‘US Seeks To Resume Nuclear Talks With North Korea’
The United States has “signaled a desire” to resume stalled nuclear negotiations with North Korea, the South Korean president reportedly said Wednesday.
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Biden and Putin will have summit meeting in Geneva next month
Amid rising tensions over a variety of issues between them, US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet face-to-face at a summit in Geneva on June 16, the Times of Israel reports.
EU Bans Belarus Airlines Over Detention Journalist
The European Union on Tuesday banned Belarusian airlines from European skies after a flight was diverted to Minsk on Sunday and a dissident journalist arrested.
Clashes After Palestinian-Israeli Ceasefire
Clashes have erupted between Palestinians and Israeli security hours, including in Jerusalem injuring more than a dozen people just hours after a ceasefire was supposed to come into effect.
Fauci no longer confident COVID-19 emerged naturally
Dr. Anthony Fauci is now calling for further investigation into the origins of COVID-19 in a departure from his dismissal of the Wuhan lab leak hypothesis last year.
Israel Approves Ceasefire, Prime Minister Says
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a cease-fire to halt an 11-day military operation against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip that killed hundreds of people.
Federal Judge Sides With Biden, Rules Christian College Must Allow Biological Men To Share Showers With Women
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that students of the opposite biological sex must be allowed to share shower spaces and dorms at a Christian college in Missouri.
Israel Continues Airstrikes Despite US Calls For Ceasefire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he is “determined to continue this operation until its aim is met,” despite U.S. President Joe Biden’s effective call for a ceasefire.
US President Biden Pressures Israel on Ceasefire
U.S. President Joe Biden pressured Israel Wednesday to end its military actions even though the Jewish state faced rockets fired by Hamas militants from Gaza.
Biden Administration Approved $735 Million Arms Sale to Israel
President Joe Biden’s administration approved the potential sale of $735 million in precision-guided weapons to Israel, and congressional sources said on Monday that U.S. lawmakers were not expected to object to the deal despite violence between Israel and Palestinian militants.
Christian Group Wants Australia, Britain, and New Zealand To Recognize Armenian Genocide
A leading human rights group is petitioning that governments of Australia, New Zealand, and Britain recognize the systemic killing of some 1.5 million mainly Christian Armenians systemic by Ottoman Empire forces as “genocide.”
House Passes Hate Crimes Bill After Asian-American Attacks; Next Stop, Biden
The House passed by a wide bipartisan margin legislation to combat hate crimes across the country, a measure sparked by a sharp rise in attacks against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Israel Destroys More Militant Tunnels; US Concerned
Israel’s military said Monday that a new heavy wave of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip destroyed militant tunnels and the homes of nine Hamas commanders, raising concerns in the White House.
Biden: ‘We Have Made Historic Appointments of LGBTQI+ Individuals to the Highest Levels of Our Government’
President Joe Biden put out a statement today saying that he and First Lady Jill Biden “are proud to recognized the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphopia,” which is observed annually on May 17.
Biden cancels Trump’s plans for National Garden of American Heroes
President Joe Biden recently rescinded several of former President Donald Trump’s executive orders, one of which called for the creation of a National Garden of American Heroes.
WHO Urges Rich Nations Not To Vaccinate Children
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged rich nations not to vaccinate children. Instead, the WHO says, the jabs should be donated to the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX).
Poll: Majority of US voters believe border situation is a “crisis,” half blame Biden
A new poll by Rasmussen shows that around two-thirds of American voters consider the current migrant situation at the US-Mexico border to be a “crisis,” and half believe the Biden administration is to blame for it, Fox 28 reports. The survey of 1,000 likely US was conducted on 9-10 May 2021.
President Biden:’Parents Give Kids COVID Jab’
U.S. President Joe Biden has urged parents to get their kids inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine after America’s leading health institute endorsed its use for children as young as 12.
Infrastructure plan should cost up to $800 billion, McConnell says ahead of Biden meeting
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said an infrastructure plan should cost no more than $800 billion, setting down a marker ahead of a critical week for efforts to craft a bill that would refresh U.S. transportation, broadband and water systems.
Biden administration launches $350 billion COVID-19 payments for state and local governments
The White House unveiled plans Monday to provide federal funding to state and local governments attempting to build their economies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.