SUPREME COURT LIMITS BIDEN’S POWER TO CUT EMISSIONS
THE US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) HAS LOST SOME OF ITS POWER TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
THE LANDMARK RULING BY THE US SUPREME COURT REPRESENTS A MAJOR SETBACK TO PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’S CLIMATE PLANS.
HE CALLED IT A “DEVASTATING DECISION” BUT SAID IT WOULD NOT UNDERMINE HIS EFFORT TO TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
THE CASE AGAINST THE EPA WAS BROUGHT BY WEST VIRGINIA ON BEHALF OF 18 OTHER MOSTLY REPUBLICAN-LED STATES AND SOME OF THE NATION’S LARGEST COAL COMPANIES.
RUSSIA WITHDRAWS TROOPS FROM SNAKE ISLAND
RUSSIA SAYS ITS FORCES HAVE RELINQUISHED CONTROL OF SNAKE ISLAND IN THE NORTH-WESTERN BLACK SEA, WHICH HAS BEEN BATTLED OVER SINCE THE START OF THE WAR.
MOSCOW SAYS ITS WITHDRAWAL IS A “GOODWILL GESTURE” MEANT TO HELP FACILITATE GRAIN EXPORTS FROM UKRAINE
BUT UKRAINIAN FORCES, WHICH HAVE BEEN ATTACKING RUSSIAN POSITIONS WITH AIR STRIKES, CLAIM A MAJOR VICTORY
LEADERS OF NATO COUNTRIES ARE MEANWHILE MEETING FOR THE FINAL DAY OF THEIR MADRID SUMMIT, AFTER DECLARING RUSSIA A MAJOR THREAT
UKRAINE’S MILITARY HAS WELCOMED FRESH NATO PLEDGES BUT OFFICIALS SAY SHELLS ARE CONTINUING TO RAIN DOWN IN EASTERN UKRAINE
REGIONAL OFFICIALS SAY RUSSIA IS THROWING NEARLY EVERYTHING AT CAPTURING LYSYCHANSK, A KEY CITY, AFTER TAKING NEARBY SEVERODONETSK,
VLADIMIR PUTIN MEANWHILE ACCUSES NATO OF HAVING IMPERIAL AMBITIONS
R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Charges
US singer Robert Kelly, popularly called R.Kelly, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his celebrity status to sexually abuse children and women.
Recall that the 55 year old R&B artist was convicted last September in New York of racketeering and sex trafficking crimes.
However his lawyers have said they will appeal the judgement.
Biden announces US military reinforcements across Europe
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HAS ANNOUNCED REINFORCEMENTS OF US NATO FORCES IN EUROPE, SAYING THE ALLIANCE IS NEEDED TODAY MORE THAN IT EVER HAS BEEN.
BIDEN MADE THIS KNOWN THIS WEDNESDAY WHEN HE MET WITH NATO SECRETARY GENERAL, JENS STOLTENBERG, AT A SUMMIT OF THE TRANSATLANTIC ALLIANCE BEING HELD IN MADRID, SAYING THE ALLIANCE WILL BE STRENGTHENED IN ALL DIRECTIONS ACROSS EVERY DOMAIN, INCLUDING LAND, AIR AND SEA.
WHILE ANNOUNCING ADDITIONAL AIR DEFENCE AND OTHER CAPABILITIES IN GERMANY AND IN ITALY, BIDEN SAID RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN HAS SHATTERED PEACE IN EUROPE, AND NATO IS READY TO MEET THE THREATS FROM ALL DIRECTIONS ACROSS EVERY DOMAIN.
REFERRING TO NATO UNITY ON ACCEPTING THE APPLICATIONS OF PREVIOUSLY NEUTRAL FINLAND AND SWEDEN TO JOIN THE ALLIANCE, BIDEN SAID PUTIN’S STRATEGY IN INVADING UKRAINE HAS BACKFIRED.
At least 46 found dead in abandoned truck
At least 46 people, believed to be migrants, have been found dead in an abandoned lorry on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas.
At least 46 people, believed to be migrants, have been found dead in an abandoned lorry on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas.
San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood told reporters that emergency responders initially arrived at the scene at about 18:00 local time (23:00 GMT) after responding to reports of a dead body.
According to hood, the survivors whom may have been victims of human smuggling, suffered from heat stroke and heat exhaustion.
Mayor of San Antonio, Ron Nirenberg, condemned the discovery saying it’s nothing short of a horrific, human tragedy.”
Russia defaults on overseas debt for 1st time in over a century
RUSSIA HAS DEFAULTED ON ITS OVERSEAS DEBT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN A CENTURY AFTER MISSING A SUNDAY DEADLINE,
RUSSIA HAS THE MONEY TO MAKE A $100M (£81.4M) PAYMENT AND IS WILLING TO PAY, BUT SANCTIONS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE SUM TO INTERNATIONAL CREDITORS.
THE KREMLIN HAD BEEN DETERMINED TO AVOID THE DEFAULT, WHICH IS A MAJOR BLOW TO THE NATION’S PRESTIGE.
