$1.79 billion needed to help Venezuelan refugees and migrants

posted in: News, Refugee Crisis America

The increasing needs of refugees and migrants from Venezuela have worsened with the COVID-19 pandemic, say UN rights experts. The number of Venezuelans worldwide who’ve gone on the run has now topped six million, with the vast majority hosted by … Read More

Senate rejects Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for businesses

posted in: News, United States

WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly approved a resolution Wednesday to nullify the Biden administration’s requirement that businesses with 100 or more workers have their employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus or submit to weekly testing. The vote was 52-48. The … Read More

Biden Supreme Court commission votes to send president report taking ‘no position’ on court-packing

Disagreements among the commission on court-packing mirror ‘the broader public debate,’ the report said. The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of approving their final report and sending it to President Biden’s desk. The vote … Read More

NATO chief says allies must prepare for the worst in Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is warning that the U.S.-led military organization must prepare for the worst as concern mounts that Russia could be preparing to invade Ukraine RIGA, Latvia — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Tuesday that the … Read More

Olaf Scholz prepares to mandate COVID-19 vaccination as Germany’s fourth wave deepens

posted in: Germany, News

Sitting alone in a blacked-out studio, a somber soundtrack lending gravitas to his five-minute monologue, Olaf Scholz implored the people of Germany to get real and get vaccinated. A full year after the first COVID-19 shots were administered and the … Read More

Indonesia volcano eruption death toll rises

The volcano had erupted on Saturday, leaving thousands homeless. Indonesian President Joko Widodo has visited the area and pledged to rebuild. The death toll from the eruption of the Mount Semeru volcano on the island of Java has risen to … Read More

Syria FM tells Iran it will respond to Israeli attacks

posted in: Middle East, News

Iran denies it is enriching uranium to 90 percent in meeting with Syrians. Syria’s Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad was in Iran this week and told his counterparts that Syria will respond to Israeli attacks on Syria. “We are responding to … Read More

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