The United States has sent a pair of diplomats to Ethiopia, one of the more brutal places on earth at present, in the hopes of helping to bring stability to a region where the ruling body is accused of committing genocide, rape, and forced relocation against ethnic Tigrayans.
Elon Musk took aim at Twitter with a $41 billion cash offer on Thursday, prompting a spike in shares of the social media giant, which the Tesla CEO said needs to be taken private to grow and become a platform for free speech.
Andy Beshear, Kentucky’s Democratic governor, was checked repeatedly on Wednesday as his state’s largely conservative senate and house rendered his veto moot to the tune of seven overrides.
The Bulgaria-Romania Provisional Annual Conference, which has almost 1,500 members, unanimously voted earlier in April to leave the UMC and join the more theologically conservative Global Methodist Church.
Ukrainian forces said they hit and badly damaged the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet Wednesday with Neptune cruise missiles.
The World Bank, International Monetary Fund, UN World Food Program, and World Trade Organization on Wednesday called for urgent, coordinated action on food security, and appealed to countries to avoid banning food or fertilizer exports.
Gov. Kevin Stitt has long advocated for Oklahoma being known as the most pro-life state in the union, and Tuesday he signed a law that will all but impossible to outdo.
While most of the country has been moving on from the COVID-19 pandemic, with states either lifting or phasing out public health mandates, U.S. military members continue to face discharge and other punitive measures for refusing to get vaccinated.
On Tuesday Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted that his attack on Ukraine was “noble,” and that he will “rhythmically and calmly” continue his assault on Ukraine after peace talks have come to a halt.
This “genocide” distinction carries some weight as previously he and administration officials carefully avoided using the term due to its legal undertaking.
