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A Rhode Island police officer accused of beating a woman during an off-duty abortion protest has now been charged in connection with Friday’s demonstration at the State House. In a press release on Saturday night, state police said 35-year-old Providence patrol Jeann Lugo was charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct. Jennifer Rourke, the chairman … Read more
G7 leaders opened their summit Sunday with a discussion on shaping the global economy at a time when conflict and unrest is pushing up prices and access to important goods around the world. Trudeau arrived in Germany on Sunday after spending four days at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda. He was … Read more
About 4,000 protesters gathered in Munich as the Group of Seven Leading Economic Powers on Saturday prepared for their annual meeting in the Bavarian Alps in Germany, which this year holds the rotating presidency of the G7. Organizers had hoped to mobilize up to 20,000 protesters in the Bavarian city and were disappointed by the … Read more
President Joe Biden is out to support the global alliance punishing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine as he embarks on a five-day trip to Europe as the 4-month-old war shows no signs of abating and its aftershocks affect the global food industry. – and energy supply are deepening. Biden first attends a meeting of … Read more
Russian forces took full control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk on Saturday, both sides said, confirming the biggest setback on the Kiev battlefield for more than a month after weeks of some of the war’s bloodiest fighting. Ukraine called its withdrawal from the city a “tactical withdrawal” to fight from higher ground in … Read more
Deputy Liberal Leader Sussan Ley says the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark Roe v Wade ruling on abortion rights is a “step back for women” in the United States. “I come back to two things on this subject. One is that education for young women, rural and regional women and women from … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend the G7 in Germany on Saturday without a Commonwealth consensus to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but with a chorus of countries clamoring for help to overcome the effects of the war. Trudeau and Foreign Minister Melanie Joly arrived on Wednesday in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, for a meeting of … Read more
World leaders will meet in Munich today for the G7 summit and the agenda will be dominated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Thousands of protesters have reportedly gathered to protest the use of fossil fuels and other social justice issues.
US President Joe Biden has signed a gun control law, one of the first major gun reforms introduced in three decades, following the mass shootings in New York and Texas in May. The US Congress passed the legislation this week with bipartisan support. The new laws will introduce stricter background checks for those under 21. … Read more
Americans took stock one day after the Supreme Court overturned a woman’s constitutional right to abortion, as states began enacting bans and proponents and enemies of abortion rights charted their next steps. The deep emotion unleashed by Friday’s decision sparked protests and prayer vigils across the country, with Arizona lawmakers even hiding for a while … Read more