Category: World News
Ukrainian farmer designs mine-clearing tractor using parts from destroyed Russian tanks
Fox News A Ukrainian farmer has designed a remote-controlled mine-clearing tractor using parts from destroyed Russian tanks. Oleksandr Kryvtsov, who runs an agricultural company in the eastern Ukrainian village of Hrakove, is using panels stripped from Russian armor to protect his tractor from any mines that it may explode, according to Reuters. “We started doing this…
Read MoreSpeaker McCarthy expects Biden to invite Netanyahu to White House amid strained ties with top Mideast ally
Fox News JERUSALEM—Act 2 of a Democratic White House versus a Republican-led congressional showdown is unfolding over an invitation to Israel’s longest-serving prime minister to visit Washington, with Biden signaling no and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., welcoming Benjamin Netanyahu to meet with high-level members of Congress. In 2015, Netanyahu defied the Obama administration lobbying activity…
Read MoreNetanyahu holds security meeting after rockets fired from Gaza into Israel
Fox News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called top officials together Tuesday for a “security assessment” in the wake of a rocket attack from Gaza. The barrage of 22 rockets directed at populated areas in southern Israel severely wounded a 25-year-old man and injured two others at a construction site in the city of…
Read MoreUganda lawmakers pass revised bill prescribing death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality’
Fox News Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday passed a new version of a bill that removes a clause which appeared to criminalize identifying as LGBTQ. President Yoweri Museveni last month returned the bill back to the national assembly, asking for changes that differentiate between identifying as LGBTQ and actually engaging in homosexual acts. Homosexuality is already…
Read MoreOpponents to French pension reform plan make last ditch effort to prevent change
Fox News Opponents of a law that would raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 are making last-ditch plans to prevent the change that is set to take effect in September. The country’s main labor unions on Tuesday called for another round of nationwide demonstrations and strikes on June 6. May Day…
Read More‘Not My King’ protests are now the norm at King Charles III’s events
Washington Post A change of sovereign has energized the republican movement and prompted some people to look at the British monarchy anew. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/02/not-my-king-charles-protests/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreAustralia Aims to ‘Stamp Out’ Vaping With Sweeping Regulations
New York Times The proposal would ban all single-use, disposable vapes, halt the importation of nonprescription vapes and restrict certain flavors, colors and ingredients. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/02/world/australia/australia-vape-ban.html
Read MoreRussia’s defense chief wants to double missile output with potential Ukrainian counteroffensive looming
Fox News Russia’s defense chief on Tuesday urged a state company to double its missile output, as a possible Ukrainian counteroffensive looms and both sides in the 14-month war reportedly feel an ammunition crunch. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, speaking at a meeting with top military brass, said the state-owned Tactical Missiles Corporation had been…
Read MoreChina could unleash AI-guided weapons in Taiwan invasion and ‘reunification’: report
Fox News The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China has tested an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered laser-guided artillery shell that has far exceeded the capabilities of any similar operational round. “Artificial intelligence is evolving quickly,” Professor Wang Jiang, the project’s lead from the Beijing Institute of Technology, wrote. “More researchers are applying the technology to trajectory…
Read MoreKenyan pastors appear in court over deaths of parishioners
Washington Post Two pastors based in coastal Kenya have appeared in court over the deaths of more than 100 of their congregants https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/02/kenya-cult-deaths-paul-mackenzie-ezekiel-odero/65d7370c-e90b-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
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