A symbolic Moscow meeting between Xi and Putin
NPR’s Pien Huang speaks with Joshua Yaffa, author of the book Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin’s Russia, about Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow this week.
Day: March 20, 2023
Mysterious Streaks of Light Seen in the Sky Friday in California
“Mysterious streaks of light were seen in the sky in the Sacramento area Friday night,” reports the Associated Press.
The lights lasted about 40 seconds, remembered one witness who filmed the lights while enjoying a local brewery. The brewery then as…
Biden calls Israel’s Netanyahu with ‘concern’ over judicial plan
President Joe Biden spoke Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “express concern” over his government’s planned overhaul of the country’s judicial system that has sparked widespread protests across Israel and to encourage compromise.
Israel army reservists refuse to serve in protest against judicial reform
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Israel and Palestinians vow to curb violence as holiday season nears
The Israeli and Palestinian delegations met for the second time in less than a month.
Estonia says ‘no country has the right’ to tell Ukraine to accept peace
EXCLUSIVE: Estonian defence minister Hanno Pevkur spoke to Express.co.uk about the reasons his country was leading the support of Ukraine and why it was wrong for other nations to nudge Kyiv to the negotiation table.
Concern over cancer rates in military pilots
A US congresswoman wants to know if military pilots have a higher risk of cancer.
Carmelite nuns couldn’t take it anymore, fled Brooklyn
NEW YORK — The 10 Carmelite nuns of Cypress Hills, cloistered in Brooklyn for almost 20 years, decided to leave New York City after much contemplation.
Johnson ally warns ex-PM could face parliamentary ‘witch hunt’ over partygate
Lord Greenhalgh voiced concern about the process the Privileges Committee would follow.