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When Russian President Vladimir Putin travels to Alaska next week to meet with President Donald Trump, he will be able do so with confidence that he won’t be arrested. That’s because while Putin is subject to an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued in 2023, neither Russia nor the US are signatories to the Rome Statute, which set up the court in 2002. The ICC charged that the Russian leader was “allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of (children)” from occupied areas of Ukraine to Russia. The Kremlin labeled the court’s actions as “outrageous…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Kyiv, Ukraine — Zelensky rejects territorial concession with Russia Zelensky rejects territorial concession with Russia 1:22 World News 19 videos Zelensky rejects territorial concession with Russia Zelensky rejects territorial concession with Russia 1:22 Trump to meet with Putin in Alaska Trump to meet with Putin in Alaska 1:53 On the border between two rival gangs: CNN meets top commander deep in Ecuador’s gang territory On the border between two rival gangs: CNN meets top commander deep in Ecuador’s gang territory 3:11 Israel ‘brutally determined’ to capture Gaza in new escalation plan Israel ‘brutally determined’ to capture…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Tel Aviv — Nearly two years into the war in Gaza, the Israeli security cabinet voted for yet another military expansion: the proposed takeover of Gaza City. The plan, which was initiated and pushed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu himself, arguably reveals more about his domestic political maneuvering than evidence of any well-thought-out military strategy. The plan was adopted despite the Israeli military leadership’s fierce objection and grave warnings it could both deepen the humanitarian crisis and endanger the remaining 50 hostages in Gaza., The major expansion of the war also comes against the backdrop…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Tea-tree-scented steam from her husband’s morning shower still lingered in the air when Ashley Bugge’s phone rang. Bugge was getting her two toddlers ready for a grocery store run. Six months pregnant, she moved slowly as she sifted through the jumble of keys, snacks and plastic toys in her bag to find her phone. It was an unknown number. She answered it, and everything changed. “Is this Brian’s wife?” a panicked voice asked. “There’s been an accident on the dive boat.” Her husband, Brian Bugge, was finishing a specialized scuba diving course that day near their…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Location matters, former real estate mogul US President Donald Trump said. Moments later he announced Alaska, a place sold by Russia to the United States 158 years ago for $7.2 million, would be where Russian President Vladimir Putin tries to sell his land deal of the century, getting Kyiv to hand over chunks of land he’s not yet been able to occupy. The conditions around Friday’s summit so wildly favor Moscow, it is obvious why Putin leapt at the chance, after months of fake negotiation, and it is hard to see how a deal emerges from…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Baseball umpire Jen Pawol made history Saturday in Atlanta as she became the first woman to umpire a Major League Baseball regular season game. Pawol worked at first base in Game 1 of the Atlanta Braves’ doubleheader against the Miami Marlins at Truist Park. Making her big league debut in front of tens of thousands of fans, Pawol was grinning ear to ear as she took the field. Pawol was welcomed warmly by members of the Marlins and Braves during the exchange of lineup cards. Fans were also happy to witness history at the ballpark, with…
Facebook Tweet Email Link London — Police have arrested 466 people in central London on Saturday for protesting the British government’s decision to ban the pro-Palestinian activist group Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws. “As of 9pm, 466 people had been arrested for showing support for Palestine Action,” the Metropolitan Police wrote on X on Saturday. Eight arrests were made for other offences, including five for assaults on officers, but police said none were seriously injured. Palestine Action is a UK-based group which says it aims to disrupt the operations of weapons manufacturers supplying the Israeli government. Last month, UK lawmakers…
When Russian President Vladimir Putin travels to Alaska next week to meet with President Donald Trump, he will be able do so with confidence that he won’t be arrested. That’s because while Putin is subject to an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued in 2023, neither Russia nor the US are signatories to the Rome Statute, which set up the court in 2002. The ICC charged that the Russian leader was “allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of (children)” from occupied areas of Ukraine to Russia. The Kremlin labeled the court’s actions as “outrageous…
Facebook Tweet Email Link AP — South Korea’s military said Saturday it detected North Korea removing some of its loudspeakers from the inter-Korean border, days after the South dismantled its own front-line speakers used for anti-North Korean propaganda broadcasts, in a bid to ease tensions. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff didn’t disclose the sites where the North Koreans were removing speakers and said it wasn’t immediately clear whether the North would take all of them down. In recent months, South Korean border residents have complained that North Korean speakers blasted irritating sounds, including howling animals and pounding gongs, in…
Facebook Tweet Email Link A diplomatic scramble unfolded Saturday after President Donald Trump announced he would meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, next week in Alaska, as European leaders rushed to understand the terms of the meeting and ensure Ukraine was not being left out of discussions about its future. In the English countryside Saturday, European officials presented their case to Vice President JD Vance in a hastily arranged meeting. The leaders of several European nations said afterward that while they supported Trump’s diplomatic efforts, any peace talks must be preceded by a ceasefire and Ukraine itself must be actively…