by drjmcurtis | Jun 16, 2024
LOS ANGELES.–After saying it wants modifications to 81-year-old President Joe Biden three-stage peace plan, Qatar-based billionaire Hamas leader in exile Ismail Haniyeh now says Hamas accepts in principle Biden’s proposal. Haniyeh, who ripped off Gaza of $4...
by drjmcurtis | Jun 16, 2024
LOS ANGELES.–Lucerne, Switzerland’s peace summit only confirmed to the Russian Federation that it must respect the U.N. Charter and guarantee the territorial integrity of Ukraine. Some African, Asian and Middle Eastern countries joined the U.S. and European...
by drjmcurtis | Jun 15, 2024
LOS ANGELES.–Retiring U.S. informal ambassador to Taiwan Sandra Oudkirk, head of the American Institute in Taiwan, said she worries about a broader conflict with China in the Taiwan Strait. Oudkirk said the U.S. was “profoundly devoted” to the status quo in...
by drjmcurtis | Jun 15, 2024
LOS ANGELES.–Stuck in Russian prison facing trial for espionage, 32-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has very little chance to getting out Russia anytime soon. Gershkovich was arrested in Yekaterinberg March 29, 2023 by Russia’s Federal...
by drjmcurtis | Jun 14, 2024
LOS AGNELES.–U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, 71, speaking for the White House, rejected 71-year-old Russian President Vladimir Putin’s truce overture, saying that Putin was in no position to dictate terms of any peace. “He is not in any position to dictate...