Joe Biden speaks out about the verdict. Evan Vucci/AP
America's future
Biden's HD criticism: "It's not a normal court"
US President Joe Biden directs sharp criticism at the country's highest court after they banned the invoking of ethnic minorities - in the US called "affirmative action" - at universities and colleges.
- This is not a normal court, he says according to Bloomberg.
Furthermore, the president expresses "strong, strong disapproval" of the verdict and adds that "this must not be the last word".
On Thursday, the court found that Harvard and the University of North Carolina discriminated against whites and Asian-Americans by giving students from underrepresented minorities priority in admissions. The verdict came down with the support of the six conservatives among HD's nine judges.
It has caused quite an uproar in the United States, and will force many American colleges and universities to overhaul their admissions processes. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
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The Russian invasion. The outside world's response
Sources: EU wants to be able to use Russian assets
The EU's leaders have tasked the commission with developing proposals for how frozen Russian assets can be used to rebuild Ukraine, sources say according to Direkt.
Potential measures must take place in accordance with EU legislation, international law and in agreement with the G7, the leaders underlined. This means, among other things, that frozen Russian capital cannot be used, but the alternative of using returns or taxation of the assets has been discussed.
Germany has previously raised legal objections to using frozen Russian assets. During Thursday's summit, fears emerged that the measure risks leading to financial unrest, writes the news agen
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