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Top News Stories for Monday, March 27th 2023
Monday, Mar 27th, 2023 -
KYIV, March 27 (Reuters) - Ukraine's ground forces commander said on Monday Kyiv was planning its next move after Moscow shifted the focus of its offensive from a flagging assault on the eastern city of Bakhmut to another town further south, described as post-apocalyptic. The Ukrainian military aims to wear down Russian forces as much as possible before launching a counteroffensive in the coming weeks or months - ...
Source: reuters.com
Monday, Mar 27th, 2023 -
Donald Trump potentially faces multiple serious legal charges that could — at least in theory and however unlikely this seems — ending up sending him to prison. Last week, Trump himself spread the rumor that he would be indicted by the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, over alleged violations of campaign finance and other laws in connection with apparent hush-money payments he made to the ...
Source: salon.com
Monday, Mar 27th, 2023 -
1 / 24 Israel Politics ASSOCIATED PRESS TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to overhaul the judiciary was facing mounting opposition on Monday, with the country's ceremonial president urging for an immediate halt to the legal changes. Universities countrywide shut their doors in protest and trade unions were expected to call for a general strike. The growing resistance to the plan ...
Source: aol.com
Monday, Mar 27th, 2023 -
China's state media celebrates the change of allegiance with extensive coverage while Taiwanese media accuse Beijing of 'exploiting' Latin America Honduras' decision to switch diplomatic ties from Taiwan to China has left Taiwan reeling, with accusations of "dollar diplomacy" being levelled at Beijing. Honduras has for the last 82 years recognised the government in Taipei rather than Beijing. But after more than a ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Mar 27th, 2023 -
Taiwan ex-president Ma Ying-jeou travelled to China on Monday, embarking on the first cross-strait visit by a current or former leader of the island in more than seven decades, a trip Taipei's ruling party called "regrettable". Ma's 12-day trip will not involve any official meetings, his office said, with his focus on paying tribute to his ancestors and promoting youth exchanges. "I hope to improve the ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Sunday, Mar 26th, 2023 -
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said that the House will move forward with a proposed TikTok ban bill after the social media platform's CEO, Shou Zi Chew, testified before Congress on Thursday. "It's very concerning that the CEO of TikTok can't be honest and admit what we already know to be true—China has access to TikTok user data," McCarthy wrote in a tweet on Sunday. "The House will be moving ...
Source: thehill.com
Sunday, Mar 26th, 2023 -
The 81-year-old Kentucky Republican said in a statement released by his office that he will work from home for the next few days Chuck Schumer offers prayers to Mitch McConnell after hospitalisation Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday he has been released from the rehabilitation facility where he had physical therapy for a concussion caused by a fall earlier this month. The 81-year-old Kentucky ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Sunday, Mar 26th, 2023 -
Republican lawmakers are criticizing the Biden administration's response to attacks on American forces by Iran-backed militias in Syria , following an escalation of fighting in the Mideast country. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin "needs to explain why he isn't doing more to deter Iran ," said Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, a hawkish conservative who has joined other Republicans in criticizing the administration's ...
Source: washingtontimes.com
Sunday, Mar 26th, 2023 -
Donald Trump 's lawyer distanced himself Sunday from his client's escalating attacks on New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg as he weighs criminal charges against the former president. "I'm not his social media consultant," Joe Tacopina said in an interview on NBC News' "Meet the Press" when host Chuck Todd pressed him about whether he would advise a client to attack a prosecutor personally. "I think that ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Mar 26th, 2023 -
Rep. Ro Khanna, a leading progressive Democrat, said Sunday that he will not enter the primary to replace retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) of California and will instead support another candidate, Rep. Barbara Lee. Appearing on CNN's "State of the Union," Khanna said: "I have concluded that despite a lot of enthusiasm from Bernie folks, the best place, the most exciting place … for me to serve as a ...
Source: washingtonpost.com