The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday passed a resolution condemning Russia for causing a health emergency in Ukraine while rejecting a counter-proposal from Russian representatives that did not mention their country’s role in the crisis. The WHO resolution passed with 88 votes in favor, 12 votes against and 53 abstentions at the organization’s 75th…
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US effort to impose tougher UN sanctions on North Korea blocked by China, Russia
China and Russia on Thursday blocked an effort to impose tougher sanctions on North Korea at the United Nations Security Council that was led by the U.S. after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un conducted a spate of missile tests this year, including the launch of several intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Both China and Russia…
Meghan Markle travels to Texas to pay respect to shooting victims
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, traveled to Uvalde, Texas, on Thursday to pay respects to the victims of the mass shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead. She bowed her head at a memorial site at Uvalde County Courthouse near Robb Elementary School, where the attack took place on Tuesday. Meghan can…
Student-led gun control group planning nationwide protests, march on DC
Students and youth organizers with the March for Our Lives gun control movement are planning nationwide protests following the Texas elementary school shooting, including a march on Washington, D.C., on June 11. Organizers and activists also plan to meet with lawmakers in the Capitol from June 7 to June 10 to push for universal background…
Biden says ‘second amendment is not absolute’ after Texas shooting
President Biden on Wednesday called for more gun control after a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school left 19 children and two adults dead, arguing in a White House address that the “second amendment is not absolute.” Biden asked “when in God’s name will we do what needs to be done” about the “amount…
Zelensky rips Kissinger over suggestion Ukraine cede territory to Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday slammed former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger for suggesting earlier this week that Ukraine cede some territory to Russia in the name of peace. In a Wednesday address, Zelensky said Kissinger “emerges from the deep past and says that a piece of Ukraine should be given to Russia”…
Pope says ‘time to say enough’ after Uvalde school shooting
Pope Francis on Wednesday said his “heart is broken” after the a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school and called for gun control, arguing it was “time to say enough” to the “indiscriminate” spread of firearms. Less than a day after a gunman shot and killed 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary…
NATO chief says Putin ‘made a big strategic mistake’ by invading Ukraine
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said Russian President Vladimir Putin “made a big, strategic mistake” when he invaded Ukraine in late February, spurring the expansion of the Western security alliance with the incoming additions of Finland and Sweden. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Stoltenberg said it was clear Putin wanted to…
Leak reveals ‘disturbing’ internment camps in Xinjiang
A human rights organization leaked thousands of documents and pictures on Tuesday of internment camps in the Chinese province of Xinjiang, where authorities are holding at least a million members of the Uyghur ethnic minority in prison-like facilities for supposed educational purposes. The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation released the trove of documents and images…
Here’s how high gas prices have jumped in the five most expensive states
Gas prices in the U.S. have spiked once again, reaching a national average of $4.59 per gallon on Tuesday, according to AAA. The latest spike was triggered by oil refineries making less gasoline from crude oil and a surge in demand as the summer driving season starts. Here’s how high gas prices have jumped in…