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CIA Chief Names China, Russia as Biggest Threat US is Facing

April 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Declaring that the US intelligence has entered a new era, CIA Director William Burns pointed on Thursday to China’s rise on the world stage and the ongoing Russian military offensive in Ukraine as top challenges […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: L.A. Mayor’s Race – French Election – Palin – Ukraine – Nevada, North Carolina

April 14, 2022 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, April 14, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 40%Down 2 points from Sunday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 35% (Quinnipiac) to 46% (Economist). Biden’s […]

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British Plan to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda Sparks Fierce Criticism

April 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

British Home Secretary Priti Patel has unveiled another extremely controversial plan. Patel plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. The plan immediately was condemned across the board by politicians, charities, human rights groups, advocates, and activists […]

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Nazi Hunter Accuses Canada of Training Far-Right Linked Ukraine Troops

April 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A top Nazi hunter and Holocaust scholar in Israel has accused Canada of not properly investigating the background of soldiers in Ukraine, and said the country failed by allowing Ukrainian military personnel connected to far-right […]

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Rape “Happening Systematically” in Russian-Occupied Areas of Ukraine

April 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A Ukrainian lawmaker said that sexual violence is systematic in all areas that were occupied by Russian forces. As Russian troops retreated from areas around the capital Kyiv, officials, journalists, and aid workers received reports […]

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Two New Versions of Omicron Variant Spreading in New York

April 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

There are two versions of the BA.2 Omicron Covid variant driving up new cases in New York, once again making the region a Covid hotspot. The two variants, BA.2.12 and BA.12.1, may be the fastest-spreading […]

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US Government Gives $800Mil More in Aid to Ukraine

April 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The U.S. government announced an additional $800 million in military aid to Ukraine on Wednesday, expanding the scope of military equipment provided. U.S. President Joe Biden announced the aid package, which includes heavy artillery ahead […]

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Haley Wants Biden to Press Hard on Berlin over Russian Energy Imports

April 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Biden administration must put the hammer on Germany over its reliance on Russian energy, former US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, urged on Wednesday, stressing it was Berlin that pushed everyone into this […]

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US Navy to Set Up Naval Task Force near Yemen amid Strained Gulf Ties

April 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A new task force will patrol the waters of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden – connected by the narrow Bab al-Mandab strait – near Yemen to target weapons shipments to Yemen’s Houthi […]

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ICC Calls Ukraine a ‘Crime Scene’ as Thousands Flee the Country

April 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

“Ukraine is a crime scene,” the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, stressed on Wednesday while war crimes prosecutors visited the site of civilian killings in Bucha as tens of thousands of Ukrainians […]

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NYC Subway Shooter James Charged with Terrorism

April 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Frank R. James, the man that the police in New York City tracked down and arrested over suspicion of firing over 30 rounds into a crowded subway station on Tuesday, is charged with terrorism. Prosecutors […]

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Trump Claims New Iran Nuclear Deal Could Mean Israel’s Doom

April 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Biden administration’s attempt to restructure and re-sign the Iran nuclear deal he pulled the United States of could be the end of Israel, former President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday. Trump stressed that while […]

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Georgia Governor Signs Permitless Handgun Carry Bill into Law

April 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

You no longer need a permit to conceal and carry a handgun in Georgia. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, a Republican, signed into law the contentious “Georgia Constitutional Carry Act,” which allows everyone in the state […]

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Japan Unofficially Invited to Join Become Part of AUKUS

April 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The AUKUS military bloc, which has caused quite an uproar when it was formed last year by Australia, the US, and the UK, might become more crowded after the news that Japan has received unofficial […]

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Putin’s Bullying Backfires as Finland and Sweden Edge Closer to Joining NATO

April 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

When Russian President Vladimir Putin first invaded Ukraine, his intentions were clear: he wanted to bring Ukraine to heel, assert Russian authority in Eastern Europe, and stop Western countries from expanding militarily and politically toward […]

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Mariupol Mayor Says Siege has Killed More Than 10K Civilians

April 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Mariupol mayor said that more than 10,000 civilians have now been killed by the Russian besiegement of the city and that the death toll could surpass 20,000. Weeks of attacks and besiegement has meant bodies […]

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Police Search for Gunman in Brooklyn Subway Shooting

April 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A gunman entered a crowded morning rush-hour New York subway car yesterday in Brooklyn, put on a gas mask, filled the car with thick black smoke, and opened fire on passengers. At least 29 were […]

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Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Call for Negotiations with Iran over Dorra Gas Field Demarcation

April 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait renewed their calls for Iran to hold negotiations on defining the eastern border of the Dorra natural gas field. Both countries have previously invited Iran to negotiate on defining this boundary […]

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President Biden Accuses Putin of ‘Genocide’ for the First Time

April 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

As President Vladimir Putin is announcing plans to continue its invasion of Ukraine and achieve its goals, US President Joe Biden has accused him on Tuesday – for the first time – of committing genocide […]

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Twitter Shareholders Sue Musk over Delay in Disclosure of Company Stake

April 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s tumultuous Twitter investment took a new twist Tuesday and is now facing a class-action lawsuit from Twitter shareholders who claim he intentionally delayed disclosing his stake in the company […]

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“Wild, Wild” Georgians Allowed to Carry Handgun without Permit

April 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Residents of Georgia are now allowed to conceal and carry a handgun anywhere a licensed permit holder can thanks to the measure the Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law on Tuesday. Pointing out […]

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The US to Send Hundreds of Soldiers to Slovakia

April 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After President Biden announced last week that the United States will reposition a US Patriot missile system in Slovakia, the country’s defense minister Jaroslav Naď informed on Wednesday that Washington will also increase its military […]

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Biden Vows to Crack Down on “Ghost Guns”

April 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Joe Biden has promised to crack down on “ghost guns,” which are untraceable firearms assembled from kits, and have been used recently in a rising number of shooting crimes across America. Biden promised to […]

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Philly Becomes First American City to Reinstate Mask Mandate

April 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Covid cases are on the rise in Philadelphia and have passed the threshold set by the city guidelines that require masks indoors. It makes Philadelphia the first major American city to reinstate an indoor mask […]

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UN Calls for Investigation into Violence Against Women in Ukraine

April 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The United Nations has increasingly heard accounts of rape and sexual violence in Ukraine and has called for an investigation of violence against women in Ukraine. The UN Women executive director Sima Bahous told the […]

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Boris Johnson Becomes First UK PM to Break Law

April 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be fined for breaking lockdown rules, making him the first prime minister to be found breaking the law in living memory. Johnson, as well as Chancellor Rishi Sunak, will […]

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Shanghai Lockdown Continues as US Orders Some Personnel to Leave

April 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Shanghai’s 25 million people are still locked down as China continues its efforts to stamp out the largest ever Covid outbreak in the country. China has come under fire for its intense lockdown measures in […]

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Chile to Introduce Unprecedented Water Rationing

April 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

As Chile is living through a record-breaking drought longer than 12 years and its 6 million-strong capital of Santiago is facing the possibility of being cut off from water resources, the Governor of the Santiago […]

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Putin Meeting Left ‘No Positive Impression’, Austria’s Nehammer Says

April 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After a last-ditch trip to Moscow on Monday, which caught many of his European allies off guard, to broker an end to Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, Austrian chancellor Karl Nehammer said that he had […]

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Russian Oil Supply Loss Impossible to Replace, OPEC Tells EU

April 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Signaling it would not pump more oil, OPEC warned the European Union on Monday that it would be impossible to replace the oil volumes lost as a result of the current and future sanctions on […]

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