EU is finally ready to tap markets in a $900 billion stimulus push
The European Union is finally ready to raise much-needed funds from public markets and boost the economies of its 27 members after the severe shock from the coronavirus crisis.
Year: 2021
Netanyahu: We’ll defend against Iranian threat even at cost of friction with US
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that if pushed to choose between a lack of friction with the US or defending the country against the nuclear threat from Iran, Israel will choose to confront the Islamic Republic.
DeSantis Signs Law Prohibiting Transgender ‘Females’ (Biological Males) From Girls’ Sports
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, signed legislation into law today that prohibits transgender “females” (biological males) from competing in real girls’ sports.
Pope Francis Criminalizes Sexual Abuse of Adults by Priests
Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority and to say that laypeople who hold church office can be sanctioned for similar sex crimes.
SCOTUS Rules 9-0 Against Biden Admin, Further Protects Fourth Amendment Rights
The U.S. Constitution has been in the spotlight for years now, and debates surrounding certain amendments continue to rage.
Hungary Unveils Memorial For 28 Victims Of Danube’s Boat Disaster
Hungarian and South Korean government officials have unveiled a memorial in Budapest to the victims of the Danube River’s worst boating accident in more than half a century which killed dozens of people.
Negotiations advance, with Lapid said set to announce government within 1-2 days
Following Yamina party chairman Naftali Bennett’s announcement that he plans to join with Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid in a unity government ousting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, negotiating teams from the two parties and others in the so-called “change bloc” met overnight Sunday-Monday in an attempt to seal a deal to form their new coalition.
China now allowing couples to have three children, increasing limit to address aging population
The Chinese government said Monday it will ease its limits on births, allowing couples to have three children instead of two, to address the country’s again population and keep its economy thriving.
Showdown: U.S., NATO wage war games in Europe; Russia to send troops west
The U.S. and its NATO allies on Monday conducted a set of major war games across Europe, while Russia responded by announcing plans to send at least 20 new military units to its western border.
Russia tells U.S. to expect ‘uncomfortable’ signals ahead of Putin-Biden summit
Russia said on Monday it would send what it described as “uncomfortable” signals to the United States ahead of a summit between the two countries’ leaders next month and announced it was beefing up its western border militarily.
Egypt’s intelligence chief holds truce talks with Hamas in Gaza
Egypt’s intelligence chief met Hamas leaders in Gaza on Monday in an effort to bolster a ceasefire between the Palestinian militant group and Israel and to discuss reconstruction plans following the recent hostilities, Egyptian and Palestinian officials said.
Russia Removes Opposition Leader From Plane; Andrei Pivovarov Detained
The leader of the now-defunct opposition group Open Russia says he has been pulled off a plane and detained by Russian police in St. Petersburg late Monday.
Report: ‘Denmark Helped US Spy On European Leaders’
European Union leaders expressed concern Monday about reports that Denmark’s military intelligence agency helped the United States spy on leading European politicians, including the German chancellor, Angela Merkel.
Christian ‘Tarzan’ Actor And Diet Guru Gwen Lara Among Dead In Plane Crash
Christians in Tennessee appealed for prayers after a small plane crash killed Christian “Tarzan” actor Joe Lara and his wife, Gwen Shamblin Lara, the founder of a Christian diet program, the Remnant Fellowship Church, plus five other church leaders.
Emotional President Biden Remembers Fallen Troops, Son, At Memorial Day
A visibly emotional U.S. President Joe Biden, whose late son was an army veteran, has honored America’s many war dead at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, praising those who sacrificed their lives for the pursuit of freedom, “the soul of America.”
India Christian Persecution: Doctor faces criminal charges after offering to pray for patient
A Christian doctor in India’s Madhya Pradesh state has been suspended from working with COVID-19 patients, and is facing criminal charges, for offering to pray for the healing of one someone in her care, International Christian Concern reports.
Nigeria Christian “Killing Field:” 37 Christians killed in Plateau state
Islamic Fulani herdsmen are reported to have murdered a further 36 Christians in Nigeria’s Plateau state, as repeated warnings about a Christian genocide taking place in the West African country appear to be of no avail, International Christian Concern reports.
Nigeria “Christian killing field:” Pastor and 3-year old son murdered by Muslim Fulani militants
A church planter and his 3-year old son were murdered by Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria’s Niger state on May 21, International Christian Concern reports. Leviticus Makpa, 39, and his little boy Godsend are among the latest murder victims in a country which Gary L. Bauer of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom described in April as a “killing field” for Christians.
Israel: Latest battle against Hamas was the first Artificial Intelligence war
Israel has described its recent ‘Guardian of the Walls’ military operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip as the world’s first artificial-intelligence war, the Jerusalem Post reports. A senior Israeli military Intelligence Corps officer has said artificial intelligence was “a key component and power multiplier in fighting the enemy” during the battle which broke out on May 10 and ended with a ceasefire on May 21.
Pakistan Christian Mother Released After Weeks Of Kidnapping And Abuse
A Christian woman of five says she has been rescued in Pakistan’s Punjab province after Muslims kidnapped and raped her for nearly three weeks.