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Is such a dance performance near a war zone with 30+k dead appropriate?
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▶️ While sounds of the Israel-Hamas war echo nearby, an Israeli dance group, joined by American artist and influencer Montana Tucker, performed Friday in southern Israel, in tribute to Oct. 7 Hamas attack victims.
https://youtu.be/4wx697duw40?si=rRb6YzGzxyYEVDyG
Israeli dancers perform in memory of Nova victims, as sounds of Israel-Hamas war echo | VOA News
While sounds of the Israel-Hamas war echo nearby, an Israeli dance group, joined by American artist and influencer Montana Tucker, performed Friday in southe...YouTube
- Yes, IFC. It is important to show resilience. (0 votes)
- No, OFC not. This is just bad taste. (0 votes)
- Maybe, it depends. (0 votes)
- IDK /Just show results (0 votes)
▶️ While sounds of the Israel-Hamas war echo nearby, an Israeli dance group, joined by American artist and influencer Montana Tucker, performed Friday in southern Israel, in tribute to Oct. 7 Hamas attack victims.
https://youtu.be/4wx697duw40?si=rRb6YzGzxyYEVDyG #voanews
Israeli dancers perform in memory of Nova victims, as sounds of Israel-Hamas war echo | VOA News
While sounds of the Israel-Hamas war echo nearby, an Israeli dance group, joined by American artist and influencer Montana Tucker, performed Friday in southe...YouTube
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with AFP on Friday warned Russia could intensify its offensive and said Kyiv would only accept a "fair peace" despite the West's calls for a quick solution.
https://www.voanews.com/a/zelenskyy-warns-russia-could-step-up-offensive-afp-interview-/7617270.html #voanews
Zelenskyy warns Russia could step up offensive: AFP interview
Ukrainian troops struggling with staffing, morale, he saysAgence France-Presse (Voice of America (VOA News))
📷: Fast-moving thunderstorms pummeled southeastern Texas Thursday, killing at least four people, blowing out windows in high-rise buildings, downing trees and knocking out power to more than 900,000 homes and businesses in the Houston area
https://www.voanews.com/a/deadly-texas-storms/7615841.html #voanews
Severe storms kill at least 4 in Texas, knock out power to 900,000
Storms leave many Houston roads impassableAssociated Press (Voice of America (VOA News))
Australian scientists say they have discovered how an enzyme “hidden in nature’s blueprint” could help develop climate-resilient crops able to remove more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
https://www.voanews.com/a/australian-researchers-say-enzyme-could-help-lower-lower-co2/7616033.html #voanews
Australian researchers say enzyme could help lower lower CO2
Enzyme called ‘hidden in nature’s blueprint’Phil Mercer (Voice of America (VOA News))
A combination photo obtained from Planet Labs PBC, shows the district of al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip May 1, 2023, and the tents housing internally displaced Palestinians in the al-Mawasi district west of Khan Younis May 15, 2024.
https://www.voanews.com/a/pressure-mounts-on-netanyahu-on-gaza-postwar-plans/7615778.html #voanews
Pressure grows for Netanyahu to make postwar plans for Gaza
US demands 'clear and concrete plan' that ties political goals to military gainsPatsy Widakuswara (Voice of America (VOA News))
The U.S. military says a temporary pier is now anchored to the shore of Gaza, the final step in completing a sea route to distribute aid to 2 million Palestinians affected by the Israel-Hamas war.
https://www.voanews.com/a/pier-for-gaza-aid-in-place-us-military-says/7614875.html #voanews
Pier for Gaza aid in place, US military says
Aid delivery to start 'in the coming days,' official saysCarla Babb (Voice of America (VOA News))
A “lone wolf” unaffiliated with political groups was charged in the shooting of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico, said Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok on Thursday.
https://www.voanews.com/a/lone-wolf-charged-in-shooting-of-slovak-prime-minister/7614582.html #voanews
‘Lone wolf’ charged in shooting of Slovak prime minister
Fico is in serious condition but is expected to survive, hospital official saysVOA News (Voice of America (VOA News))
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he traveled Thursday to the northeastern city of Kharkiv to meet with military officials amid a Russian offensive in the region.
