Category: World News
German lawmakers mull creating first citizen assembly
Fox News German lawmakers considered Wednesday whether to create the country’s first “citizen assembly’” to advise parliament on the issue of food and nutrition. Germany’s three governing parties back the idea of appointing consultative bodies made up of members of the public selected through a lottery system who would discuss specific topics and provide nonbinding…
Read MoreBiden administration mobilizes troops, prepares new asylum restriction
Washington Post As Title 42 border expulsions cease this week, 1,500 more U.S. troops are heading to the southern border in anticipation of a major influx of migrants. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/10/border-troops-title-42-migrants/
Read More4 arrested in North Macedonia after cocaine bust in Greece
Fox News Four people have been arrested in North Macedonia, police said Wednesday, following cooperation with Greek authorities over a cocaine shipment seized in neighboring Greece a day earlier. A total of 14 people have now been detained in both countries as a result of Tuesday’s operation in Greece’s northern port city of Thessaloniki, where…
Read MoreDavid Miranda, Brazilian gay rights activist and legislator, dies at 37
Washington Post He assisted his husband, journalist Glenn Greenwald, in disseminating information from classified U.S. documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/05/10/david-miranda-brazil-greenwald-dies/
Read MoreGreece rescues 17 more migrants from river islet on Turkish border
Fox News A group of 17 stranded migrants, including eight children, have been rescued from a tiny islet in the river that runs along Greece’s northeastern land border with Turkey, police said Wednesday. GREEK AUTHORITIES PULL 39 MIGRANTS FROM RIVER ISLET ON TURKISH BORDER A police statement said the migrants were left on the islet…
Read MorePoland to recognize neighboring Russian exclave by historical name
Fox News Poland is reverting to using its historical name for Kaliningrad, the Russian city and administrative region that sits on its border. From now on, it will be designated on Polish maps as Krolewiec, based on the recommendation of the government commission for geographic names abroad. The Kremlin has reacted angrily: spokesperson Dmitry Peskov…
Read MoreChevron aims to boost Venezuela oil output to accelerate debt recovery
Reuters Reuters exclusively reported that Chevron Corp’s (CVX.N) renewed oil operations in Venezuela will enter a new phase next month, boosting production with the goal of accelerating recovery of the $3 billion debt owed by the end of 2025. The post Chevron aims to boost Venezuela oil output to accelerate debt recovery appeared first on…
Read MoreTrudeau says Canada will not be intimidated by China as spat continues
Fox News Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau said Ottawa will not be intimidated by China after Beijing expelled its Canadian diplomat from the consulate in Shanghai Tuesday. The two nations have seen relations further deteriorate in a recent diplomatic tit-for-tat spat after Canada first ousted Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei from his post after he was found…
Read MoreRussia ends visa regime for Georgian nationals, lifts flight ban
Fox News Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday abolished visas for Georgian nationals and lifted a 2019 ban on direct flights to the South Caucasus nation, a move that comes amid rocky relations between the two countries and that was quickly denounced by Georgia’s president as a “provocation.” According to a decree Putin signed, starting…
Read MoreTurkey election: Erdogan’s challenger vows to end ‘authoritarian rule’
Washington Post “Turkey is a country of prohibitions,” Kemal Kilicdaroglu told The Post in an interview this week. “When we are in power, Turkey will be a country of freedom.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/turkey-election-erdogan-opposition-kilicdaroglu/
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