Oct 21, 2022 06:12 am UTC| Politics
Having suffered several weeks of setbacks in the field, Russia appears to have renewed its assaults on Ukraines major cities, mainly via missile and drone attacks. Despite protestations to the contrary from Kremlin ally...
Oct 21, 2022 06:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
In January 2017, Donald Trumps advisor Kellyanne Conway was quizzed on White House press secretary Sean Spicers false claims about the number of attendees at the presidents inauguration. When pressed on why Spicer would...
Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv to cut diplomatic ties with Iran over drone attacks
Oct 19, 2022 10:52 am UTC| Politics
Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said this week that he plans to propose cutting diplomatic relations with Iran. This comes as Russias drone attacks across Ukraine were done by Iran-made drones. Kuleba said...
Iran: Switzerland considering EU's sanctions on Tehran over crackdown on protests
Oct 19, 2022 10:36 am UTC| Politics
The protests in Iran are continuing for the fifth week over the death of a woman in the custody of the Morality Police. With the European Union set to impose sanctions on Iran over its crackdown on the protests,...
US: Chinese government hackers targeting state political parties, says FBI
Oct 19, 2022 10:23 am UTC| Politics
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned that hackers aligned with the Chinese government are eyeing the countrys state parties for vulnerabilities in the lead-up to the midterm races. The warning comes as part of...
US: Joe Biden pledges codification of Roe v. Wade if Democratic Party keeps majority in Congress
Oct 19, 2022 10:22 am UTC| Politics
US President Joe Biden pledged that the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion would be codified into law should the Democratic Party maintains control of both chambers of Congress. This comes as Biden is looking...
US midterm elections: Utah GOP Senator's defense of FPOTUS could hamper re-election campaign
Oct 19, 2022 09:47 am UTC| Politics
Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee is facing re-election in the November midterms, running against Independent conservative Evan McMullin. According to a report, Lees defense and affinity for former President Donald Trump...
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