General NewsOvernight reports: Kyiv hit by missiles, Trump advisor in Albania election news
Overnight reports: Kyiv hit by missiles, Trump advisor in Albania election news
It happened while you were sleeping. Here's what the world agencies recorded on the night from Tuesday to Wednesday.
- Early Wednesday morning, Kyiv was attacked by Russia with ballistic missiles. The shelling caused fires in four districts of the city, resulting in at least one death.
- Chris LaCivita, an advisor to Donald Trump during his last election campaign, will lead the campaign for the opposition Democratic Party ahead of the parliamentary elections in Albania scheduled for May, reported the portal "The Albanian Times." "We are here today because we want to elect a prime minister who is a true friend of the United States, who will work successfully with President Trump and with the United States," said LaCivita.
- A court in Massachusetts issued a temporary ban on cutting biomedical research funding. This applies to 22 Democratic states that jointly sued the Trump administration over changes in funding for medical and research institutions, reported "The Washington Post" on Tuesday. The complaint concerns Friday's decision by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to change the grant structure for universities and research institutions, which is expected to save $4 billion annually.
- Australian mining company Energy Transition Minerals (ETM) has appealed to the Greenland authorities for a liberalization of uranium mining regulations, reported Reuters on Tuesday. The company hopes that the new local government will revoke the existing restrictions.
- Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa and his main rival Luisa Gonzalez will face each other in April in the second round of elections, according to data from the National Electoral Council (CNE) published on Tuesday after counting 97% of the votes cast in Sunday's first round.