https://www.voanews.com/a/zelenskyy-visits-kharkiv-amid-russian-offensive/7614412.html #voanews
Zelenskyy visits Kharkiv amid Russian offensive
Ukrainian leader says that situation in Kharkiv is extremely difficult, but generally under controlVOA News (Voice of America (VOA News))
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Tuesday in Kyiv on an unannounced visit to deliver what U.S. officials called a “strong message of reassurance” at a time when Ukrainian forces are facing stiff fighting from Russia’s military in eastern Ukraine and are awaiting the arrival of new weapons shipments from allies to help with defense.
https://www.voanews.com/a/blinken-makes-unannounced-visit-to-kyiv-as-ukraine-faces-russian-challenge-in-east/7610109.html #voanews
Blinken makes unannounced visit to Kyiv as Ukraine faces Russian challenge in east
White House says US ‘doing everything possible’ to rush weapons to Ukraine.VOA News (Voice of America (VOA News))
Stormy Daniels holds to her claim of 2006 sexual encounter with Trump
https://www.voanews.com/a/porn-actress-stormy-daniels-faces-more-questions-at-trump-trial/7604385.html?123 #voanews
Stormy Daniels holds to her claim of 2006 sexual encounter with Trump
Judge rejects defense's second bid for a mistrial and to loosen a gag order to permit Trump to assail Daniels' accountKen Bredemeier (Voice of America (VOA News))
The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, said Thursday that around 80,000 people have fled Rafah since Monday, when Israel intensified its operations in the southern Gaza Strip city.
https://www.voanews.com/a/un-agency-says-80-000-people-have-fled-rafah-since-monday/7604435.html #voanews
UN agency says 80,000 people have fled Rafah since Monday
Israel reopens Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza; UN says no new aid has arrivedVOA News (Voice of America (VOA News))
The European Union has agreed in principle to a deal that would use the proceeds from frozen Russian assets to supply weapons for Ukraine. The bloc said the first payments could be made by the summer, despite calls by Washington for its European allies to go much further and fully seize Russia’s billions for the benefit of Kyiv.
https://www.voanews.com/a/europe-to-fund-ukraine-weapons-with-profits-from-frozen-russian-assets/7604226.html #voanews
Europe to fund Ukraine weapons with profits from frozen Russian assets
US, Canada and Britain want EU to go further and fully seize Russian central bank assetsHenry Ridgwell (Voice of America (VOA News))
A horse was found stranded on a rooftop in a flooded area in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul on May 8, 2024. Aerial views showed the brown horse standing on top of a building that had been submerged in floodwater.
https://youtu.be/vrEi6oRjhmU?si=NpGhJnnV0hIvTC40 #voanews
Horse stranded on rooftop in flooded Brazil | VOA News
A horse was found stranded on a rooftop in a flooded area in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul on May 8, 2024. Aerial views showed the brown horse standing on top o...YouTube
The federal judge in Florida presiding over the classified documents prosecution of former President Donald Trump has canceled the May 20 trial date, postponing it indefinitely.
https://www.voanews.com/a/judge-postpones-trump-s-classified-documents-trial-indefinitely-/7602372.html #voanews
Judge postpones Trump's classified documents trial indefinitely
The New York case involves several of the same lawyers representing him in the federal case in FloridaAssociated Press (Voice of America (VOA News))
Global approval of U.S. leadership is higher than China's, according to a Gallup analysis Monday. The report says that although more countries have a higher net support for U.S. leadership, global support for both the U.S. and China decreased in 2023.
https://www.voanews.com/a/gallup-report-us-ahead-of-china-in-global-leadership-approval/7599330.html #voanews
Gallup report: US ahead of China in global leadership approval
Report says despite US advantage, global support for both US and China on the decline.Samuel Weinmann (Voice of America (VOA News))
▶️ President Joe Biden says the pro-Palestinian protests on U.S. college campuses test two fundamental American principles, the right to free speech and the rule of law. He stressed that both must be upheld.
https://www.voanews.com/a/police-order-ucla-pro-palestinian-protest-to-disperse/7594708.html #voanews
Biden: 'Order must prevail' alongside free speech in campus protests over war in Gaza
Police arrest protesters at multiple US colleges amid unrest over conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant Hamas groupPatsy Widakuswara (Voice of America (VOA News))
New York City Police equipped with helmets and riot shields entered the campus of Columbia University late Tuesday and detained pro-Palestinian protesters who had occupied a building.
