International News (Page 516)

Russian forces “used these same tactics in Grozny, Chechnya, and Aleppo, Syria, where they intensified their bombardment of cities to break the will of the people,” Blinken said. “Every day that Russia’s forces continue their brutal attacks, the number of innocent civilians killed and wounded, including women and children, climbs.”Story continues below advertisementHe cited local…Continue Reading

GENEVA — Four people were found dead Thursday at the foot of a seven-story residential building in the lakeside Swiss city of Montreux, police said, and a fifth person was hospitalized in serious condition.Swiss daily newspaper Blick, citing an unidentified police official, said the five had jumped from a building.A regional police spokesperson, Alexandre Bisenz,…Continue Reading

WUZHOU, China — Hundreds of people in rain gear and rubber boots searched muddy, forested hills in southern China on Thursday for the second flight recorder from a jetliner that crashed with 132 people aboard.No survivors have been found since the China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 dived into a mountainous area Monday during a domestic…Continue Reading

Biden’s packed schedule Thursday includes meetings with NATO, the Group of Seven major economies and the European Council, where he is expected to lay out a new series of measures against Russia — including new sanctions and a major initiative to direct shipments of liquefied natural gas to Europe. Existing sanctions are also expected to…Continue Reading

President BidenJoe BidenBiden asks Herschel Walker and Mehmet Oz to quit council or be ousted Defense & National Security — US says Russia committed war crimes in Ukraine NYC mayor to lift vaccine mandate requirements on performers and athletes: report MORE has largely avoided pointing the finger at his predecessor on Ukraine, even though some…Continue Reading

The Biden administration on Thursday is expected to publish a final rule designed to streamline the asylum process, an effort to remove those fleeing persecution from an immigration court system backlog that can leave them in limbo for years.Under the new rule, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expects asylum processes will take several months…Continue Reading

Democrats are barreling forward with Judge Ketanji Brown JacksonKetanji Brown JacksonConfirmation turns nasty as GOP digs in on child porn cases  Senate panel to hold Supreme Court vote April 4 Jackson tears up as Booker addresses her historic nomination MORE’s Supreme Court confirmation after she emerged from two days of high-profile questioning largely unscathed. How far…Continue Reading

President BidenJoe BidenBiden asks Herschel Walker and Mehmet Oz to quit council or be ousted Defense & National Security — US says Russia committed war crimes in Ukraine NYC mayor to lift vaccine mandate requirements on performers and athletes: report MORE has asked Republican Senate candidates Herschel Walker and Mehmet OzMehmet OzBiden asks Herschel Walker…Continue Reading