Giorno: 12 Maggio 2023

2 French citizens held captive in Iran finally free, heading back to Paris

A French citizen and another holding dual French-Irish nationality have been freed from an Iranian prison, French authorities said Friday, the culmination of a hard-fought effort to bring them home. Benjamin Briere and Bernard Phelan, who both had been held in a prison in Mashhad, in northeast Iran, were heading to Paris, Foreign Minister Catherine […]

Representatives from 25 Indian Ocean nations discuss economic growth at Bangladesh conference

Representatives from 25 Indian Ocean nations discussed regional economic growth, cooperation and security at the Indian Ocean Conference in Bangladesh on Friday as the Indo-Pacific grows in importance amid changes in the world order. Government officials and experts discussed the Russia-Ukraine war prominently in several sessions, reflecting concerns about how countries in the region would […]

German ‘fireball’ explosion that severely injured several first responders may have been planned

An explosion at a residential building in Germany that left nine first responders seriously injured appears to have been a planned attack carried out by a man wanted in connection with an unpaid fine, officials said Friday. Police and firefighters had gone to the building in the western town of Ratingen on Thursday after receiving […]

4 children among 19 civilians killed, set on fire by Burmese soldiers

Soldiers from Myanmar’s military government raided a village in the country’s central region, killing 19 villagers including four children and burning their bodies, independent media and a resident said Friday. The killings on Wednesday in Nyaung Pin Thar village in Bago region’s Htantabin township may have been in retaliation for an attack by resistance forces […]

Bernie Sanders doubled his 2022 income with profits from book railing against capitalism

Progressive Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders nearly doubled his yearly income last year by selling a book that decried the principles of capitalism. The latest round of financial disclosure forms from the Vermont senator, first reported by Business Insider and obtained by Fox News Digital, show $170,000 in royalties last year from Penguin Random House for […]

Title 42 crisis: Karine Jean-Pierre asked why Biden hasn’t spoken to migrants directly

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked Friday why President Biden has not delivered a direct message to the tens of thousands of migrants causing chaos at the southern border with the end of Title 42. Customs and Border Protection officials have reported record numbers of apprehensions, with over 10,000 migrants a day caught […]

Senate Republicans tout bipartisan actions striking down Biden climate regulations

FIRST ON FOX: Senate Republicans are touting their accomplishments rejecting Biden administration regulations via congressional resolutions that have received support from Democrats. Since January, the Senate has approved seven such resolutions which utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA), a law dating back nearly three decades that allows Congress to revoke federal regulations. All seven of […]

Report: Tom Brady in Talks to Purchase Stake in Raiders

Tom Brady is in “deep discussions” with the Las Vegas Raiders to join the team’s ownership group, ESPN reported on Friday.The stake would allow the seven-time Super Bowl champion to become a limited partner with the Raiders. Talks have been ongoing “for weeks and could soon…

Zelensky a Roma, domani vede Mattarella e il Papa, poi la premier Meloni. Ci sarà il vice Tajani (ma non Salvini)

Read More Cresce l’attesa per la visita del presidente Volodymyr Zelensky a Roma, questo fine settimana. L’agenda del leader ucraino resta ancora in bilico su alcuni dettagli e sugli orari, soprattutto per ragioni di sicurezza, ma già si sa che Zelensky sarà ricevuto domani al Quirinale da Sergio Mattarella. Anche l’incontro con Papa Francesco dovrebbe […]

Comunali, si chiude la campagna elettorale. I comizi del trio Meloni, Salvini e Tajani. Schlein e Conte mai insieme su un palco

Read More Si chiude oggi la campagna elettorale per le amministrative di domenica e lunedì che vedono al voto 793 Comuni, diciotto dei quali capoluoghi di provincia. Una campagna elettorale in sordina, senza grandi partite da giocare che possano avere un riflesso sul governo e la politica nazionale. Una tornata che vedrà un secondo appuntamento […]