‘El Popo,’ Mexico’s second-tallest volcano, erupts
Fox News Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano spewed gas, smoke and ash Monday, leading education authorities to suspend in-person classes in parts of three states, a day after the government raised the warning level on the volcano’s activity. Activity at the 17,797-foot mountain just 45 miles southeast of Mexico City and known affectionately as “El Popo” has…
Read MoreDebt Limit Negotiators Debate Spending Caps to Break Standoff
New York Times The strategy, which was used in 2011, could allow both sides to save face but would most likely do little to chip away at the national debt. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/us/politics/debt-limit-spending-caps.html
Read MoreColombia suspends ceasefire with Marxist rebel group accused of killing 4
Fox News Colombia’s government said Monday it is suspending a cease-fire with rebels accused of recently killing four Indigenous people — at least three of them minors — who tried to avoid forced recruitment in the south of the country. President Gustavo Petro’s administration said in a statement that the military will resume attacks on…
Read MoreUkraine’s Foreign Minister warns against sprouting peace plans for Ukraine “like mushrooms after rain”
Pravda Ukraine Ukraine calls on the world to focus on adopting and implementing the country’s own peace plan – the peace formula announced in November 2022, instead of producing many alternatives. Source: Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, at a press conference in Rabat on Monday following the results of a visit to…
Read MoreMichigan State professor forced students to pay $99 for left-wing causes: lawsuit
Fox News EXCLUSIVE – A Michigan State University (MSU) professor has been sued for allegedly forcing her students to pay $99 each to her personal political advocacy organization, which ultimately helped fund Planned Parenthood and other left-leaning causes and allegedly violated the students’ free speech rights. According to a lawsuit filed Thursday, Amy Wisner, professor…
Read MoreWhy Big Oil Likes Small Deals
Wall Street Journal Chevron’s latest acquisition shows that the best deals on the oil patch may be smaller operators with geographic concentration. https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-big-oil-likes-small-deals-4d5afa8
Read MoreBefore-and-after images of the destroyed Ukrainian city of Bakhmut
Washington Post Bakhmut’s leafy green streets are now scorched landscapes, as shown in before-and-after satellite images from Maxar. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/22/bakhmut-before-after-destruction-satellite/
Read MoreWhite House backs GOP bill to classify fentanyl as Schedule I substance
Fox News The White House announced Monday it supports a Republican-led bill that would place all fentanyl-related substances under the most dangerous classification of drugs. The Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act, led by Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., would expedite research into fentanyl-related substances and classify them all under Schedule I of the Controlled…
Read MoreIran-China non-oil trade at $5.23bn in January-April
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Trade of goods and services between Iran and China topped $5 billion in the four months to April. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/22/703915/Iran-China-trade-rise-customs-figures
Read MoreUAE invites Herzog, Netanyahu to attend COP28 in Dubai in November
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-743903
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