Texas Convention to Continue as Planned, NRA Says
contact@hellonews.website America’s largest gun group meets Friday in Texas, less than 500 kilometers from the site of this week’s elementary school shooting that killed 19 children and two adults. VOA correspondent…
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Cannes: amfAR’s Star-Studded Gala Honors Robert De Niro, Raises Millions
The amfAR gala, the social and celebrity highlight of every Cannes Film Festival, returned in all its pre-COVID glory Thursday night. With all pandemic restrictions lifted in France ahead of…
Russia Slams Sanctions, Seeks to Blame West for Food Crisis
KYIV, UKRAINE — Moscow pressed the West on Thursday to lift sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, seeking to shift the blame for a growing food crisis that…
US Secretary of State Outlines China Policy: Invest, Align, Compete
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday outlined how the Biden administration is approaching relations with China, calling Beijing a “long-term challenge” to what he called “universal values that…
More Memorial Day Travel Expected, Despite High Gas Prices
LOS ANGELES — To drive, or not to drive? This Memorial Day weekend, with surging gas prices that are redefining pain at the pump, that is the question for many…
NRA Stages Big Gun Show in Texas Days After School Massacre
The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention in Houston on Friday, and leaders of the powerful gun-rights lobbying group are gearing up to “reflect on” — and deflect any…
Turkish Officials Claim Capture of New Islamic State Leader
washington — The reign of new Islamic State terror group leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi may be over, less than three months after it began. The Turkish website OdaTV first…
Husband of Teacher Killed in Texas School Dies in Wake of Massacre
Uvalde, Texas — The husband of a fourth-grade teacher killed in this week’s mass shooting at a Texas elementary school has died from a heart attack, family members told The…
China, Russia Veto US Push for More UN Action on North Korea
united nations — China and Russia vetoed on Thursday a U.S.-led push to impose more U.N. sanctions on North Korea over its renewed ballistic missile launches, publicly splitting the Security…
US Lays Out Strategy to Outcompete China
state department — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken outlined the Biden administration’s strategy to outcompete China in the next decade by investing in critical infrastructure, bolstering supply chain security…
The Quiet Epidemic of Guns Killing Children
The world watches closely when mass shootings like the one in Uvalde, Texas, claim innocent lives in the United States. Less visible is the rising rate of day-to-day gun deaths…
The Hollywood Reporter Honors Top Real Estate Agents at Inaugural New York Power Broker Awards
Some of the most prestigious real estate agents in New York City gathered at The Hollywood Reporter’s inaugural New York Power Broker Awards. The private event, held on May 25…
Russian Forces Make New Push in Eastern Ukraine
Russian forces in northeastern Ukraine, already pushed back to near the Russian border, appeared Thursday to be launching a new counteroffensive as the three-month-old war morphed into what some Western…
Facing Public Backlash, Erdogan Pledges Mass Return of Syrians
Turkey‘s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is pledging to return as many as one million Syrians amid growing public animosity against the refugees. Their presence is a potential political liability for…
Russia ‘Embarrassed’ by Diplomat Resignation, but Fear Enforces Loyalty
The resignation earlier this week of veteran Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev over the invasion of Ukraine is an embarrassment for the Kremlin but analysts say fear prevents most Russian officials…