News Wire | November 2022 Archive

Qatar to Supply Germany With LNG as EU Seeks Secure Energy Options

By Shotaro Tani & Guy Chazan | Financial Times

Qatar is to provide Germany with liquefied natural gas under a long-term supply deal that marks a big step forward in efforts by Europe’s biggest economy to wean itself off Russian gas.

More from WPR: The EU Is Still Struggling for Unity on Russian Energy Imports

Peru Opposition Lawmakers Launch Third Impeachment Attempt Against Castillo

Reuters

Peru opposition legislators Tuesday presented another impeachment motion against President Pedro Castillo, the third formal attempt to oust the leftist leader since he took office last year, calling him morally unfit for office.

More from WPR: Peru Is Tired of Castillo’s On-the-Job Training

Jiang Zemin, Leader Who Guided China Into Global Market, Dies at 96

By Chris Buckley & Michael Wines | The New York Times

Jiang Zemin, the Shanghai Communist kingpin who was handpicked to lead China after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and presided over a decade of meteoric economic growth, died on Wednesday in Shanghai. He was 96.

Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes Guilty of Jan. 6 Seditious Conspiracy

By Spencer S. Hsu, Tom Jackman & Rachel Weiner | The Washington Post

A federal jury Tuesday convicted Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and a top deputy of seditious conspiracy for leading a months-long plot to unleash political violence to prevent the inauguration of President Biden, culminating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

More from WPR: Fears of Political Violence Gather Ahead of the U.S. Midterm Elections