Sorry, your browser doesn’t support videos (Washington) Joe Biden said Thursday that Sweden and Finland, whose leaders he received at the White House, met “all the criteria” to join NATO. Posted at 9:43am Updated at 11:39 am “Today I am proud to assure you that you have the full and complete support of the United … Read more
The Oklahoma Legislature on Thursday finally approved legislation banning nearly all abortions beginning with fertilization, making it the toughest abortion law in the country. Posted at 6:03 p.m Updated at 7:08 p.m Kate Zernike and Mitch Smith The New York Times The law is modeled on a law that went into effect in Texas in … Read more
This close, particularly decisive fight, which is still to come, was part of the program for the primary elections that took place on Tuesday in five American states for various electoral positions. The Senate seat, which will be in play in November, is among those that could go one way or the other and will … Read more
North Korea is to conduct a nuclear test, Seoul and Washington said Thursday, with the United States warning it could happen during US President Joe Biden’s visit to South Korea this week. • Also read: ‘Real possibility’ of North Korean nuclear test while Biden is in Asia Mr. Biden’s first trip to the region as … Read more
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday he was not in favor of giving Ukraine a “shortcut” to European Union (EU) membership because he said it was “not a matter of a few months or a few years”. “The fact that there is no shortcut on the way to (Ukraine’s) EU membership is an imperative of … Read more
Seventeen suspected cases of monkeypox are currently being investigated in the greater Montreal area, including 15 in Montreal, the Montreal Regional Public Health Department (DRSP) said Thursday morning. • Also read: Monkeypox: cases being investigated in Montreal • Also read: First case of monkeypox in Sweden “We are still waiting for laboratory confirmation. So for … Read more
In Ukraine’s first organized war crimes trial, in which the 21-year-old sergeant asked forgiveness for killing a civilian in the early days of the invasion, a Russian soldier was asked for life in prison on Thursday. • Also read: LIVE | 85th day of the war in Ukraine • Also read: War in Ukraine: A … Read more
Sorry, your browser doesn’t support videos (Washington) The US Congress on Thursday cleared a gargantuan envelope worth $40 billion for Ukraine, fresh evidence of the unwavering support Joe Biden has pledged to Kyiv. Posted at 10:58 am Updated at 1:42 p.m Camille CAMDESSUS Media Agency France Within this big aid package: $6 billion that should … Read more
(Kyiv) The US Congress on Thursday approved a massive $40 billion package to arm and assist Ukraine, as Moscow secured a symbolic victory with images of hundreds of Ukrainian fighters walking distraught from the Azovstal factory in Mariupol surfaced where they had been holed up underground bombs for weeks. Posted at 6:23 am Updated at … Read more
Russia wants to disconnect Ukraine from its Zaporijia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, which is occupied by the Russian army, unless Kyiv pays Moscow for the electricity produced, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khousnoulline said. • Also read: LIVE | 85th day of the war in Ukraine The statement joins statements by other Russian … Read more