The Biden administration is unveiling $6 billion in new security assistance for Ukraine as the embattled nation attempts to fend off Russia’s invasion. The new assistance package, announced on April 26, uses funds from the $61 billion Ukraine supplemental passed by Congress earlier in the week, and “includes equipment to augment Ukraine’s air defenses, fires, […]
The European Central Bank may cut interest rates in June to boost the block’s economy. However, the risk of a new inflation episode looms over the continent amidst slow economic growth. NTD spoke with a publisher who says inflation is a long-term risk in the eurozone, and that worsening inflation is possible.
On April 26, a former Parliamentary researcher was ordered not to contact MPs after being charged with spying for China. Recently MPs raised concerns over threats to the UK’s cybersecurity from the Chinese regime. NTD discussed this more with the deputy chair of the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission, Benedict Rogers.
A review into UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, found neutrality issues among its employees. The agency provides healthcare, aid, and education for Palestinians, but there are concerns about its ties to terrorist groups. Following allegations by Israel that 12 UNRWA staff participated in Hamas’s October 7th terrorist attack, the UNRWA review identified ongoing […]
The world’s first personalised cancer jabs go on trial in the UK giving hope for cancer patients. A former British parliamentary researcher is ordered not to contact MPs after being charged with spying for Beijing. We talk about the threats to our security from the Chinese regime. Both the United States and NATO warn China […]
Democrat New York City Councilman Robert Holden expressed dismay at the ongoing protests against Israel at Columbia University and criticized members of his party for not doing more to condemn what he described as radical elements expressing support for terrorism. “I never in a million years would dream that there would be a movement in […]
President Joe Biden and leaders from 17 nations are calling on Hamas to release all the remaining hostages and accept an agreement that would lead to “an immediate ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip. “The fate of the hostages and the civilian population in Gaza, who are protected under international law, is of international concern,” the […]
Mortar strikes were reported landing in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday in the vicinity of a site that’s been selected for a humanitarian pier. In March, President Joe Biden ordered the U.S. military to construct a pier along Gaza’s Mediterranean coastline, to facilitate increased deliveries of food and humanitarian supplies in the embattled territory. The […]
SAO PAULO—At least 10 people died and 11 were injured in the early hours of Friday morning in a major fire at a guesthouse in Brazil’s southern city of Porto Alegre, said the Rio Grande do Sul state fire department, which is still searching for the missing. The firefighters said they were called at around […]
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is “powering” Russia’s war against Ukraine, and Moscow would “struggle” to sustain its attack without the Chinese support, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on April 26 before leaving China, ending his three-day trip. The trip marked Mr. Blinken’s second trip to China in less than a year, and on […]
The Hostage and Missing Families Forum New York, a New York-based support group of the hostages held by Hamas, protests at Columbia University Campus at 9:30 a.m. ET on April 26, to “stand there to remind everyone: Bring Our Hostages Home Now.”
SYDNEY—Elon Musk’s social media platform X defended publishing posts showing a bishop in Australia being stabbed during a sermon as “part of public discussion,” rejecting a regulator’s order to take down the content on grounds it is offensive and violent. In a post overnight, X’s “global government affairs” account said the video taken by an […]
Columbia University’s encampment leaders didn’t mince words about House Speaker Mike Johnson’s April 24 visit but had no comment when asked for a response to his threat of Congressional intervention. Gavin McInnes, the founder of the Proud Boys, was also reportedly seen on campus grounds on the same day, which upset some protestors. “Columbia’s welcoming […]
LONDON—Two military horses that bolted and ran miles through the streets of London after being spooked by construction noise and tossing their riders were in serious condition Thursday after undergoing operations, a U.K. government official said. The animals were among a group of four horses that broke free during routine exercises Wednesday near Buckingham Palace […]
CHICAGO—Colombia has restricted the import of beef and beef products coming from U.S. states where dairy cows have tested positive for avian influenza as of April 15, according the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It is the first country to officially limit trade in beef due to bird flu in cows, in a sign of a […]
Is China leveraging the conflicts raging in the Middle East for its own gain? NTD spoke with Ohad Tal, a member of the Israeli parliament who sits on the Security and Foreign Affaris Committee, for his thoughts on the Gaza war and what role China plays in it.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he will visit China in May, in what is believed to be his first trip abroad after securing his re-election in March. Mr. Putin announced his plans for the visit at a congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Moscow. He didn’t disclose an exact date, […]
The U.S. military is moving ahead with plans to pull troops out of the African countries of Chad and Niger, Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder announced on Thursday. Chad and Niger have partnered with U.S. forces in the past to combat terrorism and insurgencies in the Sahel, a transitionary region between the Sahara […]
April 25 marks the 25th anniversary of the peaceful mass petition of Falun Gong practitioners in Beijing. Adherents around the world have been holding commemorations of the event since the weekend. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, was introduced to the public in Changchun city of Jilin Province in 1992 by Li Hongzhi. It’s […]
