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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

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

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin TOPLINE The installation of a statue of the United Kingdom’s beloved Princess Diana may have reportedly been pushed back because of the coronavirus pandemic, but circumstances have allowed for it to be unveiled on a sentimental occasion—what would have been Diana’s 60th birthday, her sons Prince William and Prince Harry announced Friday. KEY FACTS On Friday, Kensington Palace announced in a joint statement from William and Harry that the statue the two commissioned to remember their mother on the 20th anniversary of her death would be unveiled July 1, 2021. It was first commissioned by Diana’s sons three years ago, but the coronavirus’ impact forced the installation plans to be pushed back, according to the BBC . The statue will be placed in the Sunken Garden of Kensington Palace, which was reportedly one of her favorite places in the royal home she lived in for more than 15 years. In 2017, a … [Read more...] about Princess Diana Statue Will Be Unveiled On Her 60th Birthday

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