EU leaders discuss repercussions for Belarus after Ryanair 'hijack'

On the EU's table is the possibility of stepping up sanctions against Belarus. Gitanas Nauseda, the president of Lithuania, suggested that the airspace over Belarus should be recognized as unsafe and Belarussian aircraft should not be accepted at European airports. Alexander Stubb, the former prime minister of Finland, told CNBC Monday that "the EU should use all instruments in its […]

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Top Republicans flock to Reagan Library to speak out on GOP's future

Reagan Institute Washington director on the greatest threats to the US Roger Zakheim, Reagan Institute Washington director, joins ‘America’s Newsroom.’ Some leading conservative voices, including a handful of potential 2024 Republican presidential contenders, will start flocking to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library this week to speak out on the critical questions concerning the future direction of the GOP. Kicking off […]

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Biden Tried to Keep It Boring. This Week Intervened.

Hi. Welcome to On Politics, your wrap-up of the week in national politics. I’m Lisa Lerer, your host. For the new president, the first 100 days were needles, checks and normalcy. During the early months of his nascent administration, President Biden largely pursued his own agenda. He got a $1.9 trillion stimulus plan passed, supercharged the distribution of vaccines and […]

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Act leader David Seymour and National’s Judith Collins wrestle over who leads Opposition

The post-Budget weekend has seen both National leader Judith Collins and Act’s David Seymour swerve away from the focus on Māori “separatism” to more traditional bread and butter issues – and Seymour to try to push his case to be deemed the “real” Opposition leader. David Seymour focused on education at hisparty’s annual conference in Auckland this weekend, setting out […]

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Fauci 'not convinced' COVID-19 developed naturally

Fox News Flash top headlines for May 22 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Dr. Anthony Fauci says he is “not convinced” COVID-19 developed naturally, and called for an open investigation into the virus’ origins. “There’s a lot of cloudiness around the origins of COVID-19 still, so I wanted to ask, are you […]

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Biden administration stresses need for 'equal' peace between Israel, Palestinians

IDF spokesperson provides update on Israel-Hamas cease-fire Israel Defense Forces international spokesman Jonathan Conricus argues that none of the violence over the past two weeks ‘would have been possible without Iranian knowledge, funding, expertise and hands on involvement on the ground.’ Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the Biden administration’s focus on an “equal peace” between Israel and the Palestinian […]

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Belarus forces Ryanair flight carrying opposition leader to land, infuriating NATO member Lithuania

Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko ordered a Ryanair flight carrying a young opposition blogger to land in Belarus on Sunday and detained him on arrival. Detained activist Roman Protasevich was put on a wanted list after last year's mass street protests following the Belarus election. Lithuania has called for a NATO response. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko ordered a Ryanair flight headed for Lithuania […]

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