Ghost Town: Flyovers of Cities on COVID-19 Lockdown
Ukraine accused Russia of targeting its grain export infrastructure in overnight strikes at two of its Black Sea ports. Russia targeted the Odesa region for the second consecutive night, a day after it ended its cooperation in an agreement that allowed vital Ukrainian grain exports to leave port. Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 63 missiles and drones…
Israeli MPs have passed into law a highly controversial bill despite mass protests which aimed to thwart it. The law removes the power of the Supreme Court to overrule government actions it considers unreasonable. It is the first to be approved in a series of bitterly contested reforms aimed at curbing the power of courts….
OTTAWA, March 20 (Reuters) – Canada has not approved new arms export permits to Israel since Jan. 8 and the freeze will continue until Ottawa can ensure the weapons are used in accordance with Canadian law, the government said on Wednesday. Export permits that were approved before Jan. 8 remain in effect, the office of…
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese premier Li Qiang Wednesday, hailing growing trade relations as Moscow becomes increasingly dependent on Beijing for political and economic support. “Our trade relations are developing, developing successfully … The attention that the governments of the two countries on both sides are paying to trade and…
Horrifying aerial footage captured huge areas of wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles looking like a charred war zone. The drone footage taken Wednesday panned over a completely abandoned neighborhood of crumbled homes and structures coated in char and dark, smoky dust from the fires, which have left at least five dead and more than 130,000 under evacuation…
Justices overturn lower court that found it violated free speech protections The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a provision under federal criminal law aimed at punishing people who encourage illegal immigration, ruling that it should not be struck down over free speech concerns. In a 7-2 opinion written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the court…