Zelenskyy says Trump’s Ukraine plan must ensure ‘real and dignified peace’ | Russia-Ukraine war News

Zelenskyy says Trump’s Ukraine plan must ensure ‘real and dignified peace’ | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is working on a proposal from the United States to end the Russia-Ukraine war, as Kyiv faces growing pressure from Washington and sustained attacks by Russian forces on the battlefield nearly four years into the conflict. Zelenskyy said on Friday that he discussed US President Donald Trump’s plan in…

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Fugees rapper sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal Obama donations | Crime News

Fugees rapper sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal Obama donations | Crime News

Justice Department prosecutors accused Grammy-winning rapper Pras Michel of betraying his country for money. A United States district judge has sentenced Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, a member of 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees, to 14 years in prison for illegally funnelling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former US President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign….

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Amnesia, nostalgia, healing: Spain grapples with Franco legacy 50 years on | History News

Amnesia, nostalgia, healing: Spain grapples with Franco legacy 50 years on | History News

After Spain’s first fully fledged modern democracy and Second Republic began in 1931 despite ferocious opposition from hardline conservatives, Franco began a right-wing military rebellion on July 18, 1936, to put an end to its political and social reforms. Despite backing from fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, his uprising encountered greater resistance than expected from…

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Trump pledges ‘cooperation and coordination’ to end Sudan’s civil war | Donald Trump News

Trump pledges ‘cooperation and coordination’ to end Sudan’s civil war | Donald Trump News

United States President Donald Trump has pledged to address the conflict in Sudan, in response to an apparent request from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. On Wednesday, Trump announced his intention to intervene twice, once at the Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, DC, and a second time on his online platform, Truth Social. Recommended…

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US families’ ‘mind blown’ with cuts to solar rooftop funds | Renewable Energy News

US families’ ‘mind blown’ with cuts to solar rooftop funds | Renewable Energy News

San Francisco, United States – Just weeks ago, Brandon Praileau, a pastor from Norfolk, Virginia, was speaking to families in his community about a federally funded programme that would help them install rooftop solar units in their homes. The government funds would take care of their installation costs, and once installed, lower the burden of rising…

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