Mass Russian drone strike targets Ukraine as 232 drones launched, 217 downed; Odesa and Zaporizhzhia suffer damage and injuries, ships hit in Black Sea.Continue Reading
Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, will now decide the fate of Louisiana’s congressional maps after the Senate passed a version that eliminated a Democratic district that stretched across the state. His signature will likely give Republicans an extra U.S. House seat after the December general election. Louisiana’s state Senate passedContinue Reading
Emily Pool had spent nearly a decade in cramped New York apartments when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. As Pool and her partner, Adam Porter, rethought what they wanted next, they began looking for a house in Pool’s hometown of Austin, Texas. That was 2022. By then, the Texas capital hadContinue Reading
Louisiana approves new congressional map eliminating a majority-Black district after an April Supreme Court ruling., Louisiana lawmakers have passed a new map of congressional districts designed to help Republicans pick up a seat in the United States House of Representatives. But to do so, the map eliminates one of theContinue Reading
Divers in Laos have rescued the first of five villagers trapped in a flooded cave for more than a week., First survivor rescued from flooded cave in Laos NewsFeed Divers in Laos have rescued the first of five villagers trapped in a flooded cave for more than a week. TheContinue Reading
One of the great injustices of our current tax system is that working people often end up subsidizing the luxury consumption of the billionaire class. One example of this phenomena can be found in the world of private jets, one of the most ecologically indefensible forms of transformation. The privateContinue Reading
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Ukraine’s Third Army Corps, one of the country’s most prominent formations, commanded by General Andrii Biletsky, plans to replace roughly 30% of its infantry with ground robotic systems by the end of 2026, his advisor Vladyslav Sobolevskyi told the Black Sea Security Forum in Odesa, Ukrinform reports. The plan, ifContinue Reading
Russian drones struck three foreign-flagged merchant ships transiting Ukraine’s Black Sea maritime corridor on the evening and overnight of 29 May. The strike ignited fires and injured two crew members on a Vanuatu-flagged vessel, Vice Prime Minister for Restoration Oleksii Kuleba reported. The ship was towed for repairs after the strike. The attackContinue Reading
Lula warned that labelling Brazil’s criminal networks as ‘terrorists’ could ‘undermine’ local law enforcement efforts., The president of Brazil, left-wing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has denounced a decision by the United States to designate two of the South American country’s criminal networks as “terrorists”, warning that the labelContinue Reading
Workers in eastern DR Congo are rebuilding an Ebola treatment centre that was burned by protesters earlier this month., NewsFeed Workers in eastern DR Congo are rebuilding an Ebola treatment centre that was burned by protesters earlier this month, as health officials warn misinformation is driving families to hide sickContinue Reading
The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) leaders gathered at a summit in Astana and urged Yerevan to choose between the Russia-led union and the EU, as the 7 June Armenian election emerges as a pivotal moment in the geopolitical evolution of the South Caucasus., Read MoreContinue Reading
Canada strengthens Chinese trade ties, seeking economic diversification amid growing US–Canada trade tensions, The administration of United States President Traitor 47 wants to increase the percentage of regionally produced content in North American-built vehicles to qualify for preferential treatment under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on trade to 82 percent, withContinue Reading