• Venezuela shuts embassy in Equador to protest raid on Mexican embassy

    Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa ordered authorities to raid the Mexican diplomatic outpost to arrest the country's former Vice President Jorge Glas, a convicted criminal and fugitive who was holed up at the embassy since December.

  • Venezuela closes embassy in Ecuador following Mexican Embassy raid

    Venezuela has ordered its embassy in Ecuador closed in the wake of a raid on the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “I ordered to close our Embassy in Ecuador, as well as the Consulates in Quito and Guayaquil and for diplomatic personnel to return to Venezuela immediately,” Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Tuesday in a post

  • Venezuela orders closure of embassy in Ecuador to protest raid on Mexican embassy there

    Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador on Tuesday in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican embassy in Quito.

  • On the Quito Embassy Raid

    When armed Ecuadorian police gathered outside the Mexican embassy in Quito last Friday evening, a casual observer might have thought they were there to protect it. Instead, they launched an attack: brandishing assault rifles, police climbed the walls, entered the building by force and kidnapped Ecuador’s former vice-president, Jorge Glas, who had that day been More

  • Manhattan intersection reopens after crash

    MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Police in Manhattan say a road is back open following a reported crash Thursday morning. The Riley County Police Department (RCPD) said on social media it was at the scene of a crash at 11:18 a.m. on April 18 at the intersection of Claflin Road and Beechwood Terrace. Westbound traffic was down []

  • Nicole King - Role of the Embassy

    I first interviewed Hugh Elliott, His Majesty’s Ambassador to Spain, shortly after he arrived in 2019. The past 5 years have presented many challenges, between Brexit and Covid but I think he can feel very proud of his accomplishments when he looks back on his time here. I have had the privilege of visiting Hugh […]

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    Reopening scheduled for Andover YMCA

    Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The Greater Wichita YMCA has announced Monday, May 20th as the reopening date for a branch that was damaged in the April, 2022 tornado that hit Andover. The Dr. Jim Farha

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    Beloved steakhouse is set to reopen in Lansing

    The AirPort Tavern and Steakhouse announced the beloved eatery will reopen today.

  • CALS Williams Library reopens Friday

    The library has been closed since early November, when it shuttered for renovations, which include reimagined areas for teens, studying and podcasting; a more robust makerspace; and the addition of a community kitchen.

  • The assault on the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador

    There is no doubt that the Ecuadorian assault on the Mexican Embassy in the capital Quito appears to be an…What to read next: I’m all in for Fallout | Forced divestiture is better than expanding regulation | The far-left takeover: working in childcare is a political act | The land that time (but not the government) forgot

  • Embassies as Targets: Dangerous Diplomatic Precedents

    It has long been held that embassies should be treated as “off-limits” to other nations. Yet in a single week, two governments – both long-established democracies – stand accused of violating, in different ways, the laws surrounding foreign diplomatic missions. First, on April 1, 2024, Iran’s embassy in Damascus was bombed, presumably by Israel, killing More

  • Route 309 on, off ramps in Luzerne reopened

    LUZERNE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) says previously announced ramp closures have been lifted. PennDOT said the on and off ramps at Exit 6, Luzerne, for Route 309 North and Southbound were closed due to a mine subsidence. You can stay up to date on speed limit restrictions, road conditions, []