CNN — Rudy Giuliani, who was told by Atlanta prosecutors that he is a target in their probe of former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election subversion schemes in Georgia, appeared behind closed doors for grand jury testimony in the investigation Wednesday. Giuliani declined to comment to CNN on his way into the Superior Court of … Read more
CNN — US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her trip to Taiwan was intended to make it “unequivocally clear” that the United States would “not abandon” the democratically governed island. “We are proud of our enduring friendship,” said Pelosi, speaking alongside Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the presidential office in Taipei on Wednesday morning local … Read more
CNN — US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to visit Taiwan as part of her tour of Asia, according to a senior Taiwanese government official and a US official, despite warnings from Biden administration officials, who are worried about China’s response to such a high-profile visit. The stop – the first for a US … Read more
CNN — A cargo plane crashed in northern Greece on Saturday, killing all eight people on board and raising concerns about the Serbian military equipment it was carrying. The plane was transporting equipment including illuminating mortar shells and training shells to Bangladesh when it crashed near Eleftheroupoli in the northeastern Kavala region, the Serbian Minister … Read more
London CNN Business — The European Union has agreed on a partial ban on Russian oil imports, according to European Council chief Charles Michel. “Agreement to ban export of Russian oil to the EU. This immediately covers more than 2/3 of oil imports from Russia, cutting a huge source of financing for its war machine,” … Read more
CNN — Hurricane Agatha has rapidly intensified in the eastern Pacific Ocean and was nearing major hurricane status as it approached the southern Mexican coast Sunday night. Agatha, the first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season, had maximum sustained winds of 110 mph as of 10 p.m. Sunday, the National Hurricane Center saidup from 60 … Read more
CNN — Federal investigators have interviewed Republicans in Georgia about interactions with people in former President Donald Trump’s orbit and his 2020 reelection campaign, as the Justice Department’s sprawling criminal probe examines efforts in at least two states to put forth alternate slates of electors to displace Joe Biden electors in battleground states Trump lost. … Read more
CNN — Ukrainian forces have completed their “combat mission” in the besieged city of Mariupol, according to a statement by the country’s military. Commanders of units stationed at the city’s massive Azovstal steelworks plant have been ordered “to save the lives of their personnel,” the statement by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of … Read more