WASHINGTON—White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has voiced concerns about Beijing’s growing ties with Moscow and involvement in the Russia–Ukraine conflict, doubting that the Chinese peace plan would work. “We want them to make the right choice not to make it easier for Putin to kill Ukrainians,” Kirby told The Epoch Times. “They’re…
White House: China’s Peace Plan for Ukraine and Russia Is ‘Not a Sustainable Option’
February 28, 2023
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Taliban: 2 Senior ISIS Members Killed in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD—Two senior regional members of the ISIS terrorist group have been killed in Afghanistan in recent weeks in separate operations by the Taliban security forces, a Taliban spokesman said Tuesday. Taliban forces killed Qari Fateh, the regional ISIS intelligence and operations chief, during a raid in Kabul over the weekend, Zabihullah Mujahid, the main spokesman…
NASA Names Solar Physicist as Agency’s Science Chief
WASHINGTON—NASA announced on Monday it has picked a longtime solar scientist who heads its heliophysics division to become the U.S. space agency’s science chief. Nicola Fox, former top scientist on the Parker Solar Probe mission studying the sun, was named as NASA’s associate administrator for the agency’s Science Mission Directorate. A memo to agency employees…
Hundreds Blocked on Croatia Roads as Snowstorm Spurs Chaos
ZAGREB, Croatia—Hundreds of people in Croatia spent the night in their cars or at gas stations and reception centers Monday after a snowstorm over the weekend caused traffic to grind to a halt and left parts of the country cut off. The sudden change of weather after a period of warm and balmy days has…
Wizz Air to Suspend Moldova Flights, Citing Security
BUDAPEST—Airline Wizz Air said on Monday it would suspend flights to the Moldovan capital Chisinau from March 14 due to concerns about the safety of its airspace, a decision Moldova’s civil aviation authority described as sudden and regrettable. Wizz Air said in a statement it would lay on extra flights from the Romanian city of…
Judge Upholds Acquittal in 9 Hurricane Nursing Home Deaths
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—A Florida judge rejected a prosecutor’s impassioned plea Monday, saying he would not reconsider his acquittal of a nursing home administrator in the overheating deaths of nine patients after Hurricane Irma knocked out the facility’s air conditioning in 2017. Circuit Judge John J. Murphy III listened impassively as prosecutor Charles Morton made his…
Dam Owner Guilty in Field Turf Pollution of Washington River
SEATTLE—A company that operates a century-old hydroelectric dam near Mount Rainier National Park and its chief operating officer each pleaded guilty to a single criminal count Monday in connection with a spill of synthetic field turf and the tiny rubber particles used to make it into the Puyallup River in 2020. The company, Electron Hydro…
Standard General to Press on With Tegna Purchase Despite FCC Action
WASHINGTON—Hedge fund Standard General sharply criticized the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision to hold hearings on its $5.4 billion plan to buy television station operator Tegna, saying on Monday it was “tantamount to denying” the deal. The FCC, which regulates telecommunications, said on Friday it would hold a hearing on the planned acquisition of…
US to Loan Li-Cycle $375 Million for New York Recycling Plant
February 28, 2023
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The U.S. Energy Department on Monday said it will lend Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. $375 million as it builds a battery recycling facility in New York set to become one of the country’s largest sources of lithium by next year. The loan is the latest move by Washington to spur development of a domestic electric vehicle…
Yellen in Surprise Visit to Kyiv to Reaffirm US Economic Aid to Ukraine
KYIV—U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen paid a surprise visit to Kyiv on Monday to reaffirm U.S. support for Ukraine in its struggle against Russia’s invasion and promote U.S. economic aid that is bolstering Ukraine’s war effort. Yellen met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko, and other key government officials just days into the…
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