The U.S. and European Union have imposed sweeping new penalties aimed at crippling Russia’s economy. EU sanctions announced Sunday ban the supply of “all goods and technology” linked to aircraft. Switzerland has also enacted penalties on Russia, abandoning its traditional neutrality. Meanwhile, TikTok has blocked Russian-backed outlets, such a...
Anti-nuclear groups on Monday decried the results of a referendum vote in Belarus allowing the country to host Russian nuclear weapons. The European Union warned the development puts the entire planet on a “very dangerous path.” Josep Borrell, the E.U.’s high representative for foreign affairs, was among those calling the referendum vote...
Palestinians rallied in the Gaza Strip Monday protesting statements by French Premier Jean Castex declaring Jerusalem as “the eternal capital of the Jewish people.” Castex spoke Friday during a gala dinner hosted by the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions. Palestinian protesters in response waved a banner reading, “Jerusalem i...
Hundreds of reports chronicling decades of attacks in Indian-held Kashmir have disappeared from local newspapers’ archives. It includes one of the most comprehensive NGO reports on decades of violence and killings in the disputed region, which was published by a respected rights organization.. The disappearance also includes the Greater Kashm...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a statement in response to reports that Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar spoke at a white nationalist event. The America First Political Action Conference in Orlando was organized by Nicholas Fuentes, a white-nationalist activist. Fuentes rose to prominence after attending th...
The Council on American Islamic Relations’ or CAIR’s Connecticut chapter is calling for a probe into a possible hate crime, involving two female Muslim students at the University of Connecticut. Junior Shazeda Khatun and senior Zena Saleh said a man screamed racial slurs at them, including the N-word, as they walked to their dorm Monday [&hell...
A 37-year-old Pennsylvania man connected to the January 6, 2021 US Capitol riot ended his own life on Feb. 25, according to investigators. Matthew Perna pleaded guilty in December to entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds and other charges stemming from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. That includes obstruction of an official [&he...
Ukraine has taken Russia to the International Court of Justice over its invasion. Ukraine’s ambassador warned the world that if his country is crushed, international peace is in peril. He was addressing the United Nations, General Assembly in a rare emergency session to discuss Russia’s attack on Ukraine today. The meeting gives all 193...
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova threatened “military and political consequences” against Finland and Sweden if they attempted to become NATO members. Finland has a 830-mile land border with Russia, which is the longest border shared by any EU member state and Russia. On Sunday, Sweden announced it would break its doctrine...
Russia’s attack on Ukraine could affect wheat supplies in the Arab world where millions are already struggling to survive. Russia is the world’s top wheat exporter and Ukraine is the fourth, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Any disruption in supplies “could trigger renewed protests and instability” in several Middle Eastern an...
