UN urges Israel to ‘pause’ controversial legislative overhaul
World body concerned that changes would risk effectiveness of the judiciary to defend the rule of law, human rights.
Day: February 21, 2023
Xi Jinping planning Moscow trip – WSJ
Rumors of a trip to Moscow by Chinese leader Xi Jinping come after Beijing announced it would release a plan to end the conflict in Ukraine
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Bar employees fatally stab inspectors at Mexico resort: police
Ten employees of a bar in Mexico’s Caribbean resort of Playa del Carmen have been charged in the fatal stabbings of four municipal inspectors sent to check compliance with local codes, authorities said Tuesday.
Democrat Barbara Lee announces bid to replace Dianne Feinstein in US Senate
Lee is the highest-ranking Black woman in House Democratic leadership and seeks to take seat in hotly-contested raceUnited States congresswoman Barbara Lee on Tuesday formally launched her campaign for the Senate seat held by the retiring Dianne Feinst…
India’s raids on BBC offices branded a ‘blatant attack on press freedoms’
More than 50 Indian tax authorities conducted a three-day raid of BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai last week, a month after the media company released a documentary questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role in the instigation of mass violence agai…
“US Notified About Biden’s Visit To Kyiv But…”: Russian Security Chief
Russia gave no security guarantees to US President Joe Biden during his unannounced visit to war-torn Ukraine, Russian intelligence agency director Alexander Bortnikov said on Tuesday.
Media watchdog writes to broadcasters over Nicola Bulley concerns
Media watchdog Ofcom has said it is “extremely concerned” by comments from the family of Nicola Bulley and it has written to ITV and Sky “to ask them to explain their actions”. The body of the 45-year-old was pulled from the River Wyre in Lancashire on…
Pizza restaurant workers attacked
A man attacked the owner and worker at a Manhattan pizza restaurant
Stunning sunsets and sunrises in North Texas
Who needs a filter? The sky put on a colorful display the last few days in North Texas.