Today we celebrate World Press Freedom Day, sponsored by UNESCO. Unfortunately, this right is often violated, sometimes flagrantly, sometimes in hidden ways. Let us remember the many journalists and reporters who are victims of war and violence.
Devastating new investigation by Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant: 15 international doctors report at least 114 Palestinian children with single gunshot wounds to head/chest—injuries forensic experts say are consistent with aimed fire.
(Photo: Mira, 4 years old)
NEW: The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants at immigration court on June 20.
This is the kind of leadership Leo’s picking.
I just want to tip my hat to the crack team of White House economists who were able to discover--in just a few short days--that the U.S. is dependent on China for smartphones, computers and semiconductors.
No, the meeting did not go badly for Ukraine. It exposed in the most undeniable, unequivocal way possible the pro-Putin commitments of the president and vice president. That was information Americans and allies needed to have clear before them.
Brian Glenn to Zelensky in the Oval Office: "Do you even have a suit?"
Zelensky: "Yes, I do."
Glenn: "Some Americans are unhappy that you don't respect formal style."
German Foreign Minister Baerbock walked out of a government meeting, refusing to take a photo with Chancellor Scholz after his decision to block a new aid package for Ukraine — Bild