Senator Dianne Feinstein to Retire at the End of Her Term
The senator from California, who was first elected in 1992, plans to serve out her term but will not run for re-election in 2024. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
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Bureau of Prisons Is Closing Violent Detention Unit in Thomson, Illinois
Officials said that dangerous conditions inside the special management unit in the Thomson federal penitentiary warranted “immediate” action. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Bulgaria has not sanctioned Russians since 2014
Bulgaria has not imposed sanctions against Russian citizens or companies featured on the EU sanctions list since they were first imposed after the annexation of Crimea in 2014, according to answers provided by the national tax agency in response to…
France calls on its citizens to leave Belarus by road
French citizens in Belarus are urged to leave the country by road without delay, the Foreign Ministry said Monday, pointing to the Lithuanian, Polish and Lithuanian borders as crossing points. French nationals already in Belarus are “to leave the country…
Austria won’t train Ukrainians to man Leopard 2s
Austria will not train Ukrainian soldiers on using Leopard 2 battle tanks, Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner confirmed in a written statement to the public broadcaster Ö1. After Germany gave its needed green light for other states to send the German-made…
Pence to Oppose Subpoena Seeking Testimony in Jan. 6 Inquiry
The former vice president is said to be planning to invoke the Constitution’s “speech or debate” clause, saying his role as president of the Senate should insulate him from grand jury questions. Send any friend a story As a subscriber,…
What to Know About Nikki Haley
Ms. Haley, for now the only well-known Republican to challenge Donald Trump for president, made history as South Carolina governor, and was a face of Mr. Trump’s foreign policy as his U.N. ambassador. Send any friend a story As a…
ECHR ruling confirms Russian invasion of Ukraine began in 2014
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on January 25 that cases brought by Ukraine and the Netherlands against Russia were admissible. This intermediate decision is a significant legal milestone in the quest for justice over Russian aggression against…
Germany’s Scholz woos key gas supplier in Belgium
Belgian Prime minister Alexander De Croo will meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday morning in Zeebrugge, the site of a massive LNG terminal, to discuss energy supply. On Tuesday, De Croo will receive Scholz for a meeting on…
Amsterdam presents new plan to tackle housing crisis
The Municipal Executive of Amsterdam presented a new proposed plan on Monday that aims to guarantee affordable housing and help lower and middle-income households in the city. The Dutch housing crisis, plagued by a growing shortage of houses and rising…