Daily Archives: May 17, 2021

2021-05-17: News Headlines

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2021-05-17). Ocasio-Cortez Leads House Dems' Demand That Biden 'End the Carceral Approach to Immigration'. commondreams.org "It is time to end the carceral approach to immigration… Instead, we urge the Biden administration to pursue humane and just immigration policies that aim to end mass incarceration, criminalization, and deportation of immigrants." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12329322561.jpg

Staff (2021-05-16). Venezuela Denounces Abduction of Eight Soldiers by Colombian Narco Terrorist Groups. orinocotribune.com Eight members of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) were abducted by armed criminal groups from Colombia that entered Venezuelan territory through the international border in Apure state. The incident occurred during full combat actions that had been implemented since late March this year in defense of national sovereignty. The information was communicated to the country this Saturday afternoon by the Minister for Defense, General in Chief Vladímir Padrino López, who read out an official statement broadcast through state media Venezolana de Televisión (VTV). | Padrino López further informed that on May 9,…

teleSUR (2021-05-16). Egypt Opens Border With Gaza To Receive Wounded Palestinians. telesurenglish.net Egyptian authorities on Sunday decided to open the Rafah border crossing, which connects the Gaza Strip to Egypt's Sinai to transfer wounded Palestinians. However, they did not inform how long it will remain open. | RELATED: | The exceptional opening of the border is "an act of solidarity with the Palestinian people, who are suffering from the brutal Israeli aggression," local outlets commented and explained that the decision comes a day after…

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