US Senate poised to move forward on first significant gun legislation in decades

WASHINGTON, June 22 ― A bipartisan group of lawmakers released the first significant gun control legislation in decades yesterday, paving the way for the US Senate to move to a vote this week, following two mass shootings that killed dozens … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 17 June 2022

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Greetings from Tyler, Everything is going according to plan.  We’re up to our ears in crises, the phony administration is saving the planet, but only in the U. S.  It would be fine if Saudi Arabia and Venezuela could ramp … Read More

Ukraine: German Chancellor Scholz arrives in Kyiv — live updates

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Along with France’s Emmanuel Macron and Italy’s Mario Draghi, Scholz is making his first trip to Ukraine since the Russian invasion. Follow DW for the latest. —3 European leaders go to Kyiv, expected to meet with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy —10,000 civilians … Read More

Biden Announces $1B in New Military Aid for Ukraine

US President Joe Biden announced a new package of arms and ammunition for Ukraine Wednesday after speaking with President Volodymyr Zelensky and reaffirming Washington’s support for Kyiv as it battles Russia’s invasion. The package of $1 billion worth of arms … Read More

22 countries slam UN Human Rights Council’s anti-Israel bias

US and other countries blasted the Council’s disproportionate focus on Israel. The U.S. and 21 other countries denounced the UN Human Rights Council’s bias against Israel, following the release of an 18-page report which blamed the Jewish state for perpetuating … Read More

UK moves to rewrite Brexit trade rules around Northern Ireland; EU threatens legal action

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government on Monday proposed new legislation that would unilaterally rewrite post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, despite opposition from some U.K. lawmakers and EU officials who say the move violates international law. The proposed bill seeks … Read More

UK could face EU sanctions over new NI protocol bill

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The European Commission is set to reopen infringement proceedings against the UK that could lead to the collapse of the post Brexit trade deal after London on Monday tabled a new law designed to unilaterally overhaul the Northern Ireland protocol. … Read More

Migrant, Refugee Deaths Increasing on Dangerous Mediterranean Sea Crossing

The U.N. refugee agency says fatalities are rising along the Mediterranean Sea crossing to Europe, even as fewer migrants and refugees are making the dangerous journey. Migration reached a peak in 2015, when more than a million refugees and migrants … Read More

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