A university spokesman said in a statement the administration decided to call in police in order to “restore safety and order to our community.”
https://www.voanews.com/a/police-detain-pro-palestinian-protesters-after-takeover-of-columbia-university-building/7593069.html #voanews
Police detain pro-Palestinian protesters after takeover of Columbia University building
Administration says move is necessary to ‘restore safety’ while faculty criticize leadership’s handling of situation.VOA News (Voice of America (VOA News))
🦛 🦛Herds of endangered hippos are stuck in drying ponds in Botswana's northwest as the El Nino-induced drought takes its toll on wildlife.
In Botswana, home to one of the world’s largest hippopotamus populations, around 500 hippos are stranded as blistering heat dries up water sources, Moemedi Batshabang, director of the Department of Wildlife and National Parks, told VOA.
https://youtu.be/J4lrVJoKekU?si=nAAaPd2Qc183mc4T #voanews
Herds of endangered hippos trapped in mud in drought-hit Botswana | VOA News
Herds of endangered hippos are stuck in drying ponds in Botswana's northwest as the El Nino-induced drought takes its toll on wildlife. In Botswana, home to ...YouTube
Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war that have spread to college campuses nationwide.
https://www.voanews.com/a/pro-palestinian-protesters-take-over-columbia-university-building/7591600.html #voanews
Pro-Palestinian protesters take over Columbia University building
Number of arrests at campuses nationwide is approaching 1,000Associated Press (Voice of America (VOA News))
Russian drones early Sunday struck the Black Sea city of Mykolaiv, setting a hotel ablaze and damaging energy infrastructure, the local Ukrainian governor reported, while ammunition shortages continued to hobble Kyiv's troops in the more than 2-year-old war.
https://www.voanews.com/a/russian-drones-set-a-hotel-ablaze-in-a-ukrainian-black-sea-city-/7588166.html #voanews
Russian drones set a hotel ablaze in a Ukrainian Black Sea city
Vitaliy Kim, the governor of Ukraine's southern Mykolaiv province, said that Russian drones "seriously damaged" a hotel in its namesake capital, sparking a fire that was later extinguishedAssociated Press (Voice of America (VOA News))
Former tabloid publisher David Pecker is back on the witness stand Thursday at Donald Trump's New York criminal trial. He is to answer more questions about how he bought the story of a Playboy model who claimed to have had a monthslong relationship with the future president and then killed it to protect Trump politically.
https://www.voanews.com/a/tabloid-publisher-who-killed-stories-to-help-trump-politically-to-face-more-questions/7583889.html #voanews
Tabloid publisher who killed stories to help Trump politically to face more questions
On Thursday, David Pecker will testify how women alleging affairs with Trump were paid to remain quiet before the 2016 electionKen Bredemeier (Voice of America (VOA News))
Eyewitness footage from Austin on Wednesday showed troopers in riot gear entering the campus of the University of Texas and dispersing pro-Palestine protesters and other rival demonstrators, according to media reports.
Columbia University in New York held virtual classes Monday on the sixth continuous day of student protests over the Israel-Hamas conflict.
https://youtu.be/NGM6v4cAwzU?si=qfVzF424h8J2MvY2 #voanews
Troopers arrest protesting students at University of Texas | VOA News
Eyewitness footage from Austin on Wednesday showed troopers in riot gear entering the campus of the University of Texas and dispersing pro-Palestine proteste...YouTube
President Joe Biden signed into law the $95 billion war aid measure that includes assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. VOA’s Misha Komadovsky has more.
