Russian-US dual national detained in St. Petersburg on accusations of ‘vindicating Nazism’ – CNN

CNN  —  A Russian-US dual national has been detained in St. Petersburg over accusations he showed “clear disrespect” toward the military and was therefore “vindicating Nazism” in social media posts, the Smolninsky District Court said in statement on Saturday. The court said Yuri Malev had posted an image of the St. George Ribbon, a symbol of

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Republicans to meet allies of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán on ending Ukraine aid – The Guardian US

Allies of Hungary’s far-right prime minister Viktor Orbán will hold a closed-door meeting with Republicans in Washington to push for an end to US military support for Ukraine, the Guardian has learned. Márton Ugrósdy, the deputy state secretary for the prime minister’s political director’s office, and Attila Demkó, a leading

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Smugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona border crossing, overwhelming US agents – The Associated Press

LUKEVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — Gerston Miranda and his wife were among thousands of migrants recently arriving at this remote area on Arizona’s southern border with Mexico, squeezing into the United States through a gap in the wall and walking overnight about 14 miles (23 kilometers) with two school-aged daughters to

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Israel presses on with its Gaza offensive after US veto derails Security Council efforts to halt war – The Associated Press

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck parts of the Gaza Strip in relentless bombardment Saturday, hitting some of the dwindling bits of land it had told Palestinians to evacuate to in the south. The strikes came a day after the United States vetoed a United Nations Security

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Made-in-China still dominates US holiday sales, but do Americans even care? – South China Morning Post

Watts Dean typifies the American holiday consumer, buying goods that are made-in-wherever. And the ubiquity of such indifference in the States during an especially active shopping season is helping China’s exports to the US hold steady despite years of political and trade frictions. As China looks to shore up economy,

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US, Philippines Condemn Chinese Coast Guard’s ‘High-Seas Assault’ – Voice of America – VOA News

manila, philippines —  The Philippines and its treaty ally, the United States, separately condemned a high-seas assault Saturday by the Chinese coast guard together with suspected militia ships that repeatedly blasted water cannons to block three Philippine fisheries vessels from a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. The noontime

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