Also this hour a recap of the weeks big stories including the u. S. Government marks World Press Freedom day by focusing on the rights of journalists and other trees we look out americas own record on media freedom. Today we mark Victory Day here in russia commemorating the surrender of nazi Germany Hello and welcome to our special coverage on our international. Well before we get into the significance of the day lets bring you this. Celebrations from central moscow fireworks lit up the sky over the capital just an hour ago 16 separate shows on red square spyro Hills Victory Park and more marking the 76. 00 Victory Day of fish. Ah i was. Yes spectacular display over the fate of the 3rd reich came of an enormous cost for the solve a kenyan almost 27000000. 00 salvi its citizens both civilians and soldiers lost their lives in the eastern front of World War 2 that 4 year called fake with nazi germany is known to russians as the great patriotic war and for the occasion our tears brought to
Reserve may be forced to Raise Interest rates after her comments sparked the lobel sell off we have a lot to get to so lets get started. Former president but now is his long awaited return to the internet with a new platform just one day before Facebooks Oversight Board issued an official ruling on the suspension of his account the board set it up told Facebooks Decision to suspend trump back in january on the basis that his post during the Capital Riot severely violated the tech giants rules and encouraged and even legitimize violence but while the boards of the ongoing risk of serious violence justify the suspension at the time it also said it was not appropriate for facebook to impose an indefinite suspension so joining me now what all of this means is Boom Bust Cohost and investigative Journalist And Swan now ben the board found that facebook in appropriately termed the suspension indefinite why. Is that right so its basically parsing words here they say the term indefinite was ina
Our top story this hour there are new reports that a swiss billionaire quietly donated almost a quarter 1000000000. 00 to groups aligned with the democratic party and its leaders raising questions about the influence of socalled dark money in american politics so who is this billionaire and how is he aligned with the dems are to use john hardy has the story. His name is Hans York weeks the founder and former president and c. E. O. Of synthes usa a medical Device Manufacturer born in switzerland but now living in wyoming wheezes long been known to be an active donor to environmental and political causes well a New York times reporter digs even deeper on his most recent donations writing that newly obtained Tax Filing show that quote 2 of mr what he says organizations a foundation and a nonprofit fun donated 2 108000000. 00 from 2016 through early last year to 3 other nonprofit funds that doled out money to a wide array of groups that back progressive causes and help democrats in their e
Diplomatic angles to end the conflict. Secretary of state Antony Blinken sounded uncertain a truce can be had right now. We are ready to lend support if the parties seek a ceasefire. Well continue to conduct intensive diplomacy to bring this current cycle of violence to an end. In the meantime, hamas rockets still reaching israels residents. Three civilians injured in Ashdod North of gaza. Israels navy destroying a Hamas Boat and killing the commander of another militant group. All signs here, the conflict not done. We have thousands of terrorist organizations. We will reach their homes, their underground hideout and Weapons Depot and their manufacturing factories. Wherever they produce terrorism we will create targets and attack them. If the first week of this conflict is any measure, whats to come will be no less harrowing. And just this evening prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who is met with his defense, Security And Intelligence chiefs and he came out of that meeting saying the d
Good afternoon. We are following the breaking developments in the middle east. Within the last hour, weve been getting word of protests continuing across the west bank showing palestinians throwing stones and retaliating against israeli forces. At least 200 palestinians have been killed air strikes thus far. This as the fighting that has killed more than 200 people on both sides shows no sign of letting up anytime soon. Were going to bring you coverage from the region, halls of congress and the journalism and advocacy groups following this story. And were also watching developments at the white house which at this hour is distancing itself from growing calls in congress and Around The World for a ceasefire between israel and hamas. Meanwhile the United States has just blocked what would have been a unanimous statement by the u. N. Security council expressing calls for cessation of hostilities. Earlier when President Biden was speaking about the Covid Vaccine efforts abroad, he hinted t