He said the new assistance, aimed at helping Ukraine fight Russia’s two-year invasion and Israel to fight Hamas militants and fend off airstrikes from Iran, is “going to make America safer. It's going to make the world safer. And it continues America's leadership in the world.”
https://youtu.be/V3PlkIOMvQI?si=TsN2PYRNGwS09RUy #voanews
Biden signs $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan | VOA News #shorts
President Joe Biden signed into law the $95 billion war aid measure that includes assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. VOA’s Misha Komadovsky has more....YouTube
The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to advance a bill providing $95 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The test vote comes after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the legislation over the weekend after months of delays as lawmakers disagreed over U.S. involvement abroad.
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-senate-to-vote-on-aid-for-ukraine-israel-and-taiwan-/7582221.html #voanews
US Senate to vote on aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
$95 billion package was delayed for months before being passed in the House last weekendVOA News (Voice of America (VOA News))
Germany is the top-rated country for global leadership, according to a new Gallup poll released today based on surveys in 133 countries.
Germany's approval rating stood at 46% in 2023, while the U.S. followed closely behind with 41%.
https://www.voanews.com/a/poll-germany-gets-top-approval-ratings-russia-the-lowest/7581586.html #voanews
In global leadership poll, Germany scores highest, Russia the lowest
China’s image has improved in Africa, US is top in the AmericasAkmal Dawi (Voice of America (VOA News))
Ukraine’s military reported Tuesday destroying 15 of 16 Russian drones from the latest wave of aerial attacks, hours ahead of a U.S. Senate vote on a security package that includes $61 billion in new aid for Ukraine.
https://www.voanews.com/a/ukraine-reports-downing-russian-drones-as-white-house-pledges-quick-aid-delivery/7581131.html #voanews
Ukraine reports downing Russian drones as White House pledges quick aid delivery
US Senate set to vote on security package that includes $61 billion for Ukraine’s fight against Russian invasionVOA News (Voice of America (VOA News))
The White House promises swift delivery of the approved $61 billion in aid to Ukraine as Russia’s recent gains on the battlefield threaten Ukraine’s defenses.
President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Monday, underscoring the United States’ “lasting commitment to supporting Ukraine as it defends its freedom against Russian aggression,” the White House said.
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-promises-ukraine-swift-munitions-delivery-as-russia-advances-on-battlefield/7580442.html #voanews
US promises Ukraine swift munitions delivery as Russia advances on battlefield
With the coming US military aid, Ukraine hopes to level the field against RussiaVOA News (Voice of America (VOA News))
Israel’s military announced Monday the resignation of the head of its intelligence directorate in response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
https://www.voanews.com/a/israeli-military-intelligence-chief-resigns-in-connection-with-october-hamas-attack/7579635.html #voanews
Israeli military intelligence chief resigns in connection with October Hamas attack
Netanyahu threatens Rafah strike to free hostages Hamas may hold there.VOA News (Voice of America (VOA News))
After its midnight deadline, the Senate voted early Saturday to reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search for Americans’ data nearly forced the statute to lapse.
https://www.voanews.com/a/senate-passes-reauthorization-of-key-us-surveillance-program-after-midnight-deadline/7578011.html #voanews
Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after midnight deadline
US officials have said the surveillance tool, first authorized in 2008 and renewed several times since then, is crucial in disrupting terror attacks, cyber intrusions and foreign espionage.Associated Press (Voice of America (VOA News))
Israel carried out a predawn missile strike inside Iran on Friday local time, U.S. media reported, citing unnamed U.S. officials.
The reports by networks ABC, CBS and NPR did not provide further detail about the location or target of the apparent missile strike.
A spokesperson for the Israeli military told VOA he had no comment "at the moment" on the U.S. media reports, about an hour after the reports emerged.
https://www.voanews.com/a/7576451.html #voanews
US Officials Say Israel Carries Out Missile Strike Inside Iran: US Networks
No immediate comment from Israel on the apparent missile strike, as Iranian state media report explosion in central province of IsfahanMichael Lipin (Voice of America (VOA News))
