Top Finance Officials to Assess Their Sanctions on Russia and Aid to Ukraine
New York Times Japan will lead the meeting of ministers from G7 nations. Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said she would work to reinforce support. Here is what we’re covering: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/12/world/russia-ukraine-news
Read MoreMexico’s top immigration official to be charged in detention center fire that killed 40 migrants
Fox News Mexico’s top immigration official will face criminal charges in a fire that killed 40 migrants in Ciudad Juarez last month, with federal prosecutors saying he was remiss in not preventing the disaster despite earlier indications of problems at his agency’s detention centers. The decision to file charges against Francisco Garduño, the head of…
Read MoreGermany plans to decriminalize limited marijuana possessions, allow cannabis sales
Fox News Germany’s government presented scaled-back plans Wednesday to liberalize the country’s rules on cannabis, including by decriminalizing possession of limited amounts and allowing marijuana sales for recreational purposes to members of nonprofit “cannabis clubs.” In a second step, German officials also envision setting up regional test projects to sell cannabis through “commercial supply chains,”…
Read MorePrince Harry will attend father’s coronation. Meghan won’t
Washington Post Buckingham Palace says Prince Harry will attend the Coronation service of his father, King Charles III, at Westminster Abbey on May 6 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/prince-harry-king-charles-coronation/f11944e8-d93b-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreBiden torched for cracking down on gas cars, pushing electric vehicles: ‘Biden’s newest power grab’
Fox News Several top Republican lawmakers and energy industry groups blasted the Biden administration Wednesday after it announced aggressive regulations cracking down on gas-powered car emissions. Critics of the sweeping emissions standards, unveiled Wednesday morning by the White House and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), argued the announcement revealed President Biden is seeking to effectively ban…
Read MoreCIA director provided Zelensky with list of corrupt top Ukrainian officials — Hersh
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Seymour Hersh also states that the Ukrainian President and his entourage embezzled at least $400 million from the aid, provided to Ukraine for purchase of diesel fuel https://tass.com/world/1603305
Read MoreOccupiers take more than 100,000 Ukrainian children from the east
Pravda Ukraine Russian invaders have taken more than 100,000 Ukrainian children from the temporarily occupied Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, deporting them under the excuse of alleged “treatment”. Source: Ukraine’s National Resistance Center Quote: “The occupiers continue to conduct forced ‘medical examinations’ for children in the temporarily occupied territories in order to have grounds for deporting…
Read MoreU.S. Oil Inventories Rise As Refiners Unexpectedly Slow Down
Wall Street Journal U.S. crude oil inventories rose by 597,000 barrels last week, government data showed, as refinery activity took an unexpected turn lower. Gasoline stockpiles slipped by 330,000 barrels. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-oil-inventories-rise-as-refiners-unexpectedly-slow-down-e995b24a
Read MoreRussian forces enveloping Avdeyevka from north, says DPR
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russian forces will soon achieve serious successes in enveloping both Artyomovsk and Avdeyevka, adviser to the acting DPR head Igor Kimakovsky stressed https://tass.com/politics/1603311
Read MoreTaiwan to stage the year’s first civil defense drill in Taichung
Taipei, April 12 (CNA) Taiwan will stage the first civil defense drill this year in Taichung on Thursday and will focus more on wartime preparation and key infrastructure protection, according to the All-Out Defense Mobilization Agency under the Ministry of National Defense. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304120025
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