Clay of joy and five days of bombardment they have all the still the agreement at the un on ordering a cease fire to allow the area is facing opposition from russia us as the last go is blocking any meaningful action yesterday russias permanent representative asked that asked what we should do about Eastern Ghouta the people of Eastern Ghouta u. N. Officials humanitarian and human rights leaders and indeed pretty much the entirety of this council have answered stop the bombing of eastern. Allow medical assistance and the rest of the council is ready to act. We urge the council to move forward with this ceasefire and humanitarian resolution immediately. Donald trump has told americas largest gun lobby the National Rifle association that the us needs to toughen up some rules around gun control the president said the legal age to buy guns is to be raised from eighteen to twenty one years with the suggestions of a School Safety meeting one week after seventeen people were killed in the Dea
Diplomatic editor james bays has the details. Old a frantic negotiations here at the United Nations to try and get a Security Council resolution passed a great deal of the pressure on the Russian Ambassador vaseline who has problems with some of the language in the draft resolution drawn up by kuwait and sweden at one point the kuwaiti ambassador the president of the Security Council appeared with the other nonpermanent members of the socalled elected ten and he sounded upbeat were still working on. The language on some of the but i get asked but we are almost there and we would like you know as have been holding as a president of the city council to thank actually the eaton for their support to a lot of votes and hopefully you are so close to adopt this is illusion today throughout the day votes were scheduled then perspire own meetings were delayed towards the end of the day the u. S. Ambassador nikki haley tweeted unbelievable that russia is stalling a vote on a ceasefire allowing h
BETHEL Over 15 regional artists are showcasing at the festival and have donated special pieces to the event’s raffle. Attendees receive five complimentary tickets upon entry. The Mahoosuc Land Trust’s (MLT) “Habitat for All” initiative focuses on the philosophy that small actions lead to big changes. It invites everyone to reimagine outdoor spaces as […]
The mid-December drive from my home in Topsham to Grafton Notch in western Maine was typical for early winter. The terrain in the coastal plain was dry. Entering the foothills, a shallow layer of snow blanketed wooded areas. Snow was more prevalent after passing Bethel and motoring north on Route 26 towards Puzzle Mountain. While […]