Ukraine: Russia Building Up Forces Near Kharkiv Region’s North

Russia is building up forces near the northern part of Ukraine’s Kharkiv region where it launched an offensive this month, but it still lacks the troop numbers to stage a major push in the area, Ukraine’s top commander said Thursday.[#item_full_content]

Iran Opens Presidential Candidate Registration After Raisi’s Death

Iran opened a five-day registration period Thursday for hopefuls wanting to run in the June 28 presidential election to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash earlier this month with seven others.The election comes as Iran grapples with the…[#item_full_content]

Police Dismantle Pro-Palestinian Camp at Wayne State University in Detroit

Police dismantled a pro-Palestinian encampment Thursday at Wayne State University in Detroit, two days after the school suspended in-person classes and encouraged staff to work remotely to avoid any problems with the protesters’ encampment.Television footage showed campus…[#item_full_content]

Spain’s Parliament votes to grant amnesty to Catalan separatists through controversial bill

Spain’s Parliament voted Thursday to give final approval to a controversial amnesty law for hundreds of Catalan separatists involved in an illegal and unsuccessful 2017 secession bid. The legislation was backed by Spain’s left-wing coalition government, two Catalan separatist parties and other smaller parties. It passed by a vote of 177-172 in the lower house […]

DOJ reaches settlement with ex-FBI ‘lovebirds’ caught in anti-Trump text scandal

Former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page have settled with the Justice Department over alleged privacy rights violations after the release of their disparaging text messages leveraged by former President Trump to challenge the Russia investigation during his presidency.  The settlement is still pending finalization and approval from a judge. A tentative agreement was […]