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[ September 29, 2023 ] Iranian Navy Repeatedly Aimed Laser at American Military Helicopter Politics
[ September 29, 2023 ] Zelensky, Navalny Among Favorites for Nobel Peace Prize NGO
[ September 28, 2023 ] Disputed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic to Cease to Exist on January 1 Politics
[ September 28, 2023 ] Poland Might Seek Extradition of Ukrainian Nazi Veteran that Embarrassed Canada Politics
[ September 27, 2023 ] UN Women’s Bahous Asks UN to Declare ‘Gender Apartheid’ in Afghanistan NGO

IAEA Demands Moscow to Release Ukraine Nuclear Plant Head Murashov

October 2, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi called on Saturday for the release of the director-general of Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Ihor Murashov, who was detained by a Russian patrol on Friday. Stressing that Murashov’s […]

Washington Split Over Ukraine’s Demand for Accelerated NATO Accession

October 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s unexpected demand to fast-track NATO membership talks has been met with a mixed reaction in the United States, where US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stopped short of unequivocally endorsing the move, […]

Biden Averts Government Shutdown, Signs Funding Bill

October 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Just hours ahead of a midnight deadline on Friday when funding was set to expire, the House of Representatives averted a government shutdown by approving a stopgap bill to fund the government through December 16. […]

DOJ Pushes for Expedited Ruling in Trump Special Master Case

October 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The US Department of Justice requested an expedited ruling in its appeal of an order appointing a special master to examine all of the classified records the FBI seized from former President Donald Trump’s Florida […]

Elon Musk Showcased Humanoid Robot Optimus at Tesla AI Day

October 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Tesla CEO Elon Musk showed off Friday the prototype of humanoid robot Optimus – developed in February – at the electric vehicle maker’s AI Day event at a Tesla office in Palo Alto, California. Noting […]

Moscow Slapped with Severe Sanctions after Annexing Ukrainian Regions

October 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the annexation of four Ukrainian regions on Friday, Washington slapped Moscow and Putin’s allies with another round of sanctions, also warning anyone outside of Russia against providing Moscow political […]

2020 Election Conspiracists Could Soon Oversee Voting in Battleground States

September 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Two far-right politicians who want to upend the way votes are cast and counted are tied or leading in races to become the top election administrators in their states. Republicans Jim Marchant of Nevada and […]

Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on pending US judicial nominations on Capitol Hill in Washington

Liberal Justice Jackson Joins a Rightward-Moving Supreme Court

September 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The most recent Supreme Court appointee Ketanji Brown Jackson is set to hear arguments for the first time on Monday as a justice. The liberal judge joins the nation’s top judicial body at a consequential […]

Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games Group Launches $38Bn Investment Strategy

September 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games Group will invest $37.8 billion in initiatives aimed at making Saudi Arabia a global hub for gaming. Savvy Games Group is owned by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund The Public Investment […]

Former NSA Employee Arrested on Espionage-Related Charges

September 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A former National Security Agency (NSA) employee was arrested on espionage-related charges for allegedly trying to sell U.S. secrets, the Justice Department announced. The Colorado Springs man made his initial appearance in federal court yesterday […]

DOJ Launches Initiative to Combat Hate in Buffalo

September 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Department of Justice announced a new initiative aimed at combating hate crimes in Buffalo, New York. Earlier this year, a white gunman shot and killed 10 people in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo. The […]

Monkeypox Jab May Be Working, CDC’s Early Data Suggests

September 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Individuals who received a single dose of the monkeypox two-dose vaccine – Jynneos’ vaccine designed to prevent smallpox- were 14 times less likely to be infected than unvaccinated people at risk for monkeypox, early data […]

US Arrests as ‘Russian Spy’ First Openly Trans US Army Officer

September 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The US Army’s first trans officer, Major Jamie Lee Henry, and his spouse, a Johns Hopkins anesthesiologist Dr. Anna Gabrielian were arrested for trying to give secret records to the Russian government, according to a […]

Nord Stream Incident Prompts US to Puts Energy Operators on Alert

September 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After a series of explosions earlier this week disabled Russia’s Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea in a suspected sabotage act, US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm warned the US energy industry, including LNG […]

