Britain’s Johnson In Crisis As Ministers Resign
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced mounting pressure to resign Tuesday after the finance and health ministers stepped down to protest his leadership style.
Posted on: Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Hungary Hosts Religious Jews Fleeing Ukraine
Hungary will host hundreds of religious Jewish refugees from Ukraine who require kosher food, a rabbi says.
Posted on: Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Iran: Five dead, dozens injured in magnitude 6.1 earthquake
Five people were killed and 49 others injured when a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Iran’s coastal province of Hormozgan on Saturday, Reuters reports. The region was struck again a short while later by two further earthquakes of over 6.0 magnitude.
Posted on: Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Ukraine: Russia gunning for Donetsk following capture of Luhansk
Having just captured the city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, Russia will now focus on taking over the neighboring city of Donetsk, the Luhansk regional governor told Reuters on Monday. While Donetsk is internationally recognized as being part of Ukraine, the city has been under the de facto governance of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Posted on: Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Iran, Russia, China To Run War Drills in Latin America
Iran, Russia, and China are gearing up to run a series of major war drills in Latin America in a show of force meant to signal how these militaries can reach the United States.
Posted on: Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Russian Lawmaker Proposes Declaring U.S. ‘Terrorist State’
Russian lawmaker proposed labeling the United States a "terrorist state," arguing that U.S. officials are providing Ukraine with the intelligence needed to target Russian cities.
Posted on: Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Pope Francis Denies Resignation Reports; Wants To Visit Moscow, Kyiv
Pope Francis says he will not resign soon despite several ailments, and he hopes to visit Kyiv and Moscow soon as part of a peace initiative.
Posted on: Monday, July 4, 2022

US and Iran likely to try reviving nuke talks after Biden Mideast trip
World powers are reportedly likely to reconvene for negotiations aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal after US President Joe Biden’s trip to the region later this month, even after an unproductive round of talks earlier this week in Doha.
Posted on: Monday, July 4, 2022

Russia Strikes Massive Oil Reserve In Arctic As War Sends Barrel Price Skyrocketing
Russia claims to have found a massive oil reserve in the Arctic, in a discovery that could further strengthen Moscow’s hand as energy prices continue to skyrocket.
Posted on: Monday, July 4, 2022

Russia Claims Victory In Ukraine Luhansk Region (Update)
Ukraine's military has confirmed the withdrawal from the city of Lysychansk after Russia claimed complete control over the Luhansk area. Moscow said earlier that Russian and separatist forces took the last major stronghold in the Luhansk area.
Posted on: Monday, July 4, 2022

Several Killed In Shooting At Copenhagen Mall
At least three people have been killed and several critically injured in a shooting at Denmark’s largest shopping mall in the capital Copenhagen, police confirmed Monday.
Posted on: Monday, July 4, 2022

Farmers Block Netherlands Over Nitrogen Plan
Dutch authorities and supermarket chains prepared Monday for possible interruptions in food supplies as farmers planned blockades at airports and roads to protest against the government’s nitrogen plans.
Posted on: Monday, July 4, 2022

Inflation hits record 8.6% for 19 countries using the euro
Inflation in countries using the euro set another eye-watering record, pushed higher by a huge increase in energy costs fueled partly by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Posted on: Friday, July 1, 2022

‘No progress made’: US blames Iran for failure of indirect nuclear talks
Indirect talks in Qatar’s capital between Iran and the US on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal have concluded with “no progress made,” a State Department spokesperson said late Wednesday.
Posted on: Thursday, June 30, 2022

U.S. to boost military presence in Europe for Russia threat
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the U.S. will significantly increase its military presence in Europe for the long haul, including by establishing its first permanent presence in Poland, to bolster regional security after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Posted on: Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Biden Administration Throws Support Behind Potential F-16 Sale to Turkey
The Biden administration threw its support on Wednesday behind the potential sale of U.S. F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, a day after Ankara lifted a veto of NATO membership for Finland and Sweden.
Posted on: Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Paris Attacker Abdeslam Jailed For Life
Salah Abdeslam, the only survivor of the 10-man unit that struck Paris in 2015 with terror that killed 130 people, has been jailed for life.
Posted on: Wednesday, June 29, 2022

NATO Says Russia Is ‘Most Direct Threat,’ Offers Finland, Sweden Membership
The world moved back to the Cold War on Wednesday, with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg saying Moscow's war in Ukraine presents the "biggest challenge" in the alliance's history.
Posted on: Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Finland: Christian lawmaker faces continued prosecution for “hate speech” statements on homosexuality
An evangelical lawmaker in Finland who was acquitted by a lower court on “hate speech” charges for sharing her views on homosexuality now faces an appeals court hearing after the state prosecutor insisted on continuing the case, the Washington Times reports.
Posted on: Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Russia Facing Expanded NATO As Finland, Sweden Join (Worthy News Analysis)
Russian President Vladimir Putin woke up Wednesday with a nearly expanded NATO at Russia’s borders after Turkey lifted its objections for Finland and Sweden to join the defense bloc.
Posted on: Wednesday, June 29, 2022