Finland, Sweden set to join NATO as soon as summer
Russia has made a “massive strategic blunder” as Finland and Sweden look poised to join NATO as early as the summer, The Times reported on Monday, citing officials.
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Ukraine Urges Residents To Flee East
Ukraine’s government urged civilians on Saturday to flee the eastern regio Luhansk immediately after dozens of people were killed in a suspected Russian missile strike.
Dozens Killed As Missile Hit Crowded East Ukraine Train Station
Rockets hit a crowded train station in eastern Ukraine that was an evacuation point for civilians, killing dozens of people, Ukrainian authorities say. Moscow was quick to deny the military targeted Kramatorsk, a city in the eastern Donetsk region.
Christian Radio Airs Story Of Jesus To Ukrainian Refugees
Global Christian broadcaster Trans World Radio has launched Easter season broadcasts to reach millions fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine with “The Story of Jesus.”
Ukraine Demands More Weapons As Russia Moves East
Ukraine is asking for more weapons to halt back a Russian offensive in the country’s east. The demand came after ministers from the world’s largest economies, the Group of Seven (G7), condemned “Russia’s brutal war” in Ukraine after meeting with their Ukrainian counterpart. They spoke on the sidelines of a meeting of the NATO military alliance where Ukraine’s government discussed military deliveries.
Biden Admin Used Bogus Intel About Putin Using Chemical Weapons
U.S. officials reportedly used unverified “intelligence” about Russia to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin in what NBC News’ National Security Correspondent Ken Dilanian called an “unprecedented” move.
Durham asks judge to review Clinton campaign claims of attorney-client privilege
Special counsel John Durham wants a federal court to order Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, the Democratic National Committee, Fusion GPS, and Perkins Coie to hand over unredacted versions of withheld documents for the judge to decide whether their claims of attorney-client privilege hold up under scrutiny.
Ukraine war: Russia suspended from United Nations’ Human Rights Council following invasion
Russia has been suspended from the United Nations’ Human Rights Council (UNHRC) following its invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine: Dean of evangelical seminary found dead in Bucha
The dean of an evangelical seminary in Kyiv is among hundreds of civilians killed in the city of Bucha in northwest Ukraine, according to Church Leaders in Kiev.
House passes war-crimes legislation aimed at Putin
The House passed legislation Wednesday to probe claims of war crimes that Russia has committed in Ukraine.
Hungary To Pay In Rubles For Russian Gas
Hungary’s controversial prime minister said Wednesday that Hungary agreed to pay roubles for Russian natural gas and that he’d invited Russia’s leader for ceasefire talks in Budapest.
Fed signals more aggressive steps to fight inflation
Federal Reserve officials are signaling that they will take a more aggressive approach to fighting high inflation in the coming months – actions that will make borrowing sharply more expensive for consumers and businesses and heighten risks to the economy.
Russian forces near Kyiv and Chernihiv have completely withdrawn, Pentagon says
The Pentagon believes that the Russian forces around the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Chernihiv have “completed their withdrawal from the area,” a senior U.S. defense official said.
Israeli Ministers Warn Time Is Running Out
Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid have told a gathering of 80 ambassadors to Israel that time is running out on the possibility of a good Iranian nuclear deal, World Israel News (WIN) reports.
Ukraine Seeks Russia’s Expulsion From UN Body Over War Crimes Allegations
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the world to expel Russia from the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) after outlining Moscow’s alleged atrocities in his nation.
US completes test of hypersonic missile that travels 5 times the speed of sound
The US military announced Tuesday a new test of a hypersonic missile, as Pentagon officials seek to match or get ahead of China’s and Russia’s advances in the cutting-edge strategic weapons technology.
Durham bombshell: Prosecutor unveils smoking gun FBI text message, ‘joint venture’ to smear Trump
Special Counsel John Durham is revealing new smoking gun evidence, a text message that shows a Clinton campaign lawyer lied to the FBI, while putting the courts on notice he is prepared to show the effort to smear Donald Trump with now-disproven Russia collusion allegations was a “conspiracy.”
Christian organization evacuates Ukrainian Holocaust survivors to Israel
The International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem (ICEJ) has helped to evacuate more than 620 Jewish people from Ukraine since the ongoing Russian invasion began, including elderly and disabled Holocaust survivors from cities being bombed in airstrikes, the Jerusalem Post reports.
China turns to US for corn purchase amid uncertainty on Ukrainian supply
China has just purchased 1.084 million tonnes of US corn, in an apparent effort to make up for the loss of any shipments it purchased from Ukraine prior to the ongoing Russian invasion of that country, Reuters reports.
OSCE Criticizes Hungary’s Elections, Referendum
International observers of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) warned Monday that key aspects of Hungary’s parliamentary elections fell short of international standards.