Monthly Archives: October, 2023
Cyprus prepares for a potential migrant influx due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war
Cyprus is doubling the existing 1,153-person capacity of its main migrant reception camp as the island nation prepares for potentially a large influx of people if the crisis in neighboring Israel and Gaza escalates, authorities said Monday.
Singapore defense minister calls on China to take the lead in reducing regional tensions
Singapore’s defense minister urged China as a dominant power in Asia to take the lead in reducing tensions in the region, warning that a military conflict like the one in Ukraine or the Israel-Hamas war would be devastating for the continent and its future.
US Supreme Court to decide if public officials can block critics on social media
The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Tuesday to explore free speech rights in the digital age in cases from California and Michigan involving whether public officials may legally block others on social media, a function often used on these platforms to stifle critics.
No ceasefire in Gaza, no votes, Muslim Americans tell Biden
So Mudslimes think it’s okay for terrorists to kill people, rape their women, and behead babies. I think not. And Buck Fiden has no authority to tell Israel to stop fighting back, destroying Hamas. If those Mudslimes in this country don’t like it, go back to the Middle East and fight to free your people …
Strikers have shut down a vital Great Lakes shipping artery for days, and negotiations are looming
A strike has shut down all shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway, interrupting exports of grain and other goods from Canada and the United States via the Great Lakes to the rest of the world.
Oil prices could reach ‘uncharted waters’ if the Israel-Hamas war escalates, the World Bank says
The World Bank reported on Monday that oil prices could be pushed into “uncharted waters” if the violence between Israel and Hamas widens, which could result in increased food prices worldwide.
As economy falters, more Chinese migrants take a perilous journey to the US border to seek asylum
The young Chinese man looked lost and exhausted when Border Patrol agents left him at a transit station. Deng Guangsen, 28, had spent the last two months traveling to San Diego from the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, through seven countries on plane, bus and foot, including traversing Panama’s dangerous Darién Gap jungle.
Putin calls meeting after mob storms airport in Dagestan looking for Israelis on plane from Tel Aviv
Russian President Vladimir Putin called a meeting of top security and law enforcement officials on Monday, the day after a mob stormed the airport in the region of Dagestan after a plane from the Israeli city of Tel Aviv landed there.
Europe’s central bank halts rate hikes as war in the Middle East casts a shadow over the economy
The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged Thursday for the first time in over a year as the Israel-Hamas war spreads even more gloom over already downbeat prospects for Europe’s economy.
Russia says it shot down 36 Ukrainian drones as fighting grinds on in Ukraine’s east
Russian air defense shot down over 30 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the Crimean peninsula overnight Saturday, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Sunday.
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