Day: September 28, 2023

Kosovo and Serbia were on the brink of detente. Why is it unraveling?

First Look Kosovo and Serbia were on the brink of detente. Why is it unraveling? A standoff between ethnic Serbs and Kosovo police left four dead on Sunday, including a Kosovar police officer, threatening to sink negotiations between the two neighbors. Kosovo split from Serbia in 2008, a decade after it endured a bloody civil…

As Congress stalls, Biden makes gun safety a priority with new office

First Look As Congress stalls, Biden makes gun safety a priority with new office With Republican support for gun restrictions slipping, President Joe Biden is creating the first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention, headed by Vice President Kamala Harris. Firearms have killed over 1,200 children in the U.S. so far this year. | View…

Bruce Springsteen postpones rest of shows this year because of peptic ulcer disease

Bruce Springsteen will not be able to perform for the rest of this year, the rock icon announced Wednesday, as he continues to fight peptic ulcer disease. Earlier this month, the 74-year-old Springsteen called off a string of September shows in the hopes of recovering enough to resume touring with an eight-gig Canadian run starting…

Russia hits Ukrainian port and grain facilities in new airstrikes

Russia hit Ukrainian port infrastructure and grain storage facilities in an overnight drone strike on the grain exporting district of Izmail, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday. Oleh Kiper, governor of the southern Odesa region which includes the Danube River ports of Izmail and Reni, said a border checkpoint building, storage facilities and more than 30…