Giorno: 22 Maggio 2024

UK artists, veterans create 80 sand silhouettes on beach for 80th anniversary of D-Day landings

Silhouettes of 80 soldiers were etched on sand on a beach in the town of Broadstairs in southern Britain on Wednesday, May 22, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Pete Gower, a 72-year-old veteran, remembered his father who fought with the Sussex Regiment in Normandy, saying “it must have been horrific for […]

Arab, EU ministers to meet, discuss how to end Gaza war

Ministers from Arab states will meet with European Union counterparts in Brussels on Monday to try to forge a common path on ending the war in Gaza and building lasting peace, a senior EU official said. Representatives from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates will join a regular meeting of foreign […]

Israel’s Netanyahu rips Ireland, Spain and Norway recognizing Palestinian statehood: ‘Reward for terrorism’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Ireland, Spain and Norway’s decision to recognize Palestinian statehood as a “reward for terrorism” following the Oct. 7 attacks.  “The intention of several European countries to recognize a Palestinian state is a reward for terrorism,” Netanyahu said in Hebrew via a video message, according to the official translation from […]

Premierato, bagarre al Senato: le opposizioni sventolano Costituzione in Aula. Il ‘mini-canguro’ di La Russa sulla norma sui senatori a vita

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A humiliating election speech, with little to offer. Sunak’s USP was competence – what of that now? | Martin Kettle

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Biden’s ballot issues in Ohio aren’t going away as state Democrats receive another urgent warning

President Biden may not appear on the ballot in Ohio come Election Day, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose warned Tuesday. The Ohio Democratic Party has received weeks of warnings from both LaRose’s office and the state legislature saying that Biden is on track to miss the state’s deadline for filing as a candidate. LaRose, […]

Afghan evacuee vetting process ‘fragmented’ with ‘vulnerabilities,’ watchdog warns

A report from the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general is faulting the government’s parole processes surrounding the resettling of tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees after the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. “DHS has a multifaceted but fragmented process for identifying and resolving issues for noncitizens with derogatory information, including [Operation Allies Welcome] parolees. This […]

July 4 Election Set to Determine UK Governance

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set July 4 as the date for a national election to determine who governs the U.K., choosing a day of good economic news to urge voters to give his governing Conservatives another chance.[#item_full_content]

FCC Chair: Require AI Disclosure in Campaign TV, Radio Ads

The head of the Federal Communications Commission introduced Wednesday a proposal to require political advertisers to disclose when they use content generated by artificial intelligence in broadcast television and radio ads.[#item_full_content]

Uvalde to Pay $2 Million to Families of School Shooting Victims

The city of Uvalde, Texas, has reached a $2 million settlement with most of the families of the children killed in a 2022 mass shooting at an elementary school, a lawyer for the families said at a news conference Wednesday.