Giorno: 23 Luglio 2024

Ukraine’s Top Diplomat Urges ‘Direct’ Peace Talks With China

Ukraine’s foreign minister said Tuesday it was important for Kyiv and Beijing – a close ally of Moscow – to speak directly about ending the war in Ukraine, during a visit to China. China presents itself as a neutral party in the war and says it is not sending lethal …[#item_full_content]

Gov. Pritzker: Have Not Received VP Vetting Material

Illinois Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday that he has not received vetting material that would come as a potential running mate to Democratic presumptive presidential nominee Kamala Harris.[#item_full_content]

Democrats Push to Reverse Supreme Court Ruling on Agency Power

Democrat senators on Tuesday introduced a bill designed to undo a ruling last month by the U.S. Supreme Court that curtailed the ability of federal agencies to issue regulations addressing issues including the environment, consumer protection and workers’ rights.[#item_full_content]

EU turns up pressure on Hungary’s Orban over his ‘peace mission’ to Russia, China

Hungary won’t be allowed to host a strategic EU meeting next month because of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s self-proclaimed “peace mission” trips to Moscow and Beijing this month aimed at brokering an end to the war in Ukraine, which EU partners overwhelmingly saw as undermining their support for Kyiv. “We have to send a signal, […]

Secret meeting between US, Israel, UAE held to discuss postwar plans for Gaza

A secret meeting between the U.S., Israel and the United Arab Emirates has been held to discuss a potential strategy on how the Gaza Strip will be governed once there is an end to the months-long war, Fox News confirmed Tuesday. The meeting, held in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, suggests that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]

US-Russian journalist convicted in secret trial gets 6 1/2 years in penal colony, court says

A court has convicted Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, of spreading false information about the Russian army and sentenced her to 6 and a half years in prison after a secret trial, court records and officials said Monday. Kurmasheva’s family, her employer and the U.S. government have […]

World Recorded Hottest Day on July 21, Monitor Says

Sunday, July 21, was the hottest day ever recorded, according to preliminary data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, which has tracked such global weather patterns since 1940.