US Confirms American Killed in Kurdistan, Announces Sanctions for Iran

September 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The US State Department confirmed Thursday that one US citizen was killed in Iranian cross-border strikes earlier Wednesday on Iraqi Kurdistan that has seen 13 people reported dead, including civilians, after Iran’s IRGC targeted Kurdish […]

Facebook’s Meta to Freeze Hiring, Prompts Fears of Layoffs

September 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After the Facebook parent company announced on Thursday it would freeze hiring and further restructure amid an uncertain macroeconomic situation, Meta employees have also been warned of potential layoffs. During a weekly Q&A session, Chief […]

DMCC Looks to Grow $23bln UAE-US Trade Corridor

September 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) has successfully concluded the Made For Trade Live events in New York and Miami as it seeks to attract more companies from the U.S. to the UAE. DMCC sees significant […]

‘Unprecedented’ Nord Stream Leaks has Massive Environmental Impact

September 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Both Nord Stream gas pipelines were apparently sabotaged, making it one of the worst industrial methane accidents in history, scientists said. While the sabotage has massive environmental impacts, it falls short of being a major climate […]

New Yorkers Welcome Asylum Seekers Sent on ‘Uncomfortable’ Ride From GOP States

September 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Republican governors of Texas, Arizona, and Florida have been sending asylum seekers from their states to New York, Washington, Chicago, Sacramento, and even Martha’s Vineyard. This has been done without agreement or consent from the […]

US Condemns Putin’s Plan to Annex Seized Ukrainian Territory

September 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Russia is facing another round of sanctions on prominent individuals and sectors of its economy after proclaiming it has annexed four Ukrainian regions. The United States said it will announce sanctions in the coming days. Russian […]

India Seeks Gas Supplies from US, UAE, Saudi Arabia

September 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

India is trying to boost its imports of liquefied natural gas from the United States, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. India engaged the four countries at a government-to-government level in order to secure more cargoes of […]

US Warns Sudan Against Allowing Russia to Build Military Base

September 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Within weeks after becoming the first US ambassador to Sudan in 25 years, Ambassador John Godfrey has warned Khartoum against allowing Russia to establish a naval base on its Red Sea coast, threatening with “consequences”. […]

Highland Park Mass Shooting Survivors Sue Smith & Wesson

September 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In the latest bid to hold gun manufacturers accountable for mass killings despite broad protections the federal law gives the industry, survivors and family members of people killed during the July 4 mass shooting at […]

US Shoots Down Iranian Drone in Northern Iraq, Condemns Attack

September 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

As Iran carried out attacks across the Kurdistan region in northern Iraq on Wednesday, the US forces scrambled an F-15 jet to shoot down an Iranian drone that appeared to threaten US forces in Erbil, […]

New FDA Rules to Define Which Food Can Have ‘Healthy’ Label

September 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

As part of the efforts to promote healthier eating in the US, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed on Wednesday new rules that food products must follow so they can have the world […]

Washington is Sending More Rocket Systems to Ukraine Under USAI

September 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Ukraine will be getting eighteen additional High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) as part of a new $1.1 billion military aid package under USAI the Biden Administration has approved for the country, Pentagon officials announced […]

House Jan 6 Committee Postpones Public Hearing, Citing Hurricane Ian

September 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The House January 6 select committee announced that it would postpone the expected public hearing that was scheduled for Wednesday over concerns about a hurricane bearing down in the southern part of the U.S. The […]

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White House Has First Hunger Conference in 50 Years

September 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Biden administration is hosting a one-day conference today on hunger, nutrition and health, bringing together advocates, researchers and activists, as well as leaders in business, philanthropy, faith groups, and communities. Just before the conference, […]

McConnell Endorses Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Efforts to Overturn Elections

September 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said he would “proudly support” legislation to overhaul rules for certifying presidential elections. McConnell’s endorsement would bolster a bipartisan effort to revise a 19th-century law and avoid any repeat of […]

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Supreme Court Conservatives Step on the Gas

September 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Supreme Court will hear multiple new cases in its new term beginning on Monday, showing the increasing willingness of the conservative majority to take on divisive issues as it continues to steer the court […]

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