May 15 Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico in life-threatening condition after being shot, his Facebook profile says By Karel Janicek, Associated Press Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot multiple times and is currently in life-threatening condition after leaving a political event. Continue reading
May 15 Palestinians mark the Nakba, the original ‘catastrophe’ of mass expulsion By Joseph Krauss, Abby Sewell, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Nakba, Arabic for catastrophe, refers to the 700,000 Palestinians who fled or were driven out of what is today Israel before and during the war surrounding its creation in 1948. Continue reading
May 14 A wildfire forces out hundreds of residents in Canada’s oil sands hub of Fort McMurray By Associated Press The Rural Municipality of Wood Buffalo says residents in Beacon Hill, Abasand, Prairie Creek and Grayling Terrace need to leave by 4 p.m. Continue reading
May 14 Putin signs decree naming new Russian government, including defense minister replacement By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a decree appointing a new government, including replacement of the defense minister with a former deputy prime minister who is an economics expert with no military background. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 10:10 Treasury Secretary Yellen on why Biden is targeting Chinese manufacturing with new tariffs By Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins, Murrey Jacobson, Kyle Midura, Alexa Gold President Biden announced a series of major tariffs on several Chinese imports. The world's two largest economic superpowers are colliding over the future of electric vehicles and other industrial sectors. It comes as both President Biden and Donald Trump are… Continue watching
May 14 Watch 5:53 Amid massive protests, Georgian parliament passes bill critics say will set back democracy By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev The parliament in the country of Georgia passed a bill that requires aid groups and media that receive foreign funding to register as “organizations serving the interests of a foreign power.” Georgia is located between Russia and Turkey on the… Continue watching
May 14 Palestinians mark 76 years of dispossession as yet another catastrophe unfolds in Gaza By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Palestinians on Wednesday will mark the 76th year of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel. It's an event that is at the core of their national struggle, but in many ways pales in comparison to the calamity now… Continue reading
May 14 Putin visits China to discuss with Xi ‘cooperation in various fields’ By Associated Press The two continent-sized authoritarian states are increasingly in dispute with democracies and NATO while seeking to gain influence in Africa, the Middle East and South America. Continue reading
May 14 Blinken says U.S. arms are helping Ukraine as nation faces a new Russian offensive By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Analysts have called this moment one of the most dangerous for Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Continue reading
May 14 WATCH: Biden announces new tariffs on Chinese goods including electric vehicles, solar panels By Josh Boak, Fatima Hussein, Paul Wiseman, Didi Tang, Associated Press The Democratic president said that Chinese government subsidies ensure the nation's companies don’t have to turn a profit, giving them an unfair advantage in global trade. Continue reading