US condemns Russian Defense Minister for awarding pilots who intercepted US drone In a press briefing on March 22, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby condemned Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu for awarding two Russian pilots the Order of Courage for intercepting a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea. [ML] [ ± ] – Image credit – Read more… |
US President Biden signals support for bill to repeal authorizations for use of military force against Iraq On March 16, US President Joe Biden signaled his support for a US Senate bill to repeal the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for use of military force (AUMF) against Iraq. [ ± ] – Image credit – Read more… |
US Interior Department approves Willow oil project in Alaska The US Department of the Interior approved ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil drill proposal in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska (NPR–A) on March 13. [ ± ] – Image credit – Read more… |
Study: floods, droughts more intense in past 20 years due to higher global temperatures On March 13, Nature Water published a study by two NASA Goddard Space Flight Center scientists concluding the “strong” link between global mean surface temperature and water-related extreme weather led the increase in the severity of events like floods and droughts from 2002 to 2021. [ ± ] – Image credit – Read more… |
Sydney, Australia woman who “spontaneously” murdered boyfriend in “fatal explosion of emotion” sentenced On March 10, Jackline Sabana Bona Musa, a Sydney, Australia woman who fatally crushed her adulterous boyfriend in 2020, received a 20-year prison sentence, including time served; she is set to be eligible for parole in 2034. [ ± ] – Image credit – Read more… |
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- US condemns Russian Defense Minister for awarding pilots who intercepted US drone
- US President Biden signals support for bill to repeal authorizations for use of military force against Iraq
- US Interior Department approves Willow oil project in Alaska
- Study: floods, droughts more intense in past 20 years due to higher global temperatures
- Russian travel writer Viktor Pinchuk recounts Oceania expedition in Simferopol, Crimea
- Sydney, Australia woman who “spontaneously” murdered boyfriend in “fatal explosion of emotion” sentenced
- Médecins Sans Frontières closes hospital amid rising violence in Haiti
- US House of Representatives rejects resolution to order troop withdrawal from Syria
- Netherlands set to further restrict semiconductor technology exports
- Islamabad High Court temporarily suspends arrest warrant against former Pakistani PM Imran Khan
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- G20 fails to agree on joint statement on Russian invasion of Ukraine
- US singer Madonna’s elder brother Anthony Ciccone dies at age 66
- Moldova denies Russian allegations of Ukrainian plan to attack breakaway Transnistria
- US President Biden nominates former Mastercard chief Ajay Banga for World Bank president
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