Biden invokes executive privilege to shield Robert Hur interview tapes from House

Biden’s assertion of executive privilege came as two House committees planned to vote on contempt resolutions for Attorney General Merrick Garland, who refused to turn over the recording. WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden invoked executive privilege Thursday to keep the … Read More

The Netherlands veers sharply to the right with a new government dominated by party of Geert Wilders

THE HAGUE (AP) — Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders and three other party leaders agreed on a coalition deal early Thursday that veers the Netherlands toward the hard right, capping a half year of tumultuous negotiations that still left it unclear … Read More

With its soldiers mired in Gaza, Israel fights a battle at home over drafting the ultra-Orthodox

JERUSALEM (AP) — As Israel battles a prolonged war in Gaza, broad exemptions from mandatory military service for ultra-Orthodox men have reopened a deep divide in the country and rattled the government coalition, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fellow War … Read More

Jordan foils arms plot as kingdom caught in Iran-Israel shadow war

AMMAN, May 15 (Reuters) – Jordan has foiled a suspected Iranian-led plot to smuggle weapons into the U.S.-allied kingdom to help opponents of the ruling monarchy carry out acts of sabotage, according to two Jordanian sources with knowledge of the … Read More

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico ‘fighting for his life’ in surgery

Slovak Prime Minister, Robert Fico, is still undergoing surgery and is in an “extraordinarily serious” condition following an assassination attempt, according to official statements. Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico is receiving medical care at Banska Bystrica Hospital, where he was … Read More

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