Amid rising tensions over a variety of issues between them, US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet face-to-face at a summit in Geneva on June 16, the Times of Israel reports.
Day: May 26, 2021
EU Bans Belarus Airlines Over Detention Journalist
The European Union on Tuesday banned Belarusian airlines from European skies after a flight was diverted to Minsk on Sunday and a dissident journalist arrested.
Gazans outraged after UNRWA director says IDF strikes were ‘precise’
Residents of the Gaza Strip expressed outrage after the director of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip told Channel 12 News that IDF strikes in recent clashes were “precise.”
Half of U.S. adults now counted as vaccinated
The U.S. hit a notable benchmark in the COVID-19 fight Tuesday, with half of all adults fully vaccinated.
Mysterious air base pops up on volcanic island off Yemen
A mysterious air base is being built on a volcanic island off Yemen that sits in one of the world’s crucial maritime chokepoints for both energy shipments and commercial cargo.
130 Killed in Weekend Shooting Surge, Now Some Are Rethinking Efforts to Defund Police
The death of George Floyd inspired a movement to defund the police, but as communities across the country face a surge in violent crime, some leaders are rethinking their support of it.
Chinese Propaganda Outlet Paid Millions to American Newspapers and Magazines, Records Show
A news agency controlled by the Chinese Communist Party paid millions of dollars to American newspapers and magazines over the past six months, even as U.S. officials have sounded the alarm on Beijing’s propaganda activities.
Dominion blames ‘human error’ for voting machines not showing GOP ballots in Pennsylvania county
Dominion Voting Systems, a company beset by dubious election fraud claims in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, said “human error” was to blame after machines in a Pennsylvania county failed to display Republican ballots.
Christians Worried As 14 Die In Sudan Clashes
Christian rights activists are concerned about tensions in Sudan, where at least 14 people were reportedly killed in recent violence in the disputed oil-rich region Abyei.
Extremists Kill Pastor In India
Christians in eastern India mourn the death of an evangelical pastor who was reportedly killed amid ongoing anti-Christian violence in the Hindu-majority nation.