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WASHINGTON DC, United States (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday (June 13) it was “grateful” for the release of Otto Warmbier, a U.S. university student held captive in North Korea for 17 months. Warmbier, 22, a University of Virginia student from suburban Cincinnati, was on his way back to the United States. State Department Spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Warmbier was “in the air” and would not comment further on his physical condition, […]
(Reuters) – The World Bank on Tuesday (June 13) approved financing worth more than $500 million for Afghanistan to support a string of projects to boost the economy, help improve service delivery in five cities, and support Afghan refugees sent back from Pakistan. The bank said the six grants, including donor money, worth some $520 million, would help the Afghan government “at a time of uncertainty when risks to the economy are significant.” The international […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition-majority National Assembly discussed on Tuesday (June 13) a selection process to choose new judges for the Supreme Court, amidst criticism that the country’s highest judicial body is biased toward President Nicholas Maduro. In 2015, the then government-majority National Assembly elected judges to the Supreme Court. Now, the opposition says that it has the constitutional power to set a new panel of judges. The move follows a controversial March ruling from […]
WASHINGTON DC, United States (Reuters) – United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions, appearing at a high-stakes Senate hearing, on Tuesday (June 13) denounced as “an appalling and detestable lie” the idea that he colluded with Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign. Sessions testified about his dealings with Russian officials and whether he intentionally misled Congress as the Senate Intelligence Committee probes the Russia matter. As Sessions entered the crowded hearing room, a swarm of […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) – Returning from an anti-government protest in Caracas early May, artist Claudia Lizardo noticed that many people on the bus around her were unaware of the reasons so many had taken to the streets. Among shortages of basic goods and medicines gripping the crisis-hit nation, she noticed something else missing: information. The result was Bus TV, a spoken news journal presented by Lizardo and other journalist- and actor-friends aboard the capital’s buses, […]
PARIS, France (Reuters) – Fans at the Stade de France paid tribute to the victims of the recent militant attacks in Manchester and London before a soccer friendly between France and England on Tuesday (June 13). The Oasis song “Don’t Look Back in Anger” rang out as the teams emerged from the tunnel, with fans holding up red and white placards to form the England flag. The song, which was sung spontaneously in Manchester at […]
GAZA, Israel (Reuters) – Palestinians in the Gaza Strip prepared for Iftar on Tuesday (June 13) by candlelight as Israel began reducing the electricity supply to the Gaza Strip after the Palestinian Authority limited how much it pays for power to the enclave run by Hamas. The decision by Israel’s security cabinet is expected to shorten by 45 minutes the daily average of four hours of power that Gaza’s 2 million residents receive from an […]
MILWAUKEE, United States (Reuters) – United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday (June 13) blamed democrats for the suffering of “millions of American families.” Trump arrived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin along with two couples who Trump said were unhappy with the rising cost of their healthcare payments and suffered under the “crushing burden of Obamacare.” Trump accused Congressional Democrats of obstructing Republican efforts to create a new healthcare plan. “The Democrats have let you down big […]
MIAMI, United States (Reuters) – Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, wanted by the Central American country on political espionage charges, will remain in United States custody until a June 20 bond hearing in a federal court in Miami, a judge ordered on Tuesday (June 13). Martinelli, accused of using public money to spy illegally on more than 150 political rivals during his 2009-2014 term as president, was arrested outside Miami late on Monday. He has […]
MILWAUKEE, United States (Reuters) – During a visit to a Milwaukee, Wisconsin technical college on Tuesday (June 13), United States President Donald Trump hinted at a new program called ‘Earn While You Learn’. He did not offer further details about the program. Trump was visiting Waukesha County Technical College where he heard from students and praised the school for providing students with technical skills to launch gainful careers.
by Adam Plowright Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) – French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday the door was “always open” for Britain to remain in the European Union despite Prime Minister Theresa May saying Brexit talks would begin next week. The meeting in Paris followed the leaders’ remarkably different political fortunes in the past week, which saw Macron’s party headed for a massive parliamentary majority, while May lost her slim advantage in the House of […]
By Alfred Acenas EBC Hawaii Bureau OAHU, Hawaii (Eagle News) – The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) in Hawaii held its latest outreach and missionary event aimed to feed the hungry and needy throughout the State while introducing guests to the global church. Held in Kapolei Regional Park on the western side of Oahu Island, the first part of the event consisted of food donations. Members of the Church and their guests arrived with […]
