Sources: NPR
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby announces that the U.S. will postpone a Minuteman III ICBM missile test in an effort to de-escalate tensions between Russia and Ukraine. 2022-03-2
Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti cancels his trip to the United States where talks between Kosovo and Serbia were to be held, after his country's President Hashim Thaçi is indicted by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor's Office on war crimes charges. Thaçi also canceled his trip to mediate with Serbia after learning of the indictment the day prior. 2020-06-25
Dozens of climate activists surround the offices of American investment management company BlackRock in central Paris and vandalize the building, demanding they disinvest from the fossil fuel industry. 2020-02-10
The European Commission scraps the draft legislation that would have permitted the EBA regulator to order "too big to fail" banks to split off their trading activities, citing "no foreseeable agreement" in sight on criteria. The draft was supposed to be the EU's answer to the United States' Volcker Rule. 2017-10-24
The United States Senate passed by an overwhelming majority a bill ramping-up sanctions against Russia and against Iran. Language in the measure also reaffirms United States' commitment to NATO. 2017-06-16
The Swedish Academy announces that American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has agreed to accept his Nobel Prize in Literature this weekend at a private location in Stockholm. 2017-03-29
James R. Clapper resigns as U.S. Director of National Intelligence. 2016-11-17
Per Wästberg, a member of the Swedish Academy, says that songwriter and artist Bob Dylan has not yet indicated whether he intends to accept the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature. 2016-10-21
Schools in the American state of Wisconsin close as teachers attend rallies against proposals to limit collective bargaining for state employees. 2011-02-17
United States Federal Bureau of Investigation agents arrest dozens of Puerto Rico police officers accused of aiding drug traffickers. 2010-10-6