Politics
Angela Merkel breaks silence on Ukraine, calls Russia’s war ‘barbaric’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a joint news conference with Ukrainian President following their talks at the Mariinsky palace in Kiev, on August 22, 2021. SERGEY DOLZHENKO | AFP | Getty Images Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel forcefully condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine in her first public speech since leaving office in December of last […]
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Russia takes majority control of key Ukrainian city; Moscow calls U.S. weapons package ‘direct confrontation.’ Follow our live updates
Russian forces in control of most of Sieverodonetsk: U.K. Russia has made significant gains in a strategic city in Ukraine’s Donbas, the eastern-most city that was still under Ukrainian control and a last Ukrainian holdout in the Luhansk region. “Russia has taken control of most of Sieverodonetsk. The main road into the Sieverodonetsk pocket likely […]
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BTS draws massive crowd to White House press briefing ahead of meeting with Biden
Korean band BTS appears at the daily press briefing with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, in the Brady Press Briefing of the White House in Washington, DC, May 31, 2022, as they visit to discuss Asian inclusion and representation, and addressing anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images A White House […]
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House Democrats aim to pass gun control legislation by early June
Activists listen as Senate Democrats speak during a news conference demanding action on gun control legislation after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in a Texas elementary school this week, on Capitol Hill on Thursday, May 26, 2022 in Washington, DC. Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty Images House Democrats will […]
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EU secures compromise on Russian oil ban; Kremlin claims it now controls a third of key Donbas city
Russian forces claim a third of Sievierodonetsk is now under their control Smoke rises in the city of Sievierodonetsk during heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops on May 30, 2022. Aris Messinis | Afp | Getty Images Russian forces claimed to have seized control of one-third of the city of Sievierodonetsk, as they continue […]
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EU set to discuss Russian oil embargo; Moscow says Ukraine’s Donbas is an ‘unconditional priority.’ Follow our live updates
After a failed attempt, EU to continue negotiating potential sanctions on Russian oil The EU will continue to work Monday toward an agreement to embargo Russian oil, after attempts to do so on Sunday failed. The talks are largely held up by Hungary, a major user of Russian oil and whose leader Viktor Orban is […]
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Pelosi’s husband arrested on suspicion of DUI in California
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul Pelosi arrive on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Paul Pelosi, the 82-year-old husband of U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy […]
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Biden grieves with Texas town after nation’s latest school shooting
Mourners visit a memorial for a victims of Tuesday’s mass shooting at an elementary school, in City of Uvalde Town Square on May 26, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. Yasin Ozturk | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Sunday sought to comfort families in the Texas town of Uvalde following the nation’s deadliest school shooting […]
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Justice Department to review law enforcement response to Texas shooting
A police officer stands near a makeshift memorial for the shooting victims outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 27, 2022. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. Justice Department said on Sunday it will review law enforcement’s response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 children and two teachers, amid […]
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Republicans, Democrats spar over gun regulation after Texas school shooting
A man kneels at a memorial in Town Square in front of the county courthouse, for victims of the Robb Elementary school shooting, three days after a gunman killed nineteen children and two adults, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 27, 2022. Marco Bello | Reuters Republicans and Democrats have continued to spar over gun control […]
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