US sanctions Iranian officials accused of plotting assassinations abroad including against Bolton and Pompeo
Middle East
June 2, 2023
US sanctions Iranian officials accused of plotting assassinations abroad including against Bolton and Pompeo
Washington CNN — The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officials accused of plotting…
Anger in Kyiv as 3 killed trying to get into closed bomb shelter
World
June 2, 2023
Anger in Kyiv as 3 killed trying to get into closed bomb shelter
Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Three people, including a young girl, were killed in Kyiv on Thursday while desperately trying to…
Jordan royals marry into Saudi family with ties to MBS
Middle East
June 2, 2023
Jordan royals marry into Saudi family with ties to MBS
CNN — Jordan’s heir to the throne on Thursday married into one of Saudi Arabia’s prominent business families in a…
Ukraine war takes new turn as shelling and drone strikes hit inside Russia’s border
World
June 1, 2023
Ukraine war takes new turn as shelling and drone strikes hit inside Russia’s border
Russia saw the effects of its war on Ukraine dramatically reverberate back onto its own territory on Wednesday, after a…
NATO is in a race against time to save itself from a major embarrassment
World
June 1, 2023
NATO is in a race against time to save itself from a major embarrassment
NATO officials are in a race against time to avoid the embarrassment of seeing the alliance miss its own stated aim of admitting Sweden to the…
EU states accused of neglect after only 271 Afghans were resettled in Europe last year: International Rescue Committee
Middle East
June 1, 2023
EU states accused of neglect after only 271 Afghans were resettled in Europe last year: International Rescue Committee
CNN — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) said European Union states have “consistently neglected the needs of Afghans” in a…
Elon Musk is once again the world’s richest man
World
June 1, 2023
Elon Musk is once again the world’s richest man
Hong Kong CNN — Elon Musk has reclaimed his position as the world’s wealthiest person. That’s according to a Bloomberg…
Mexico plans to launch an asylum processing app next week
World
June 1, 2023
Mexico plans to launch an asylum processing app next week
CNN — Mexico is launching a new app to speed up its asylum process amid record levels of asylum seekers,…
Qatar’s prime minister met with top Taliban leader in Afghanistan earlier this month, sources say
Middle East
June 1, 2023
Qatar’s prime minister met with top Taliban leader in Afghanistan earlier this month, sources say
CNN — Qatar’s prime minister met secretly with the Taliban’s top leader earlier this month in Afghanistan, two sources familiar…
Journalists who reported on Mahsa Amini’s death stand trial in Iran
World
June 1, 2023
Journalists who reported on Mahsa Amini’s death stand trial in Iran
CNN — Two journalists responsible for breaking the story of Mahsa Amini, the Kurdish-Iranian woman killed after being held in…