International News (Page 613)

Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney, who in recent years has emerged as the Harley Quinn of Washington’s Never Trump suicide squad, is facing a tough reelection fight against Harriet Hageman, a former Cheney adviser who has since been Trump-pilled. Hageman has won the former president’s endorsement, but Cheney still has friends in high places: Republicans from…Continue Reading

Fewer than eight months out from Election Day, some Democrats are appearing to acknowledge that some of their biggest priorities are more likely to be accomplished by executive order than legislative action.With only a tenuous majority in Congress, Democrats have been unable to pass many of President Joe Biden’s key agenda items on climate change,…Continue Reading

On Friday morning, President Joe Biden spent close to two hours speaking with Chinese President Xi Jinping to convince and cajole him into rejecting Russian pleas for military and economic assistance—and publicly condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.We don’t yet know the details on how that went, beyond the usual diplomatic bromides,…Continue Reading

LVIV, Ukraine — Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces have fired at eight cities and villages in the eastern Donetsk region, using aviation, rocket and heavy artillery.Ukraine’s National Police said in a statement on Telegram Saturday that at least 37 residential buildings and infrastructure facilities were damaged; dozens of civilians were killed and injured…Continue Reading

About three dozen would-be asylum seekers from Russia found themselves blocked from entering the U.S. on Friday while a group of Ukrainians flashed passports and were escorted across the border.The scene reflected a quiet but unmistakable shift in the differing treatment of Russians and Ukrainians who enter Mexico as tourists and fly to Tijuana, hoping…Continue Reading

Followers of former Arizona Cardinals star Larry Fitzgerald have seen a different side of the former wide receiver this week.One that interacts a lot on social media.Fitzgerald has been very active on Twitter this week, responding to questions from fans and interacting on the platform.And like he did throughout his NFL career, Fitzgerald handled himself…Continue Reading

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Officials at Walt Disney World said Friday that a performance by a visiting Texas high school drill team that used American Indian stereotypes, including chants of “scalp them,” doesn’t reflect the Florida resort’s values.The performance this week in the Magic Kingdom by the “Indianettes” drill team from Port Neches-Grove…Continue Reading

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Russian oligarchs who said their reputations were smeared by a dossier of opposition research examining Donald Trump’s ties to Russia have agreed to dismiss their defamation lawsuit, according to a notice filed in federal court on Friday.Businessmen Mikhail Fridman, Petr Aven and German Khan sued Fusion GPS, a research and intelligence…Continue Reading

Tatiana Perebeinis, head accountant for SEO firm SE Ranking, was killing by Russian shelling in Ukraine.SE Ranking; Vitalii Matokha/Shutterstock; Rachel Mendelson/InsiderTatiana Perebeinis and her two children were killed earlier this month in Ukraine.Perebeinis worked at tech startup SE Ranking, which makes search engine optimization tools.Her death, captured in a New York Times photo, brought home…Continue Reading