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24 June 2022, US, Washington: Abortion rights and anti-abortion activists protest outside US supreme court. The supreme court has ruled there is no constitutional right to abortion in the United States. Photo: Sue Dorfman/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

WOMEN'S RIGHTS

In historic reversal, US Supreme Court frees states to outlaw abortion

The Nomad Today 6/24/22

American conservatives promised to push for abortion bans in every state or antiabortion legislation at the federal level, particularly if they make gains in Congress in November’s elections

A Spanish police officer. Photo: @policia/Twitter.

Spain

CRIME

Spanish police operation targeting child abuse leads to 18 arrests

The Nomad Today 6/1/22

The investigation was initiated in January 2020 thanks to tips from the US embassy in Madrid

11 November 2021, Taiwan, Tainan: Taiwanese soldiers stand guard as tanks are deployed during a shore defence operation as part of a military exercise simulating the defence against the intrusion of the Chinese military, amid rising tensions between Taipei and Beijing. Photo: Daniel Ceng Shou-Yi/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

ASIA

Biden: US would defend Taiwan militarily in case of attack

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/23/22

China is "flirting with danger" with its current manoeuvres around Taiwan, the US President warned

Spain

TERRORISM

Basque nationalist ETA among four groups struck from US terror list

The Nomad Today 5/21/22

ETA waged a bloody struggle for an independent Basque country in Spain for decades, with around 800 people killed and some 2,600 injured

HANDOUT - 16 June 2021, Switzerland, Geneva: Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with US President Joe Biden prior to their meeting. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

AGREEMENT

Russia and US embark on surprise prisoner swap

The Nomad Today 4/27/22

Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had discussed the exchange at their summit meeting in Geneva last year

14 March 2022, US, Washington: White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House. Photo: Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

New US sanctions to ban 'all new investments' in Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/6/22

Details are expected to be announced on Wednesday

04 April 2022, Ukraine, Bucha: Destroyed Russian tanks litter the streets in Bucha, in the aftermath of the Russian retreat from Irpin and Bucha. Photo: -/ZUMA Press Wire Service/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

US to announce new sanctions on Russia within the week

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/4/22

The goal is to reach a consensus to further increase pressure on Moscow

17 March 2022, US, Washington: US President Joe Biden attends the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon celebrating St Patricks Day at Capitol Hill. Photo: Adam Schultz/White House/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

US President Biden denounces Putin as 'murderous dictator'

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/18/22

Biden spoke of "an inflection point in history" in light of Russia's war of aggression on Ukraine

19 August 2021, Afghanistan, Kabul: Afghan citizens crowd on board US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airplane as they are being evacuated from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. The evacuation is taking place due to the tense situation in Afghanistan after the takeover of the Taliban. Photo: Ssgt. Brandon Cribelar/U.S. Air/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

World

REFUGEES

Homeland Security gives Afghans in US temporary protected status

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/17/22

The designation will provide immigration protections to tens of thousands of Afghans who were permitted to enter the US without visas under humanitarian parole after the evacuation

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

US mocks Russian sanctions amid name confusion

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/16/22

The Russian Foreign Ministry published its own list on Tuesday of 13 names who were no longer allowed to enter the country

FILED - 02 December 2021, ---: A picture from NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn's camera shows the International Space Station (ISS) and the Earth below. The chief of the Russian space agency Roscosmos suggested the International Space Station (ISS) could crash, as he railed against Western sanctions imposed on Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. Photo: NASA/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

'We work together' - US-Russian space station work business as usual

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/15/22

Plans for the return to Earth of an American astronaut in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft are still moving ahead

07 March 2022, US, Washington: White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House. Photo: Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

White House denies claims of weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/10/22

The Russian Defence Ministry has claimed there was a network of bio-labs in Ukraine working on behalf of the US Defence Department, a claim long dismissed as inaccurate

23 February 2022, US, Arlington: Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby speaks during a press conference at the Pentagon. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered about 800 soldiers to deploy from Italy to the Baltic region. Photo: Lisa Ferdinando/Dod/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Pentagon says offer of Polish jets for Ukraine military 'not tenable'

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/9/22

According to a statement by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs published on Tuesday, Poland is ready to move all MiG-29 combat aircraft to the US Ramstein Air Force Base in south-western Germany…

Economy & Business

WAR IN UKRAINE

Oil prices surge as US bans Russian crude oil imports

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/8/22

Earlier on Tuesday, the US banned all imports of crude oil from Russia

23 February 2022, Rhineland-Palatinate, Spangdahlem: A US F-35 jet fighter flies over Germany's Eifel mountain range. The US Armed Forces have already transferred stealth fighter jets to Spangdahlem Air Base a few days ago. Photo: Harald Tittel/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Poland denies reports it plans to provide Ukraine with aircraft

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/7/22

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, however, said his country is working with Poland so the Polish side can provide Ukrainians with planes they are familiar with and receive US aircraft…

Economy & Business

WAR IN UKRAINE

US, Europe mull Russian oil import ban amid energy supply fears

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/6/22

However, Washington is worried about petrol prices, which have already reached staggering heights

FILED - 16 February 2019, Munich: Former US Vice President Joe Biden speaks on the second day of the 55th Munich Security Conference. US President Joe Biden has signed a memorandum to provide up to $600 million in "immediate military assistance" to Ukraine. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

US shutting airspace to Russian aircraft over Ukraine invasion

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/2/22

The move follows similar measures imposed by the European Union and Canada

FILED - 05 July 2017, Berlin: Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening of the new panda bear enclosure for two pandas from China at the Berlin Zoo. Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged that "all necessary measures" be taken to fight a serious coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong. Photo: Maurizio Gambarini/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

China criticizes US for Ukraine crisis, while going easy on Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/24/22

She accused the US and European countries of fuelling the conflict by supplying arms

20 February 2022, US, Washington: People hold placards during the Stand With Ukraine rally. Photo: Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

US warns of possible targeted killings should Russia invade Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/21/22

"Specifically we have credible information that indicates Russian forces are creating lists of identified Ukranians to be killed or sent to camps following a military occupation," the United States…

Czech President Milos Zeman. Photo: Ralf Hirschberger/dpa/file photo.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Czech president says US intelligence services messed up on Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/17/22

For the US intelligence services, he said, it was the "third embarrassment" after statements on alleged weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and misjudgements in the withdrawal from Afghanistan