GERMANY RELUCTANT TO SEND TANKS

German President Olaf Scholz, 64, showed that not every European country has jumped on the arm Ukraine bandwagon, with Germany not yet signing on to send its Leopard 2 heavy tanks to Ukraine, nor approving the delivery of the same tanks from Finland and Norway, new...

BALDWIN CHARGED WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER

Charging 64-year-old actor Alec Baldwin with two counts of involuntary manslaughter for the Oct. 21, 2021 shooting death of 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, New Mexico authorities certainly took their time to figure out what the state law dictated. Baldwin...

NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, 44, resigned in tears, citing that she no longer had emotionally what it takes to serve as prime minister. Ardern said “its time,” referring to her final decision to step down after five-and-a-half years, starting her term...

PUTIN PLAYS WAR GAMES NEAR HAWAII

U.S. Coast Guard said it’s been monitoring the movements of a Russian spy ship about 100 miles from Honolulu, reminding U.S. Coast Guard of the kind of patrols seen during the Cold War. U.S., of course, subscribes to open navigation on the open seas, as long as ships...

PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA WILL WIN IN UKRAINE

Russian President Vladimir Putin, 70, told defense-system workers in St. Petersburg that Russia will win the battle in Ukraine to protect Russian speakers living in Donetsk, Luhank and Crimea. Putin listened to 80-year-old President Joe Biden talk about increasing...