Headlines for May 25, 2021
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5J84R)
- U.S. Secretary of State Reaffirms Israel's "Right to Self-Defense" After Meeting with Israeli PM
- Israel to End All COVID-19 Restrictions; Gaza Assault Increases Risk to Unvaccinated Palestinians
- WHO Director Decries "Scandalous Inequity" on Vaccinations "That's Perpetuating the Pandemic"
- Los Angeles to Fully Reopen Classrooms in the Fall, with Remote Learning Options
- Mexico City Protesters Demand Vaccines for Students Before a Return to Classes
- China Blasts Wall Street Journal Report Suggesting Coronavirus Escaped from Wuhan Lab
- European Union Sanctions Belarus over "Hijacking" of Ryanair Plane and "Kidnapping" of Journalist
- Edward Snowden Compares Belarus Plane Diversion to Downing of Evo Morales's 2013 Flight
- Daniel Ellsberg Leaks Documents Showing U.S. Military Sought Nuclear Strike on China in 1958
- "SANE Act" Would Cut $73 Billion from U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Through 2030
- Malian Soldiers Arrest Prime Minister and President in Second Coup Within a Year
- U.S. Journalist Jailed in Burma After Reporting on Military Coup
- British Black Lives Matter Activist Sasha Johnson in Critical Condition After Gunshot to the Head
- Supreme Court Won't Hear Case of Death Row Prisoner Who Sought Firing Squad Over Lethal Injection
- Federal Court Strikes Down Georgia Bill Requiring Contractors to Pledge Not to Boycott Israel