Category: Nations
U.S. Deems WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich ‘Wrongfully Detained’ by Russia
Wall Street Journal The official designation enables the U.S. to press a foreign government and unlocks other resources to work on freeing Mr. Gershkovich. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-deems-wsj-reporter-evan-gershkovich-wrongfully-detained-by-russia-f1be833
Read MoreBiden admin admits ‘we don’t know’ if more Pentagon leaks are on the way
Fox News The U.S. does not yet know whether the full extent of leaked Pentagon documents has been made public, the White House announced Monday. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby made the announcement during a press briefing at the White House on Monday, telling reporters that the investigation was ongoing and few conclusions have…
Read MoreFrance’s Macron Draws Criticism Over Taiwan Remarks
Wall Street Journal French President Emmanuel Macron faced criticism on both sides of the Atlantic after he called on Europe to develop a stance independent of the U.S. in navigating tensions between Beijing and Taiwan. https://www.wsj.com/articles/frances-emmanuel-macron-draws-criticism-over-taiwan-remarks-bce65777
Read MoreNashville Council to Vote on Reinstating Expelled Lawmaker Justin Jones
New York Times The council was set to meet Monday to move toward sending back to the state legislature one of two lawmakers expelled by Republicans. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/us/politics/nashville-council-tennessee-lawmaker-jones.html
Read MoreCharges Filed Against Mother of 6-Year-Old Who Shot a Teacher
New York Times Prosecutors had previously decided not to charge the boy, a first grader who brought the gun to his Newport News, Va., elementary school in January. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/us/virginia-school-shooting-mother-charged.html
Read MoreIsraelis protest in Tel Aviv after Netanyahu remarks – report
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738909
Read MoreLatest Updates on Evan Gershkovich
Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/latest-updates-on-evan-gershkovich-c8751831
Read MoreDOJ asks appeals court to pause judge’s ‘extraordinary and unprecedented’ ruling on abortion drug mifepristone
Fox News The Department of Justice filed an emergency motion with a federal appeals court Monday seeking to halt a judge’s ruling last week that would suspend access nationwide to the abortion drug mifepristone. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee, ordered a pause Friday to the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, which is used…
Read MoreYale students slam university president for attending NYC event with CCP official who ‘defended’ genocide
Fox News A group of Yale University students from China published an open letter to the school’s president urging him not to “lend Yale’s name to human rights abusers.” The group of Chinese and Hong Konger students published a letter to university president Peter Salovey in the Yale Daily News expressing their concerns about the…
Read MoreWisconsin Gov. Evers identifies officers killed in traffic stop
Fox News Gov. Tony Evers has identified the two Wisconsin police officers who were killed in a shootout. TWO WISCONSIN POLICE OFFICERS KILLED DURING TRAFFIC STOP Evers identified the officers in a tweet Monday as Emily Breidenbach of the Chetek Police Department and Hunter Scheel of the Cameron Police Department. The governor offered his condolences…
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