Notices by The Washington Post :press: (washingtonpost@press.coop), page 2

U.S. delays arms shipments to Israel amid Rafah tensions

The U.S. is delaying the sale of at least two arms shipments to Israel amid mounting concern about the country’s plan to expand its military operation in Rafah. #press

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/05/07/biden-delays-weapons-israel-rafah/?utm_source=press.coop

Israel to press attack on Rafah as it negotiates possible cease-fire deal

Hamas’s agreement to a cease-fire proposal revived hopes of an extended pause to the fighting in Gaza, even as Israel ordered a large-scale evacuation of Rafah. #press

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/06/israel-rafah-gaza-ceasefire-hamas/?utm_source=press.coop

Taiwan elects Lai Ching-te as president. China calls it a dangerous choice.

Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party has been elected president of Taiwan, an outcome that will anger China, which views him as a separatist. #press

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/01/13/taiwan-president-lai-ching-te/?utm_source=press.coop

King Charles in Kenya says ‘no excuses’ but gives no apology for colonial violence

Speaking at a state banquet on Tuesday, Charles hewed closely to the British government line, saying he felt “the greatest sorrow and the deepest regret.” #press

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/31/king-charles-colonialism-apology-kenya/?utm_source=press.coop

Texas must move floating border barriers in Rio Grande, U.S. judge says

Texas placed the spiked barriers in the river without federal permission as part of Operation Lone Star, a $4 billion effort to block illegal border crossings. #press

https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2023/09/06/texas-floating-barriers-abbott-rejected/?utm_source=press.coop

Two Florida parents who are both high-ranking police officers are under investigation after admitting to putting their 3-year-old in jail because he was struggling with potty training. https://wapo.st/3NSS1Uw #press

Under 1,350 square miles of jungle in Guatemala, scientists discovered 417 cities dating back to circa 1,000 B.C. and that are connected by nearly 110 miles of “superhighways” — a network of what researchers called “the first freeway system in the world.” https://wapo.st/43brwP5 #press

To visually detail the next steps in the criminal proceedings against Trump, from the indictment to sentencing, we created this flow chart.

Read more about what typically follows a criminal indictment — and the case against Trump — here: https://wapo.st/40LAGk7 #press