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News Roundup 6/5/2023

News Roundup 6/5/2023

US News The FBI is looking to gather new information about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age reported on Thursday. AWC Rodolphe Jaar was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the plot to assassinate Haitian President Jovenel...

News Roundup 6/5/2023

News Roundup 5/29/2023

US News A senior defense official said America was ready to fight in space. The Guardian  Russia Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked Ukraine’s parliament to approve a bill that would put sanctions on Iran for 50 years over its alleged military support for...

News Roundup 6/5/2023

News Roundup 5/1/2023

Russia A Ukrainian drone strike on an oil storage facility in the Crimean port of Sevastopol caused a massive fire, according to a Russian official cited by the Associated Press on Saturday. AWC A Kremlin spokesperson has rebuked a claim by an American diplomat that...

News Roundup 6/5/2023

News Roundup 3/29/2023

US News On Tuesday, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) introduced a War Powers Resolution that would direct President Biden to remove armed forces from Somalia that is cosponsored by Reps. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL). AWC A bill introduced in the Senate...

UN Has Plan to Curb World Hunger, But EU Won’t Lift Sanctions

UN Has Plan to Curb World Hunger, But EU Won’t Lift Sanctions

UN Secretary-General António Guterres is attempting to persuade the European Union to lift sanctions on the Belarusian fertilizer industry but is making little progress, according to Politico. The UN believes removing the export restrictions will help get more agricultural products to Africa. However, the EU claims the sanctions are key to applying pressure on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

43,000 Somalis Starved to Death in 2022: UN

43,000 Somalis Starved to Death in 2022: UN

The United Nations estimates that 43,000 Somalis starved to death last year. At least half of those who died are said to have been children less than five years old. The Horn of Africa nation is suffering from a drought as well as a US military campaign targeting the...

News Roundup 6/5/2023

News Roundup 3/6/2023

Russia Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday briefly talked with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in New Delhi on the sidelines of a G20 meeting, marking the first in-person meeting between the two diplomats since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. AWC...

News Roundup 6/5/2023

News Roundup 2/23/2023

Russia The UN Security Council on Tuesday held a meeting on the bombings of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines that connect Russia to Germany. AWC President Biden on Wednesday said Russian President Vladimir Putin made a “big mistake” by suspending Russia’s...

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