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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
The European Union calling on the government in Kosovo to suspend police operations in Serbian areas of the north.
The EU also wants new local elections in those areas.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti met in Brussels today in connection with the tensions in Kosovo...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKIYE
AIR DEFENSES OPERATING AT LEAST TWICE IN WESTERN RUSSIA'S KURSK REGION TONIGHT. AT LEAST ONE DRONE SHOT DOWN...TASS RUSSIA...
UKRAINIAN SHELLING ATTACKS CONTINUE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN RUSSIAN REGION OF BELGOROD MINOR DAMAGE REPORTED...TASS RUSSIA
More on the Ukraine War later in the summary.
The first day of hearings in Brazil's electoral court aimed at former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Bolsonaro lawyer questioning the case being made against him for questioning last year's election results and attempts to link him to the January 8th incidents at key government buildings in the capital city of Brasilia.
Mr. Bolsonaro saying there is an 'unbelievable' politically motivated case being made against him...REUTERS-GLOBAL NEWS CANADA
THE US COAST GUARD NOW SAYS THAT ALL FIVE PEOPLE ON BOARD THE TOURIST MINI-SUB THAT WENT MISSING DURING A TRIP TO THE TITANIC WRECKAGE IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC ARE DEAD.
FIVE LARGE PIECES OF DEBRIS DISCOVERED NEAR THE TITANIC WRECK. IT APPEARS THAT AN IMPLOSION OF THE 'TITAN' SUBMERSIBLE OCCURRED...BBC NEWS BLOG
"The slandering of China's top leader by the United States seriously contradicts basic facts, violates diplomatic etiquette, infringes on China's political dignity, runs counter to commitments made by the US and undermines mutual trust"
Part of the statement from the Chinese Embassy in Washington to the "dictators" comment made at a political fundraiser by Joe Biden on Tuesday.
China calling on the US to take action to correct Mr. Biden's remark and comply with commitments the US has made to China.
Otherwise the US will:
"have to bear all the consequences"...
A US COAST GUARD CUTTER TRAVELED THROUGH THE TAIWAN STRAIT ON TUESDAY BETWEEN THE MAINLAND OF CHINA AND TAIWAN.
CHINESE AUTHORITIES CALLING THE MOVE 'PUBLIC HYPE'.
CHINA SAYS THAT TAIWAN IS PART OF CHINA AND THE US REAFFIRMED THAT VIEW DURING SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN'S MEETING WITH CHINESE OFFICIALS EARLIER THIS WEEK...THE DIPLOMAT
FOLLOWING THE RE-ELECTION OF PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN AND THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP, PRE-ELECTION POLICY ON INTEREST RATES DRAMATICALLY REVERSED IN TURKIYE (TURKEY).
TODAY THE INTEREST RATE HIKED FROM 8.5 PERCENT UP TO 15 PERCENT...BBC NEWS
THE BANK OF ENGLAND RAISING THE BRITISH INTEREST RATE FROM 4.5 TO 5 PERCENT TODAY...BBC NEWS
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average went down 4.81 points.
The NASDAQ up 128.41 points.
At 520 pm New York Time the price of oil is sharply lower at 69 dollars and 53 cents a barrel off three dollars or 4.14 percent...MARKETWATCH
PAKISTAN'S PRIME MINSTER MEETING WITH THE HEAD OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND. THE IMF HAS BEEN HOLDING BACK LOAN MONEY FOR THE FINANCIALLY TROUBLED COUNTRY...REUTERS
An Australian government "internet safety watchdog" says that Twitter has 28 days to get rid of what it calls "toxicity and hate".
"E-Safety Commissioner" Inman Grant, who once worked for Twitter, threatening daily fines of 700,000 Australian dollars (476,000 US dollars) for non-compliance...AL JAZEERA QATAR
INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI VISITING THE UNITED STATES.
MODI ARRIVED IN WASHINGTON YESTERDAY...
"Prime Minister Modi's government has repressed religious minorities, emboldened violent Hindu nationalist groups and targeted journalists/human rights advocates with impunity."
THOSE WORDS FROM DEMOCRAT CONGRESSWOMAN ILHAN OMAR OF MINNESOTA. SHE AND OTHER PROGRESSIVE 'SQUAD' MEMBERS BOYCOTTING MR. MODI'S SPEECH TO A JOINT SESSIONOF CONGRESS TODAY...PRESS TV IRAN...
IN CONJUNCTION WITH MODI'S VISIT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION MAKING IT EASIER FOR INDIAN NATIONALS TO LIVE AND WORK IN THE UNITED STATES.
SKILLED WORKERS WORKING ON H-1-B VISAS IN THE US TO BE GIVEN EASY TERMS FOR EXTENDING THOSE VISAS.
73 PERCENT OF THE 442,000 H-1-B VISA HOLDERS ARE INDIAN CITIZENS...
In northeastern China at least 31 are dead and others injured following a gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant...CNN
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
BRIDGES CONENCTING WITH CRIMEA DESTROYED BY URKAINIAN ATTACKS
The Governor of the Kherson Region says those Ukrainian strikes that took out bridges connecting with Crimea will inconvenience civilians. But they will not disrupt Russia's military operations...TASS RUSSIA
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