WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden has told an ally that he knows he may not be able to salvage his candidacy if he cannot convince the public in the coming days that he is up for the job after his debate performance last week, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. After the report […]
The German government has expressed concern about the escalation of violence during protests in Kenya. “We expressly condemn these acts of violence and call on all those involved to exercise maximum restraint,” a spokesman for the German Foreign Office said in Berlin on Wednesday. The security forces have the right and the duty to restore […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus leaders are looking for answers after a mass shooting in the Short North over the weekend, and they want to figure out what needs to be done to stop the violence. Over the past two years, Columbus City Council has put at least $1 million toward safety efforts in the […]
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s ambassador to Beijing visited the region of Xinjiang last week and expressed concerns about human rights violations directly to local leaders, the Canadian foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday. A 2022 report by the then U.N. human rights chief said China’s treatment of Uyghurs, a mainly Muslim ethnic minority […]
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan ’s vice president said Thursday that peace talks in neighboring Kenya have failed to acknowledge the country’s peace agreement established in 2018, alleging a new draft agreement is aimed at replacing the original peace deal. Riek Machar in a protest letter to the talks’ mediator said the draft […]
Jun. 13—WASHINGTON — A judge imposed one year of probation Thursday on an Auburn woman who admitted to two federal misdemeanors stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol building. Kimberly Sylvester, 59, appeared in U.S. District Court by videoconference where a judge sentenced her to two, one-year terms of probation to […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday expressed frustration that Hamas has submitted “numerous changes” to a US-backed proposal for a ceasefire and release of hostages in Gaza – a development that casts further doubt on the prospects of quickly securing the deal the US hopes will bring “an enduring end” to the war. […]
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he was shocked at the death of a police officer who succumbed to his injuries after being stabbed in Mannheim two days ago. “I am deeply shocked by the death of the police officer who courageously intervened in Mannheim to protect human life,” he said, expressing his condolences to the […]
(Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressed concern over substantial increases in living costs, the Financial Times said on Friday. In an interview published on Friday Yellen said that although wages had gone up significantly, there were substantial price increases important to people, as such increases in a relatively short period of time were […]
Taoiseach Simon Harris has expressed deep concern to the Israeli president Isaac Herzog about the “potential for catastrophe” in Rafah. Mr Harris spoke by phone with Mr Herzog on Friday. He set out the Government’s position on Gaza, including a desire to see an immediate ceasefire, as well as “urgent and unhindered access” for humanitarian […]
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating after bullets were fired into three homes while the occupants slept. The incident occurred early Wednesday morning in the Plaza Midwood neighborhood on Parkwood Avenue. Channel 9′s Erika Jackson spoke with neighbors and homeowners who say this has left them frightened. One of the residents of a home that […]
Key officials of Georgia have made statements in support of Ukraine on the second anniversary of the full-scale war, including the prime minister, who accused Kyiv of seeking to “open a second front in Georgia.” Source: European Pravda Details: Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, who assumed office at the beginning of February, in his statement on […]