Month: June 2022
Statement by President Biden on Consumer Price Index (CPI) in May – The White House
Statement by President Biden on Consumer Price Index (CPI) in May The White House
Read MoreMs. Marvel Offers a Groundbreaking Celebration of Pakistani and Muslim Culture
Kamala Khan wants nothing more than to go to Avenger Con. In the premiere episode of Ms. Marvel, which landed on Disney+ this week, the 16-year-old Captain Marvel fan wants to cosplay as her favorite avenger at the big conference.
Read MoreProsecutors request life sentence for main Paris attack suspect
Prosecutors in the Paris attacks trial on Friday demanded a life sentence without parole for the main suspect in the November 2015 jihadist strike that killed 130 in France’s worst-ever terror assault. Salah Abdeslam, a 32-year-old Frenchman, is the only
Read MoreU.S. Inflation Unexpectedly Accelerates to a 40-Year High of 8.6%
Inflation hit a fresh 40-year high in May in a broad advance, raising prospects that Federal Reserve will keep hiking interest rates aggressively for longer. The consumer price index increased 8.6% from a year earlier, Labor Department data showed Friday.
Read More170,000 people celebrate at Tel Aviv’s Pride parade
Over 170,000 people took part in Tel Aviv’s Pride parade on Friday, a city spokesperson said, as the annual event inched towards pre-pandemic numbers. Revellers in colorful outfits celebrated in the sweltering heat, waving rainbow flags and dancing to electronic
Read MoreOutgunned Ukraine Needs More Weapons Fast as Russia Advances, Officials Say
Ukrainian leaders are warning that the fate of the industrial heartlands in their country’s east depends on how much Western-supplied heavy weaponry can be placed on the front lines.
Read MorePresident Biden Announces Sixth Operation Fly Formula Mission – The White House
President Biden Announces Sixth Operation Fly Formula Mission The White House
Read MoreU.S. pledges more visas for Cubans, Haitians at Summit of the Americas
By Daina Beth Solomon and Ted Hesson LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration will spend $314 million to support Venezuelan migrants across the Western Hemisphere and restart programs allowing some Cubans and Haitians to reunite with family members in the
Read MoreChina will ‘not hesitate to start war’ over Taiwan, Beijing tells US
Beijing will “not hesitate to start a war” if Taiwan declares independence, China’s defense minister warned his US counterpart Friday, the latest salvo between the superpowers over the island. The warning came as Wei Fenghe held his first face-to-face meeting
Read MoreBiden, fellow leaders of the Americas reach migration pact despite discord
President Joe Biden and other Western Hemisphere leaders are set to announce what is being billed as a roadmap for countries to host large numbers of migrants and refugees.
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