>"The United States has started to allow people to apply for asylum under a new process that the secretary of homeland security hopes can help fix the current _...Read More_

>"President Joe Biden's plan to forgive $10,000 in federal student debt for most borrowers will cost the _...Read More_

>"Russian men explain how they are trying to resist Vladimir Putin's call-up of 300,000 military reservists."

Iranian women burn their hijabs as hundreds protest death of Mahsa Amini >More than 1,300 people were detained across Russia on Wednesday for participating in nationwide anti-war protests -- with some directly conscripted into the _...Read More_

Freaking finally! From the article: _...Read More_

"As Ukraine's counter-offensive gathers pace, Russian-backed officials declare plans for an urgent vote."

[https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/19/asia/myanmar-army-junta-helicopter-school-attack-intl-hnk/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/19/asia/myanmar-army-junta-helicopter-school-attack-intl-hnk/index.html)

London (CNN) - London police chiefs and medics are bracing themselves for a security nightmare at the Queen's funeral on Monday as they balance the need to protect the world's top leaders and dignitaries with the public's desire to mourn _...Read More_

Great WSJ piece on Biden progress on Guantanamo closure _...Read More_

>"While it does not explicitly mention Xinjiang, the western Chinese region where Uyghurs are believed to be pressed to work in camps, the proposal is widely seen as being aimed at Beijing."

Looks like Sweden is about to have a government with far right influence. "The prospect that the far-right Sweden Democrats, who appeared to take more than 20% of the poll, may for the first time achieve direct influence over government _...Read More_

"Ukraine's army makes significant territorial gains, while Russia hits back with missiles."

Huge advances recently made by Ukraine in the war with Russia. This will pile pressure on Putin. "Ukraine's military says its forces have retaken over 3,000 sq km (1,158 sq miles) during a rapid counter-offensive in eastern Ukraine. _...Read More_

>"A U.S. intelligence review found that Russian agencies and figures aimed to exert political influence abroad and sway elections on behalf of the Kremlin."

Cipollone, Philbin and at least nine other Trump lawyers have testified before the Jan. 6 committee. And 17 mostly lesser-known lawyers who represented Trump in _...Read More_