At Least 1,000 Dead After 5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Afghanistan
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Afghanistan earthquake: No food, no shelter and fears of cholera
Survivors of Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquake in two decades say they have nothing to eat, no shelter, and fear a possible cholera outbreak. The BBC’s Secunder Kermani reports from Paktika province, the hardest hit by the disaster. Searching through the debris, in what is left of his family home, Agha Jan’s eyes well up with tears….
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US and NATO are losing catastrophically in Ukraine
(June 21, 2022 / JNS) In this week’s episode of “Middle East News Hour,” Caroline Glick is joined by David Goldman from Asia Times and the Claremont Institute to discuss the war in Ukraine. The war has receded into the background, but represents a catastrophe not only for Ukraine, but for the United States and…
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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 of people and sent shock waves through a nation plagued by gun violence. The 80-page…
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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 17 June 2022
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 up the supply of oil. But we’re not going to do it here. Because we’ve…
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Russia warns of potential gas ‘disaster’ for Germany
Further problems with pumping units may lead to the shutdown of the Nord Stream pipeline, Moscow says. Russia’s EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov warned on Thursday that repair issues with Nord Stream pipeline’s pumping turbines could result in a complete stoppage of natural gas supplies to the EU. Such a scenario would be “a disaster for…
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Ukraine: German Chancellor Scholz arrives in Kyiv — live updates
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 remaining in Sievierodonetsk, governor says —Germany says can deliver weapons to Ukraine ‘end of July…
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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 includes more artillery, coastal anti-ship defense systems, and ammunition for artillery and advanced rocket systems…
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Baby formula production halted at Abbott’s Michigan plant due to flooding after severe storms
The shutdown of the Abbott plant is likely to delay baby formula production for a few weeks, The Abbott Laboratories plant in Michigan that was at the center of the nation’s baby formula crisis has stopped production again. Production of its EleCare specialty formula was stopped after severe storms in southwestern Michigan flooded areas of…
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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 the Mideast conflict. The report was prepared by a commission of inquiry formed last year…
