CARBIS BAY, ENGLAND – U.S. President Joe Biden will host German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Washington on July 15 in what will likely be her farewell visit to the United States after almost 16 years at the helm of Europe’s largest economy. The announcement was made Friday on the first day of the Group of […]
NEW YORK – The U.N. General Assembly voted Friday to give two-year terms on the powerful 15-nation Security Council to five countries. Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates all ran unopposed for available seats in their regional groups, and each secured the necessary two-thirds majority required of the secret ballots cast. They […]
US President Joe Biden presented a bicycle to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Associated Press reported. The White House said Biden had given the prime minister “an American-made bicycle and a bicycle helmet made to order by Bilenki Cycle Works, a small family business in Philadelphia.” Biden is a native of Pennsylvania. The White […]
NEW YORK CITY, New York: An expected August concert is planned to mark the end of the Covid lockdowns, as part of events to celebrate the reopening of New York City, one of the world’s top tourist destinations. The Central Park concert will include an undisclosed line-up of major musical artists to celebrate the return […]
A Russian court on June 9 declared organizations linked to imprisoned opposition politician Aleksei Navalny ‘extremist,’ the latest move in a campaign to bar the Kremlin critic’s allies from running in parliamentary elections in September. The Moscow City Court’s ruling came into force immediately, preventing people associated with Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) and his network […]
WASHINGTON D.C.: A senior member of the Democratic Party has emphasized the need for greater transparency about those companies paying ransoms to cybercriminals. Senator Mark Warner, chairing the Senate Intelligence Committee, made the statement following a major American meat processing and supplying company being compelled to close down its plants, which process nearly one-quarter of […]
CHICAGO, Illinois: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced on Thursday that she has accelerated the timetable for a full reopening from coronavirus restrictions on June 11. The state of Illinois will also end most Coronavirus restrictions on that date. The original plans called for bars, restaurants, hotels and sports stadiums to open to full capacity on […]
Israel has informed the Associated Press that Palestinian Hamas terrorists were using the building it shared with other news agencies in Gaza. The Hamas terrorists housed electronic equipment that was used to try to interfere with the Iron Dome system in the building. The Iron Dome missile defense system protected Israeli civilians from terrorist rockets. […]
NEW DELHI, India: Some Indian states are easing lockdown restrictions as the number of coronavirus infections falls. As of Saturday, India reported its lowest daily case count in nearly two months. The territory of Delhi was among those relaxing restrictions, as shops are set to open on alternate days.The plan calls for shops with even […]
WASHINGTON D.C.: In a move that will draw the ire of China, three U.S. senators made a 3-hour visit to Taiwan to meet senior leaders on Sunday. U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, and Alaskan Dan Sullivan of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Christopher Coons (Delaware) of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, traveled to […]
