New Air Force One Will Stay Blue and White, Biden Decides
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is sticking with a blue-and-white color scheme for the exterior of the replacement Air Force One aircraft, the first of which is expected to be delivered in four years.The Air Force said late Friday that the light blue on the new model…
Eastern Congo hit by IS-linked rebel attacks; 45 civilians killed
The death toll from several attacks this week by extremist rebels in eastern Congo has risen to at least 45 people, local officials said on Friday. Dozens of people were killed by rebels using machetes over two days when rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces, a militia with links to the Islamic State group, killed […]
In Germany, Catholic bishops call for blessing of same-sex unions
A meeting between Germany’s Catholic bishops and lay representatives agreed Friday to call for the church to approve blessings of same-sex unions. The three-day gathering, which is part of the “Synodal Path” launched in 2019 in response to the sex abuse crisis that has rocked the church in Germany and many other countries, brings together […]
3 boats, 1,300 migrants ‘in danger’ off Italian coast, authorities say
The Italian coast guard responded Friday to three boats carrying more than 1,300 migrants that were “in danger” in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy’s southern coast, officials said. Coast guard vessels were dispatched to rescue about 500 people on a smuggler’s boat about 700 miles off the Calabria region, which forms the toe of the […]
Poland lawmakers back EU-sought liberalized wind energy law
Poland’s lawmakers agreed to relax the rules for installing onshore wind turbines, a move encouraged by the European Union to promote renewable energy in the coal-reliant country. Members of the Sejm, the lower house of Poland’s parliament, voted 231-209 with two abstentions late Thursday to allow turbines to be erected no closer than 700 meters […]
Mexican authorities arrest 5 suspects turned over by cartel in deadly kidnapping of Americans last week
Five suspects have been arrested in Mexico for the deadly kidnappings of four Americans who had crossed the border from Texas last week, a Mexican official confirmed on Friday. The suspects were the same five men turned over Thursday by the Gulf Cartel, which they said were “responsible” for the slayings, according to France’s AFP […]
Harriet Tubman N.J. Monument Replaces Columbus’ Statue Spot
The Harriet Tubman monument in Newark, New Jersey, has officially replaced the space previously held by a Christopher Columbus statue. On Thursday, the 25-foot-tall monument of Tubman — a women’s rights advocate and famous abolitionist leading up to the Emancipation …
Bipartisan Senate Bill Aims to Punish Beijing for Forced Organ Harvesting
Read More A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the Senate is aiming to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable for forcibly harvesting organs from prisoners of conscience. S.761, also dubbed the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act, would authorize the State Department to deny or revoke passports and visas to anyone involved in forced organ harvesting. […]
US Risks Losing Its Pension Funds in China: Expert
Read More The United States risks losing its pension funds in China as the regime seeks to undermine the economic base of America, warned Gregory Copley, president of the International Strategic Studies Association. Billionaire investor Mark Mobius recently said that the Chinese regime has taken “very significant” action to prevent him from withdrawing capital from […]
Jeremy Hunt’s budget to announce ?20bn funding to cut carbon emissions
Read More The chancellor is poised to announce a ?20bn investment in technology to reduce Britain’s carbon emissions at next week’s budget, in a riposte to Joe Biden’s flagship Inflation Reduction Act that aims to create thousands of new jobs. Separately, the government plans to add urgency to Britain’s nuclear programme, with a competition to […]
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