AvatarSefFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoThousands of Hungarians protest against Orban following corruption leak scandalkyivindependent.com - Martin FornusekThousands of people gathered near the Hungarian parliament in Budapest on March 26, calling for the resignation of the chief prosecutor and Prime …
AvatarSefAvatarAvatar2 days agoUS proposes $50 billion war bonds program to support UkraineSemafor - Caroline AndersSemafor Signals Supported by Insights from Bloomberg and The Financial Times The News The U.S. has proposed that the Group of Seven industrialized …
AvatarSefAvatarAvatar2 days agoThe presidents of France and Brazil meet and announce a $1.1 billion investment plan for the AmazonAssociated Press - By MAURICIO SAVARESE and SYLVIE CORBETSAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian and the French presidents on Tuesday announced a plan to invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in the Amazon, including parts of the rainforest in neighboring French Guiana. The two countries’ governments said in a joint statement the money will be spread over the next …
AvatarSefAvatarAvatar2 days ago'An extraordinary thing': U.S. break with Israel on UN cease-fire vote triggers Netanyahu rageverified_publisherCNBC - Natasha TurakThe United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militant group …
AvatarSefAvatarAvatar2 days agoOrban Hit by Fresh Controversy After Ex-Insider Leaks Tapeverified_publisherBloomberg - By Zoltan Simon, Veronika Gulyas, and Marton KasnyikHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s administration was forced to respond after an ex-cabinet minister was caught on tape alleging that the …
AvatarSefAvatarAvatar3 days ago‘Duty to warn’ guided US advance warning of the Moscow attack. Adversaries don’t always listenAssociated Press - By ELLEN KNICKMEYERWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. warning to Russia couldn’t have been plainer: Two weeks before the deadliest attack in Russia in years, Americans had publicly and privately advised President Vladimir Putin’s government that “extremists” had “imminent plans” for just such slaughter. The United States …
AvatarSefFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days agoMillions of Americans caught up in Chinese hacking plot - USbbc.co.uk - By Mattea BubaloMillions of Americans' online accounts have been caught up in a "sinister" Chinese hacking plot that targeted US officials, the justice department and FBI said on Monday. Seven Chinese nationals have been charged with enacting a widespread cyber-attack campaign. They are accused of ties to a hacking …
AvatarSefAvatarAvatar3 days ago4 accused in Russia concert hall attack appear in court, apparently badly beatenverified_publisherCBS NewsMoscow — Four men accused of staging the Russia concert hall attack that killed more than 130 people appeared before a Moscow court Sunday showing …
AvatarSefFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo4 days agoJewish settlers set their sights on Gaza beachfrontbbc.co.uk - By Orla GuerinWho wouldn't want a house on the beach? For some on Israel's far-right, desirable beachfront now includes the sands of Gaza. Just ask Daniella Weiss, 78, the grandmother of Israel's settler movement, who says she already has a list of 500 families ready to move to Gaza immediately. "I have friends in …
AvatarSefFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo4 days agoPoland scrambles jets after Russian air attack on western Ukrainejpost.com - By REUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFFRussia launched a major air attack on Ukraine Sunday morning, leading to air alerts in the entire country, and a directive that citizens not leave …
AvatarSefAvatarAvatar5 days agoWhat is ISIS-K, the group that claims it carried out the Moscow concert attack?verified_publisherNPR - Brian MannThe death toll from an attack on a concert hall in Moscow continues to rise. U.S. officials say they believe an organization known as ISIS-K, or the Islamic State Khorasan Province, carried out the strike. The group claimed responsibility on Friday, posting on the social media platform …
AvatarSefAvatarAvatar5 days agoNearly 300 abducted schoolchildren in northwest Nigeria freed after over two weeks in captivityNBC News - By The Associated PressNo group has claimed responsibility for the Kaduna kidnapping, which locals have blamed on bandit groups known for mass killings and kidnappings for ransom. ABUJA, Nigeria — Nearly 300 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren have been released, local officials said Sunday, more than two weeks after the …