THE RUSSIAN FINANCE MINISTER BRANDED THE SITUATION “A FARCE”.
THE $100M INTEREST PAYMENT WAS DUE ON 27 MAY. RUSSIA SAYS THE MONEY WAS SENT TO EUROCLEAR, A BANK WHICH WOULD THEN DISTRIBUTE THE PAYMENT TO INVESTORS.
BUT THAT PAYMENT HAS BEEN STUCK THERE, AND CREDITORS HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT.
Chinese premier calls for more coal production
CHINA’S PREMIER, LI KEQIANG, HAS CALLED FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION OF COAL TO STAVE OFF MASS BLACKOUTS, AS EARLY SUMMER HEATWAVES HAVE PROMPTED RECORD ELECTRICITY USAGE.
REPORTS SAY AUTHORITIES HAVE AGAIN ISSUED HIGH TEMPERATURE WARNINGS FOR ABOUT A DOZEN PROVINCES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PROVINCES.
ALSO, STATE MEDIA REPORTS THAT ELECTRICITY DEMAND HAS GONE UP 8.8% IN NORTH-WEST CHINA COMPARED WITH LAST YEAR, AND 3.2% IN NORTHERN CHINA.
THE PREMIER, LI KEQIANG, HAS URGED TAPPING INTO ADVANCED COAL CAPACITY, SECURING POWER SUPPLY, AND RESOLUTELY PREVENTING POWER OUTAGES AMID THE PEAK SUMMER SEASON.
LI HAS ALSO CALLED FOR GREATER “EFFORTS TO RAMP UP EFFICIENT AND CLEAN COAL POWER PRODUCTION”.
AFGHANISTAN QUAKE: MANY CHILDREN KILLED IN DISASTER, DOCTORS SAY
DOCTORS IN AFGHANISTAN HAVE SAID MANY CHILDREN MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED IN WEDNESDAY’S EARTHQUAKE.
MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE DIED IN THE DISASTER AND HEAVY RAIN, THREADBARE RESOURCES AND RUGGED TERRAIN ARE HAMPERING RESCUE WORKERS.
UNKNOWN NUMBERS WERE BURIED IN THE RUBBLE OF RUINED, OFTEN MUD-BUILT HOMES BY THE MAGNITUDE 6.1 EARTHQUAKE.
THE TALIBAN AUTHORITIES HAVE CALLED FOR MORE INTERNATIONAL AID. COMMUNICATION NETWORKS ARE ALSO BADLY HIT.
A TALIBAN,” SPOKESMAN THEY CAN’T REACH THE AREA AS NETWORKS ARE TOO WEAK.
THE UNITED NATIONS IS AMONG THOSE SCRAMBLING TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SHELTER AND FOOD AID TO REMOTE AREAS IN THE WORST-HIT PAKTIKA PROVINCE.
AFGHANISTAN’S HEALTH SYSTEM WAS FACING NEAR COLLAPSE EVEN BEFORE THE DISASTER.
SURVIVORS AND RESCUERS HAVE TOLD NEWSMEN VILLAGES WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED NEAR THE EPICENTRE OF THE QUAKE, ROADS WERE RUINED INCLUDING MOBILE PHONE TOWERS THEY ALSO EXPRESS THEIR FEARS THAT THE DEATH TOLL WILL RISE FURTHER AMIDST SOME 1,500 PEOPLE WERE ALSO INJURED.
MOST OF THE CASUALTIES SO FAR HAVE BEEN IN THE GAYAN AND BARMAL DISTRICTS OF PAKTIKA. LOCALS REPORT DOZENS OF VILLAGES HAVE COLLAPSED.
Ukraine set to be approved as EU candidate at Brussels summit
UKRAINE IS SET TO BE APPROVED AS AN EU CANDIDATE AT A BRUSSELS SUMMIT ON THURSDAY, AFTER THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION GAVE THE GREEN LIGHT.
UKRAINE APPLIED DAYS AFTER THE RUSSIAN INVASION IN FEBRUARY, AND THE PROCESS HAS SINCE MOVED AT A RECORD SPEED.
VSEVOLOD CHENTSOV , UKRANIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE EU TOLD NEWSMEN THAT IT WOULD BE A PSYCHOLOGICAL BOOST FOR UKRAINIANS, BUT
ADMITTED THAT “REAL INTEGRATION,” WILL ONLY START WHEN THE WAR WAS OVER.
1000 people killed and 1500 wounded in Afghanistan earthquake
A Powerful Earthquake Has Killed At Least 920 People And Injured Hundreds More In Afghanistan
Taliban Leader Hibatullah Akhun-Dzada Confirmed This Saying Hundreds Of Houses Have Been Destroyed And The Death Toll Is Likely To Rise.
His Deputy Minister For Disaster Management Sharafuddin Muslim Also Said That At Least 600 Person Have Been Injured.
Pakistan’s Meteorological Department Says The Epicenter Of The Earthquake Is In Afghanistan’s Paktika Province, Just Near The Border And Some 50 Kilometers (31 Miles) Southwest Of The City Of Khost.