Monthly Archives: March, 2024
France’s Macron tells Brazilian execs that prospective Mercosur-EU deal is ‘terrible’ and outdated
French President Emmanuel Macron told Brazilian executives on Wednesday that a proposed deal between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur is bad for both parties.
Extreme drought in southern Africa leaves millions hungry
Delicately and with intense concentration, Zanyiwe Ncube poured her small share of precious golden cooking oil into a plastic bottle at a food aid distribution site deep in rural Zimbabwe.
Two EU countries to join Schengen zone tomorrow
Tomorrow, March 31, two more countries of the European Union will join the Schengen area. These are Bulgaria and Romania, states the European Commission.
Supreme Court Would Look ‘Harshly’ at Donald Trump Gag Order: Legal Analyst
Legal analyst Jonathan Turley, appearing on Fox News Sunday, said the U.S. Supreme Court would “look harshly” at the recent gag order imposed on former President Donald Trump by Judge Juan Merchan.
As conflict worsens in eastern Congo, 2 armed groups pledge to respect civilians
Under a crystal chandelier in a hall where the first Geneva Convention was signed in the mid-19th century, representatives of two armed groups in Congo signed solemn pledges this week to both their violence-wracked country and the wider world: We will do better to respect and protect civilians.
Volunteers uncover fate of thousands of Lost Alaskans sent to Oregon mental hospital a century ago
Lucy Pitka McCormick’s relatives cooked salmon, moose, beaver and muskrat over an earthen firepit on the banks of the Chena River, just outside Fairbanks, as they honored her life. They whipped whitefish, blueberries and lard into a traditional Alaska Native dessert, and dolloped servings onto a paper plate, setting it in the flames to feed …
US has agreed to send more bombs and warplanes to Israel, sources say
The U.S. in recent days authorized the transfer of billions of dollars worth of bombs and fighter jets to Israel, two sources familiar with the effort said on Friday, even as Washington publicly expresses concerns about an anticipated Israeli military offensive in Rafah.
Georgia legislature passes new immigration enforcement bill following Laken Riley’s killing
Georgia’s GOP-controlled legislature has advanced an immigration enforcement bill as Republican lawmakers nationwide continue to call for stricter policies in the wake of nursing student Laken Riley’s killing last month.
9 detained in Tajikistan in relation to Moscow concert hall attack, Russian state media report
Nine people have been detained by Tajikistan’s state security service over suspected contact with the perpetrators of last week’s attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti said Friday.
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