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Wagner’s Mutiny Weakened Putin, EU’s Borrell Claims

July 5, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The short-lived mutiny led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner mercenary boss, has weakened the regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin, costing him a loss of authority, and apparently pushing Russia into crisis, European Union foreign policy […]

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Florida Election Law Limiting Voter Registration Blocked by Federal Judge

July 4, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A Florida election law that would have set limits on voter registration in the state was blocked on Monday by the Chief US District Judge for the Northern District of Florida Mark E. Walker, who […]

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Four Migrants, Including Infant, Drowned While Crossing Rio Grande into Texas

July 4, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Texas Department of Public Safety officials informed Monday that, since Saturday, four people, including an infant, have drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande on the U.S.-Mexico border near Eagle Pass, in Texas, The Hill […]

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International Office in The Hague to Prosecute Ukraine Invasion

July 3, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

As а first step toward building cases against individuals behind Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, an international center for the prosecution of the crime of aggression opened on Monday in The Hague, The Jerusalem Post […]

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EU Considers Concession to Rosselkhozbank to Safeguard Black Sea Grain Deal

July 3, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In an effort to safeguard the Black Sea grain deal, Brussels is considering a proposal for Russian Agricultural Bank, also known as Rosselkhozbank, to set up a subsidiary to reconnect to the global financial network, […]

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Multiple US Government Agencies Targeted in a Global Hacking Spree

June 16, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

An ongoing global hacking spree has seriously affected several US government agencies on Thursday, CNN reported quoting the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Though it’s unclear how many agencies were affected, the agency said […]

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End Migration Hypocrisy, Tsipras Rebukes the EU

June 16, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

EU should only focus on how much money should be granted to those European countries that will host refugees and stop being hypocritical about migration, Greece’s leftist main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras said as quoted […]

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Brits Cannot Keep Citizenship Rights, EU Top Court Confirms

June 15, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

UK nationals cannot automatically retain rights as EU citizens after Brexit as they were hoping, the EU’s top court confirmed on Thursday ruling on the appeal brought by British citizens living in the UK and […]

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Washington Expects Big Results from Kyiv’s Counteroffensive

June 15, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

US’s support for Kyiv’s war effort hinges on the success of the ongoing counteroffensive against Russian forces, Washington’s officials are telling their Ukrainian counterparts, Politico reported. The US State Department and National Security Council recently […]

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HRW: Several Thousand Ukrainian Children ‘Forcibly Relocated to Russia’

March 14, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Ukraine war has had traumatic and devastating consequences for children in residential institutions, including forcible transfers to Russia and separation from their families. A new report by Human Rights Watch has found that children […]

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The GOP’s Bubble of Trump Denial

March 14, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Top Republicans keep saying that there is no way that former president Donald Trump can win the 2024 GOP nomination. But polls say otherwise. The GOP is in denial on whether the former president could be […]

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Trump Shifts Responsibility for January 6 on Pence

March 14, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

“You can blame him.” Former president Donald Trump is shifting responsibility for the January 6, 2021 insurrection on the Capitol to his former vice president, Mike Pence. His remarks come after Pence said that history will […]

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Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths Surged Among Black Babies in 2020

March 14, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Despite a record-low infant mortality rate in 2020, a new study found an unexpected jump in unexplained deaths in Black babies during the first year of the Covid pandemic. The rate of SIDS, or sudden […]

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Biden Says “Banking System is Safe” after SVB Collapse

March 13, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Joe Biden addressed the U.S. following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). It comes as the U.S. government is taking steps to try and prevent an escalating financial crisis. Biden said that “Americans can […]

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Michelle Yeoh Becomes First Asian Best Actress Winner at Oscars

March 13, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Michelle Yeoh made history on Sunday night at the Oscars. The actress became the first Asian woman to receive the Academy Award in the Best Actress category. Yeoh won the award for her performance as Evelyn […]

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GOP Senator: Only Way to Improve Biden’s Budget ‘is With a Shredder’

March 13, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Sen. John N. Kennedy took aim at President Joe Biden’s proposed $6.8 trillion budget on Sunday. The Republican senator from Louisiana mocked the proposal, which the White House unveiled on Thursday. “The president says that his […]

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Biden Administration to Approve Controversial Alaskan Oil Project

March 13, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Biden administration will approve a massive and controversial oil drilling project in Alaska. The decision to move ahead with the project by authorizing three drill sites in northwestern Alaska would come a day after […]

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Trump-Appointed Judge Limits Information on Medication Abortion Lawsuit

March 13, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A judge in Texas overseeing a lawsuit in which a conservative group is challenging the legality of the abortion drug mifepristone scheduled the first hearing in the case for Wednesday. The suit could determine whether […]

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Arizonians Offered Hotline to Report ‘Inappropriate’ School Lessons

March 12, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Arizona Department of Education informed Arizonians in a press release on Saturday that they now have the ability to report K-12 class curriculum and lessons that they deem “inappropriate,” using the hotline that Arizona’s […]

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Pence Says History Will Hold Trump Accountable for US Capitol Attack

March 12, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

History will hold Donald Trump accountable for his role in January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, former Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday in his most forceful rebuke to date of his […]

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China Accuses the US of Worsening Syria ‘Humanitarian Disaster’

March 11, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After American lawmakers voted to continue US troop deployments in Syria, China slammed on Friday the US military occupation of Syria, stressing that it has only deepened the country’s humanitarian crisis. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson […]

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Washington Welcomes Saudi-Iranian Deal to Restore Ties

March 11, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The United States has long encouraged direct dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Iran and welcomes the recent deal between to re-establish ties between the two countries, a White House official pointed out on Friday. Per […]

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Democracy’s Global Decline Hits “Possible Turning Point”

March 10, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A new report on global freedom finds that democracy could be approaching a “turning point” for improvement. Democracy declined around the world for the 17th consecutive year, but the pace of that decline has slowed […]

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White Supremacist Propaganda Hit Record High in 2022

March 10, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The spread of white supremacist propaganda hit record levels in 2022. The United States saw its highest-ever distribution of white supremacist propaganda last year. A new report published by the Anti-Defamation League found that there was […]

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Biden’s $6.8 Trillion Budget Challenges Republicans, Raises Taxes on Rich

March 10, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Joe Biden unveiled plans for government spending and higher taxes on the wealthy. President Biden is using the release of his $6.8 trillion budget for the fiscal year 2024 to challenge House Republicans to […]

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Saudi Arabia and Iran Agree to Resume Ties, Reopen Embassies

March 10, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed to resume diplomatic relations and reopen embassies. It’s a major breakthrough for the two Middle East nations and will have positive ramifications for the rest of the world. It comes […]

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Leading GOPers Taking Aim At Both Trump and DeSantis

March 10, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The future of the Republican Party is on the line. Leading GOPers are taking aim at both former president Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the two likely top contenders to take the Republican nomination […]

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Marine Recounts ‘Catastrophic’ US Withdrawal from Afghanistan

March 9, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A former U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant who was gravely injured in a suicide bombing outside Kabul airport recounted the “catastrophic” U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan ad a House hearing. Tyler Vargas-Andrews can remember in specific detail […]

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Biden to Propose 25% Billionaire Tax

March 9, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Biden administration is set to propose a series of tax increases for wealthy Americans and large corporations. The new budget request to Congress, which is to be released on Thursday, includes a 25 percent […]

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House Members Data Compromised in Health Insurer Breach

March 9, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The personal data of House members and staff was compromised due to a recently uncovered breach of health care group DC Health Link. Now that data is being sold on the dark web. House Speaker […]

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