Month: May 2022
Putin-Linked Superyacht May Elude Sanctions, by Setting Sail
The Italian police are in a race to finish investigating a $700 million vessel thought to be the Russian president’s — before it’s out of their reach.
Read MoreFrench left agrees rare coalition deal to take on Macron
By Elizabeth Pineau, Michel Rose and Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Socialist Party and the hard-left La France Insoumise (LFI) agreed in principle on Wednesday to run together in June parliamentary elections and try to deprive newly re-elected President
Read MorePope Francis calls out Russian Orthodox Church leader for acting like ‘Putin’s altar boy’
Pope Francis says that he has told the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, not to “transform himself into Putin’s altar boy” by continuing to justify the Russian president’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine. In an interview published on
Read MoreThe U.S. may soon export more gas to the EU, but that will complicate climate goals
To help wean Europe off Russian gas, the Biden administration wants to increase U.S. natural gas exports. But critics say that’s at odds with the president’s climate and environmental justice goals.
Read MoreRussia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 4)
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Image credit: Hannibal Hanschke/Getty Images)
Read MoreUkraine Retakes Villages Near Kharkiv, Easing Pressure on Battered City
Recent Ukrainian gains outside the country’s second most-populous city could blunt Russia’s attempt to conquer the eastern Donbas region.
Read MoreIn Ohio, J.D. Vance Thanked Trump for His Win. Maybe Mike DeWine Should Too.
This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. When J.D. Vance took the stage Tuesday evening in Cincinnati to declare victory in his Senate primary,
Read MoreThe Fed Can’t Fix Our Broken Banking System
On May 4, 2022, the Federal Reserve announced a plan to reduce the size of its balance sheet. $9 trillion large, and ten times bigger than it was before the 2008 financial crisis, the Fed’s accumulation of assets has helped
Read MoreU.K. parliament asks Elon Musk to testify on Twitter intentions
Parliament’s digital committee asked the Tesla CEO on Wednesday to give evidence about his proposals “in more depth.”
Read MoreDonald Trump Jr. met with the House January 6 committee on Tuesday – CNN
Donald Trump Jr. met with the House January 6 committee on Tuesday CNN Donald Trump Jr. interviews with Jan. 6 select panel POLITICO Donald Trump Jr. meets with Jan. 6 committee ABC News Donald Trump Jr. testifies before House panel probing Jan. 6
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