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Month: December 2023

How to help civilians in Ukraine

By CNN Impact Your World (CNN) — Nearly two years after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, civilians remaining inside the country and those who’ve left their homes still need humanitarian aid. Some 5.9 million refugees from the war-torn nation have fled across Europe while an estimated 3.7 million are internally displaced, according to UN data. “The war in Ukraine

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In a rare action against Israel, US says extremist West Bank settlers will be barred from America

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department said Tuesday it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of recent attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the step after warning Israel

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North Carolina Rep. McHenry, who led House through speaker stalemate, won’t seek reelection in 2024

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Rep. Patrick McHenry won’t seek reelection to the U.S. House next year after all. McHenry presided temporarily over the House for three intense weeks this fall while Republicans struggled to elect a permanent speaker after Kevin McCarthy’s ouster. McHenry’s decision not to seek

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Noboa dispone que la vicepresidenta de Ecuador, Verónica Abad, se presente en Israel el 10 de diciembre

Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La vicepresidenta de Ecuador, Verónica Abad Rojas, deberá presentarse físicamente en la Embajada de Ecuador en Tel Aviv el domingo 10 de diciembre, luego de ser nombrada embajadora extraordinaria y plenipotenciaria de Ecuador ante el Estado de Israel, según se dispuso en un decreto presidencial difundido este martes. El decreto

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Argentina’s President-elect Milei replies to Musk’s interest: ‘We need to talk, Elon’

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of the social network X, has shared a video in which Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei says equality should never come before freedom. It’s a sign of how some notable conservatives are closely watching the incoming libertarian head of state. Milei replied saying, “We need to

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The House will vote next week on formalizing its Biden impeachment inquiry, Speaker Johnson says

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson says the chamber will vote next week on authorizing its impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden. He said Tuesday that the House “has no choice” when faced with questions from the White House about the probe’s legitimacy. Johnson and the Republican leadership team

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