study-online-extremism-1836f4f5
Read MoreSen Rick Scott details bill to fund armed officers in US schools
Fox News Florida Senator Rick Scott introduced legislation on Tuesday that would reroute the billions of dollars earmarked for the Internal Revenue Service in Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act to hire armed officers at schools across the country. The School Guardian Act would create a block grant program administered by the Justice Department which would give…
Read MoreSecond American dead in Sudan, White House National Security Council spox John Kirby confirms
Fox News White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby on Wednesday confirmed the death of a second American citizen in Sudan. On a virtual call with press, Kirby told reporters the unnamed American died on Tuesday. “We extend our deepest condolences to the family,” he said. “We continue to make clear at the highest…
Read MoreEnd of an era — TRA retires three diesel-powered Tze-Chiang trains
New Taipei, April 26 (CNA) Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) ran two special Tze-Chiang express services for the final time on Wednesday, before the train operator retires three diesel-powered models first introduced on the Eastern Trunk Line in 1982. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202304260026
Read MoreRussian assault teams keep destroying Ukrainian troops in Artyomovsk, top brass reports
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is reported that Russian forces destroyed roughly 30 Ukrainian troops and a US-made M777 howitzer of the Ukrainian army in the Kherson area over the past day https://tass.com/politics/1610111
Read MoreRussian watchdog excludes Spotify from list of companies subject to ‘onshoring’ law
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The daily visits to a foreign entity’s information resource by Russian users should be more than 500,000 users. If the web traffic does not meet this indicator for three months, then on the basis of an application, information about the company and its…
Read MoreFire at Russian Cultural Center in Cyprus After Molotov Cocktail Attack
Moscow Times The center’s head said that the attack could have been in response to its “active pro-Russian work.” https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/26/fire-at-russian-cultural-center-in-cyprus-after-molotov-cocktail-attack-a80954
Read MoreLook Out, Tesla, There’s a Really Tiny Competitor in Your Rearview Mirror
Wall Street Journal An electric vehicle made in Bolivia has a top speed of 35 mph and fits three people, ‘but they can’t be very fat.’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/electric-vehicle-tiny-bolivia-86b28ebf
Read MoreU.S. and South Korea Agree to Cooperate on Nuclear Weapons
New York Times The agreement is a centerpiece of this week’s state visit by President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea, who will appear with President Biden at the White House on Wednesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/26/us/politics/biden-south-korea-state-visit.html
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