Tag: Government policy
Fairness issues loom over trial in Iowa student’s slaying
<p>DAVENPORT, Iowa — The Mexican national facing trial Monday for the fatal stabbing of a University of Iowa student has been portrayed by former...
ICC prosecutor hopes for new US relations after sanctions
UNITED NATIONS — The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court expressed appreciation to the Biden administration Monday for lifting sanctions against her and another...
Dogged by Mideast crisis, Blinken visits Denmark
<p>COPENHAGEN, Denmark — </p>
<p>U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is...
EU, US agree to temporarily suspend tariffs in steel dispute
<p>BRUSSELS — The European Union and the United States have decided to temporarily suspend measures at the heart of a steel tariff dispute that...
EU vows to boost efforts to end Israeli-Palestinian fighting
<p>BRUSSELS — The European Union will redouble its efforts to end the upsurge in violence between the Israeli military and Palestinian militants, and seek...
Cyprus president unveils ‘ambitious’ economic stimulus plan
<p>NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus' president on Monday unveiled a 4.4 billion-euro ($5.34 billion) economic stimulus plan, which he described as the “most ambitious ever”...
German Greens want more rail travel, fewer domestic flights
<p>BERLIN — Germany's environmentalist Greens party wants to boost rail travel at the expense of domestic flights to help the country achieve its goal...
US sanctions Myanmar military and junta leaders for attacks
<p>WASHINGTON — The U.S. placed more members of Myanmar’s ruling military junta on a financial blacklist Monday for the deadly attacks against civilians following...
Biden plan would pick winners, losers in move to green jobs
<p>WASHINGTON — In Georgia, school bus-maker Blue Bird has visions of going from selling a few hundred electric buses annually to 15,000. In Michigan,...
Calls mount for Gaza-Israel cease-fire, greater US efforts
The U.N. Security Council and Muslim nations convened emergency meetings Sunday to demand a stop to civilian bloodshed as Israeli warplanes carried out the...