by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News April 22, 2024 “The Ukrainian Russian border is our border!” Ukraine flags waved in unison as legislation was passed. These words and scenes were not from Ukrainian parliament, but from the U.S. Congress. The House on Saturday approved sending another $60 billion in U.S. taxpayer funds to Ukraine […]
The Slovak government is seeking a way to return them to Ukraine.
During remarks before the House passed a Ukraine aid bill on Saturday, Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia passionately advocated for the U.S. to green-light assistance for the Eastern European nation.After noting that some people say that the U.S. needs to address its border first, Connolly said, "The Ukrainian-Russian border is our border. It's the border between depraved autocracy and freedom-loving people seeking our democratic way of life." He said, "We must meet this test today. We...
Today’s edition of quick hits. The security aid bill is now the security aid law: “President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law a $95 billion package to provide critical aid to Ukraine and enact a provision that could lead to a nationwide ban on TikTok.” The Supreme Court’s important new abortion case: “The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared divided as it grappled with whether provisions of Idaho’s near-total abortion ban unlawfully conflict with a federal law aimed at ensuring certain...
Washington, D.C., April 18, 2024—Canadian authorities must allow journalists to do their jobs and cover protests without fear of being detained or arrested and make public whether journalist Savanna Craig is facing charges following her arrest, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Thursday. Craig, a reporter with the Montreal news program Local 514, was
The rollercoaster ride that is Fisker continues with this latest announcement
According to a report the Taliban have detained six Iranian border guards after they entered Afghan territory in the Farah province. The Iranian border guards, claiming to have mistakenly entered Afghanistan, are now under the custody of Taliban intelligence. The report said that a Taliban letter addressed to Hafiz Elias, the head of the military […]
U.S. News & World Report recently released their 2024 list of “Best Public High Schools” and found that four local districts rank among the Top 10 in Ohio, but when compared to schools across the country, not a single high school in Ohio made the Top 100 list.
Despite eventual visa backflip by authorities, ABC’s south-Asia correspondent Avani Dias left after being made to ‘feel so uncomfortable’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe south-Asia correspondent for Australia’s national broadcaster, Avani Dias, has been forced out of India after her reporting fell foul of the Indian government, in a sign of the increasing pressure on journalists in the country under...
ShipBob is reportedly planning to launch its initial public offering (IPO) as soon as late 2024. The listing could value the eCommerce fulfillment service provider at about $4 billion, Bloomberg reported Friday (April 19), citing unnamed sources. The firm has tapped J.P. Morgan Chase to lead its IPO and is also working with Citigroup, according […]
Two men have been detained in Poland on suspicion that they attacked Russian activist Leonid Volkov — an ally of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny — on the orders of foreign intelligence services, officials said Friday. Volkov was attacked on March 12 outside his home in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, where he lives in […]
Lusaka, April 22, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday called on Zambian authorities to thoroughly investigate a police assault on journalist Rodgers Mwiimba and his two-hour detention, alongside a second journalist, Innocent Phiri. On April 13, police officers arrested the two television journalists at Matanda Grounds, a public space in the town of Kafue,