COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are projected to rise again in US
-
-
Ukraine war realigns positions between China, Middle East
When the political skies clear, it could easily be Beijing, and not Washington, that gains ground in the region As the war in Ukraine enters its third month, more convergence has emerged between China and key states in the Middle East. Motivated by a shared frustration with the United States, China and its Middle East…
-
U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in ‘Remain in Mexico’ lawsuit
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a major immigration case, one of several key legal battles working their way through the federal judicial system as illegal immigration soars. In Biden v. Texas, the attorneys general of Missouri and Texas sued after the Biden administration ended the Migrant Protection…
-
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 29 April 2022
Greeting from Tyler, The limits are being tested, and some of us have reached ours long since. How much will the public stand for? It seems most big concerns that advertise on television, including some very unlikely ones, are pushing former societal boundaries. Lately we’ve seen our faces rubbed in every controversial subject, as if…
-
Migrants live in ‘misery’ as Cyprus suffers overwhelm with migrant influx
For tens of thousands of asylum seekers, living in Cyprus is a daily struggle. Isiaka and Christelle are just two out of thousands of migrants and refugees battling with meeting basic needs ranging from housing to employment to having food to eat on the small Mediterranean island, as more migrants keep arriving. “This paper is…
-
About 10,000 Refugees From Ukraine Arrive in Hungary Every Day
About 9,000 -10,000 refugees from Ukraine are reaching Hungary every day, according to the figures provided by the Chief Security Advisor György Bakondi. The number of refugees from Ukraine has surpassed 601,000 since the start of the war, according to Bankodi, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports. The Chief Security Advisor stressed that the Hungarian government had sent aid…
-
Biden’s immigration move divides Democrats as GOP plots election-year strategy
CNN -Republicans had already been agitating over the Biden administration’s policies at the border – and then in came Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Early Tuesday morning in the Capitol, Mayorkas walked into the lion’s den, taking a meeting with House GOP members of the “border security caucus” – a group of members particularly fired…
-
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 15 April 2022
Greetings from Tyler, Revelations about the Shanghai lock down are just unbelievable. People face arrest if they venture out for any reason. Their screams from windows and balconies sound like nothing you’ve ever heard. Twenty five million people are not allowed out of their dwellings. The streets are empty. The COVID must be really bad! …
-
Putin Has A Serious Problem: Sanctions Are Smashing Russia’s Economy
How Much Are Sanctions Hurting Russia? – On Wednesday, the United States issued a slew of new sanctions against Russian banks and elites, which included a ban on Americans investing in Russia. The new sanctions specifically targeted Russia’s Sberbank, which holds around one-third of the country’s bank assets. Sanctions also targeted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s…
-
Some Irish families ‘unable to cope’ with housing Ukrainian refugees
Some Irish families who have taken Ukrainian refugees into their homes in recent weeks have already “returned them” to facilities such as the new temporary accommodation centre in Citywest, Co Dublin, telling volunteers they’re “unable to cope”. Citywest conference centre is currently being used as a processing centre for refugees as the “one-stop-shop” facility at…
