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Editorial board (The Jakarta Post) Jakarta   ● Thu, May 19, 2022 2022-05-19 02:48 0 53ea05b5fe2e13733519dbf4e30f1cbe 1 Editorial Al-Jazeera,journalist,Shireen-Abu-Akleh,killing,Israel,Washington,condemnation,brutality,impunity,Funeral,press-freedom Free The brutal killing of Al Jazeera TV network correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank does not seem enough for Israel. Video footage shows the barbaric act of Israeli security forces using batons and their boots to attack and kick pallbearers carrying the coffin of the slain journalist. American State Secretary Antony Blinken said the United States was "deeply troubled by the images of Israeli police intruding into the funeral procession of Palestinian American Shireen Abu Akleh", but what else can Washington do? The US has condemned the killing of Shireen but at the same time supported Israel’s rejection of an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of the 51-year-old female … [Read more...] about Heartless Israel

Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (Photo by Zahid Izzani/The Edge filepix) - A + A SHAH ALAM (May 18): A former director of Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd (UKSB) on Wednesday (May 18) told the High Court here that his company was paying cash in Singapore dollars (SGD) on a monthly basis to former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi from 2014 to 2018, in relation to the Foreign Visa System (VLN) contract. Harry Lee Vui Khun said the payment to Ahmad Zahid which started with SGD200,000 per month and began in late 2014 was increased to SGD520,000 per month some time in 2017. “If I can recall correctly, the payment of SGD200,000 per month began in late 2014 and continued until mid-2015. Around that time, we went to his (Ahmad Zahid) house in Country Heights, Kajang and in that meeting Datuk Seri Zahid (Ahmad Zahid) requested that the monthly contribution be increased. After discussing with Wan Quoris and David Tan, we agreed to a sum of SGD300,000 per month. … [Read more...] about UKSB director admits giving cash to Ahmad Zahid every month for 4 years

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A senior defense official says U.S. Pentagon officials are having discussions with Sweden and Finland on their security needs to deter Russia as both move toward NATO membership. The official said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist on Wednesday and spoke about the interim period between when the NATO application is formally made and when it is approved. There have been concerns about threats from Russia during that period, in which Sweden and Finland would not formally be covered by NATO’s Article 5 which says that an attack against one member is an attack against all and calls for collective defense. The defense official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private Pentagon discussions. – AP writer Lolita Baldor in Washington contributed to this report. __ KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: — Interrogation, uncertainty for surrendering Mariupol troops — NATO … [Read more...] about Live updates | Official: US in talks with Sweden, Finland

Janet Yellen - A + A (May 18): Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen confirmed that it’s unlikely that the US will extend an exemption that enabled Russia to make bond payments on its foreign-currency debt, with investors now having had time to adjust to Moscow’s being cut off from the global financial system. “When we first imposed sanctions on Russia, we created an exemption that would allow a period of time that would allow for an orderly transition to take place and for investors to be able to sell securities,” Yellen said at a press conference on Wednesday. “The expectation was that it was time-limited. I think it’s reasonably likely that the licence will be allowed to expire.” No final decision has been made, but it’s unlikely the licence will be extended, Yellen said. Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday that the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control is expected to let the exemption lapse at its May 25 expiration, citing people familiar … [Read more...] about Yellen confirms Russia debt-payment licence extension unlikely

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline A group of Wisconsin voters filed a lawsuit in state court Tuesday against the “fake” electors who submitted alternate election results to Congress claiming former President Donald Trump won in 2020, the first such lawsuit filed against any state’s “fake electors” as the voters try to stop the scheme from happening again in the future. Key Facts The plaintiffs, which include several legitimate electors who elected President Joe Biden in Wisconsin’s Electoral College vote, sued 10 GOP electors who cast alternate votes for Trump, as well as two attorneys who aided their efforts. The lawsuit alleges the fake electors’ actions constituted a civil conspiracy and an illegal public nuisance, and were in violation of a law that makes it illegal to “usurp, intrude into or unlawfully hold or exercise any public office” in the state. The alternate electors met at the same time as the official ones and … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Voters Sue State’s ‘Fake Electors’ Who Fought 2020 Election Result

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline Finland and Sweden officially submitted their applications to join NATO on Wednesday, head of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg confirmed, an expected move that the two historically neutral Nordic nations have taken in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Key Facts According to an official statement, the Finnish Ambassador to NATO, Klaus Korhonen, and the Swedish Ambassador to NATO, Axel Wernhoff, both handed in their official letters of application to join the military alliance at NATO’s Brussels headquarters. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg accepted the applications and said he “warmly welcomed their decisions.” Stoltenberg hailed both Sweden and Finland as NATO’s “closest partners” and said their membership would “increase our shared security.” The NATO chief added that the member states were determined to work through all issues and reach “rapid conclusions” to the … [Read more...] about ‘Historic Moment’: Finland And Sweden Submit Applications To Join NATO