Giorno: 17 Aprile 2024

Report: Israel Approved, Then Nixed, Strike on Iran

Israel’s war cabinet gave the military the green light Monday for a retaliatory strike against Iran, but later that night, it decided to wait for “operational reasons,” Axios reported Wednesday.[#item_full_content]

Ariz. Republicans Blocking Dem Attempts to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban

Democrats in the Arizona House of Representatives tried repeatedly on Wednesday to repeal an 1864 ban on abortion that is poised to become state law once again, but were blocked each time by Republicans in the closely divided legislature.In four votes, the chamber…[#item_full_content]

Senate Democrats kill both articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Mayorkas

Both articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas were deemed unconstitutional by the Senate on Wednesday in a party-line vote.  The first of two articles of impeachment alleged Mayorkas engaged in the “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law” regarding the southern border in his capacity as DHS secretary. […]

Boeing’s Safety Culture Under Fire at US Senate Hearings

Boeing’s safety culture and manufacturing quality, both at the center of a full-blown crisis following a Jan mid-air panel blowout, faced scrutiny Wednesday in two U.S. Senate hearings.[#item_full_content]

Ukraine city hit with Russian missiles, killing at least 14 people and leaving many more civilians wounded

Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing at least 14 people, authorities said. At least 61 people, including two children, were wounded in the morning attack, Ukrainian emergency services said. Chernihiv lies about 90 miles north of the […]

Sweden’s parliament passes a law to make it easier for young people to legally change their gender

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Swedish parliament passed a law Wednesday lowering the age required for people to legally change their gender from 18 to 16. Those under 18 still need approval from a guardian, a doctor and the National Board of Health and Welfare. No longer required is a gender dysphoria diagnosis, defined by […]

Pakistani security forces kill 7 militants trying to enter country

Pakistani security forces killed seven militants in a remote northwestern border area on Wednesday when they tried to sneak into the country from Afghanistan, the military said. 12 ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO PAKISTAN SUICIDE BOMBING THAT KILLED 5 CHINESE NATIONALS The military’s statement said the insurgents had been detected near Ghulam Khan, a border town […]

Greece names a convicted politician from Albania’s ethnic Greek minority as candidate in EU election

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s governing conservative party added a convicted politician from Albania’s ethnic Greek minority to its list of candidates for the upcoming European Parliament election, adding to the already existing tension between the two countries. Fredi Beleris was elected mayor of the town of Himare in southern Albania last year but was […]

Russia begins withdrawing peacekeeping forces from Karabakh, now under full Azerbaijan control

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian forces are being withdrawn from Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region, where they have been stationed as peacekeepers since the end of a war in 2020, officials of both countries said Wednesday. In a conference call with journalists, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed reports of the withdrawal but did not give further details. Hikmet […]

Fla. Bill Mandates Teaching Evils of Communism

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed legislation that would mandate public schools teach kids as young as kindergartners about the evils of communism.