China ended two days of war games around Taiwan in which it simulated attacks with bombers and practiced boarding ships. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/25/china-ends-war-games-taiwan-details-warplane-warship-surge.html
The Pennsylvania Democrat says he’s “not looking to ruffle anyone’s feathers” as he breaks with the party line on U.S. border policy and Israel. https://www.wsj.com/articles/john-fetterman-israel-border-interview-f49b749c
A Georgia couple were sentenced to a year and a half in prison following their conviction for repeatedly abusing their 8-week-old son. A Pike County jury found Tarilyn Allie Lester Alexander and Joseph Tyler Alexander guilty of eight counts of aggravated battery and four counts of first-degree cruelty to children earlier this month, according to Fox…
A landslide devastated a remote village in the mountains of Papua New Guinea and was feared to have buried scores of people, officials said. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/25/convoy-takes-provisions-after-devastating-landslide-in-papua-new-guinea.html
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she does not see “any showstoppers” in talks with G7 finance ministers about a larger loan to Ukraine. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/25/yellen-sees-no-showstoppers-on-g7-ukraine-loan-backed-by-russian-asset-earnings.html
The U.N.’s highest court ordered Israel to halt military operations that could lead to the complete or partial destruction of the Palestinian population in the Gaza city of Rafah. https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-faces-more-pressure-over-gaza-as-u-n-court-readies-ruling-65caad44
In a dramatic move, the court supported a South African request to get Israel to halt its operation. https://ift.tt/U3YkmqE May 24, 2024 at 08:01PM
Israeli protesters have tried to block border crossings, or even attacked aid convoys bound for Gaza. https://ift.tt/hjJLq1K May 25, 2024 at 08:09AM
They have suffered reversals in their efforts to hold the energy giant to account for climate change, but the family that owes its fortune to oil isn’t backing down. https://www.wsj.com/articles/rockefeller-exxon-feud-ed816647
A family member says a U.S. missionary couple and a Haitian man who worked with them were shot and killed by gang members in Haiti’s capital.