Gov. Gavin Newsom came to the Modesto area Monday to dedicate Dos Rios Ranch State Park. The park will open June 12, which coincides with the third annual State Parks Week. That’s when the public can begin visiting this site where the Tuolumne and San Joaquin rivers meet. It is amid about 1,600 acres of […]
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Hamburg Mayor Peter Tschentscher visits Kiev
Hamburg Mayor Peter Tschentscher visited Kiev on Monday in a show of support for the Ukrainian capital. The German politician arrived in Kiev by train from Poland early on Monday, following an invitation from Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The trip had not been previously announced due to security reasons. In April 2022, two months after the […]
Iranian president visits Pakistan to boost ties
Islamabad – Pakistan welcomed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday for a three-day official visit as the two neighbours aim to strengthen their bilateral relations amid rising tensions in the region. The visit, from Monday to Wednesday, is the first by any head of state to Pakistan after the general elections in February 2024. The […]
Attacks in Ukraine’s Dnipro, Odessa as Zelensky visits front line
Eight people were killed after Ukraine’s industrial region of Dnipropetrovsk was bombarded from the air by Russia early on Friday, Ukrainian authorities said, but there was some success for Kiev with a Russian supersonic bomber allegedly shot down. Ukraine, which has called for extra weapons from Western allies to repel Kremlin forces, is being targeted […]
European Union official von der Leyen visits Finland-Russia border to assess security situation
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The head of the European Union’s executive branch said Friday that Finland’s decision to close its border crossings with Russia over a surge in migrants was a security matter for the whole 27-member bloc to consider. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made the remarks during a trip to the […]
Mexican drug lord Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán claims he can’t get calls or visits in a US prison
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s once most powerful drug lord, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán is claiming he cannot get phone calls or visits in the maximum security U.S. prison where he is serving a life sentence. Guzmán, who in the past was able to break out of Mexican prisons seemingly at will, wrote a letter […]
Zelensky visits Kharkiv region after Russian attacks
Following the devastating Russian attacks on the north-eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited the area to review the situation. “All the conditions for reducing the electricity deficit are being created,” Zelensky said in a video message on Tuesday. There should be fewer power cuts, he said, adding that work is being […]
Zelensky visits Kharkiv region after Russian attacks
Following the devastating Russian attacks on the north-eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited the area to review the situation. “All the conditions for reducing the electricity deficit are being created,” Zelensky said in a video message on Tuesday. There should be fewer power cuts, he said, adding that work is being […]
Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visits Beijing to highlight ties with key diplomatic partner
BEIJING (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Beijing Monday to display the strength of ties with close diplomatic partner China amid Moscow’s grinding war against Ukraine and an ongoing effort to align their foreign policies against the U.S. and its allies. The two continent-sized authoritarian states, increasingly in dispute with democracies and […]
Russia’s foreign minister visits Beijing to emphasise close ties with China
Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Beijing to display the strength of ties with close diplomatic ally China amid Moscow’s grinding war against Ukraine. The two continent-sized authoritarian states, increasingly in dispute with democracies, seek to gain influence in Africa, the Middle East and South America. China has backed Russia’s claim that President Vladimir […]
What we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse as Biden visits and the cleanup begins
BALTIMORE (AP) — A tentative timeline has been released for how soon authorities believe they can reopen crucial commercial shipping channels that have been blocked since last week’s bridge collapse in Baltimore. President Joe Biden also plans to visit the port city. And federal and state authorities are ramping up efforts to soften the economic […]
Germany’s Baerbock visits Gaza border as aid deliveries falter
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has personally inspected the situation at the Kerem Shalom border crossing in southern Israel in view of the low levels of aid supplies reaching the civilian population in the Gaza Strip. Baerbock was informed by the director of the facility about how lorries loaded with relief supplies, including food and […]