Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2015. The release today by the Dutch Safety Board of its investigatory report on the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014 is an important milestone in the effort to hold accountable those responsible for the shoot-down of the aircraft[Read More…]
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Hillary Clinton Statement on Recent Violence in Israel
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2015. “I am alarmed by the recent wave of attacks against Israelis, including more than a dozen separate attacks since last Saturday. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. Men and women living in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and elsewhere cannot carry groceries or travel to prayer without[Read More…]
UN Agency Calls for Robust Political Action to Halt Escalating Violence in West Bank
Many Bedouin and herding communities in Area C of the West Bank are prevented from improving or building shelters by the Israeli authorities. Photo: UNRWA/Alaa Ghosheh West Bank–(ENEWSPF)–12 October 2015 – Deeply alarmed by the escalating violence and widespread loss of civilian life in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East[Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: Writing the Rules for a Global Economy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2015. Hi, everybody. This week, after five years of effort with eleven other nations, we reached agreement on a new trade deal that promotes American values and protects American workers. There’s a reason this Trans-Pacific Partnership took five years to negotiate. I wanted to get the best[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on Patriot Coal Bankruptcy: ‘It’s a Major Relief Miners Will Keep Their Benefits’
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 9, 2015. Last week Patriot Coal attempted to take $18 million of the $22 million put aside to cover the healthcare obligations for retired Squaw Creek coal miners and their families and use it to pay its lawyers instead. Hillary Clinton strongly criticized the proposal and late last[Read More…]
UN Security Council Authorizes Operations to Disrupt Migrant Smuggling of Coast of Libya
Migrants at a detention centre in the city of Zawiya, Libya. Photo: Mathieu Galtier/IRIN NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–9 October 2015 – Acting to help “save the threatened lives of migrants or of victims of human trafficking” and to disrupt criminal enterprises operating on the high-seas off the coast of Libya, the United[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Oct. 9, 2015
Washinginton, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2015 – 12:55 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. (Laughter.) Anybody have any news they’d like to discuss? (Laughter.) Q — haven’t seen the remarks yet — MR. EARNEST: Well, you can TiVo it. I’ll be honest, I did have a topper, but in[Read More…]
Senator Wyden Highlights Importance of Mt. Hood and Frank Moore Bills in Senate Hearing
Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today stressed the importance of two bills that would protect and enhance Oregon’s land and habitat conservation priorities in a hearing before the Subcommittee on Public Lands. In the hearing, Wyden pushed for the Senate to move forward with a[Read More…]
Oregon Senators Wyden, Merkley Call for Action to Stop Gun Violence
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. Today Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley called on Congress to take action to stop gun violence, in remarks on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. They spoke one week after the massacre in Roseburg claimed 9 lives and injured 9 others. “The victims and[Read More…]
Warning Against ‘Toxic Public Debates,’ UN Official Urges Global Compact on Refugee and Asylum Matters
A refugee lies face down on the stony ground with his hands over his face after reaching shore, near the village of Skala Eressos, on the island of Lesbos, in the North Aegean region of Greece. Photo: UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson VII GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–8 October 2015 – The top protection expert in the[Read More…]
