The January 6 hearings have been spectacular TV, but will they have any consequences for Trump?
Aug 08, 2022 05:42 am UTC| Politics
There have now been nine televised hearings of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. The main purpose of these hearings has been to publicly present evidence of...
Ukraine Recap: grain and gas were problems the west should have seen coming
Aug 06, 2022 10:18 am UTC| Politics
There was a perceptible sense of relief on Monday when the Razoni, a Sierra Leone-flagged vessel, left the port of Odesa with 26,000 tons of grain bound for Tripoli in Lebanon. This was the first ship out of the port city...
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Zelenskyy blasts former German Chancellor
Aug 05, 2022 09:30 am UTC| Politics
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder for saying that Russia wanted a negotiated solution to its war. Zelenskyy called Schroeders comments disgusting. In his...
US: DHS watchdog implicated in Jan. 6 violated ethics rules in previous job
Aug 05, 2022 08:50 am UTC| Politics
A report published by the US House of Representatives Oversight Committee and House Homeland Security Committee found that the Department of Homeland Securitys Inspector General violated ethics rules. This comes as the...
North Korea: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pledges support for denuclearization
Aug 05, 2022 08:30 am UTC| Politics
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pledged her support to North Koreas denuclearization this week as she continued her tour of Asia. The pledge comes amidst tensions in the Korean peninsula. Pelosi visited South Korea and...
Afghanistan: Taliban not aware of al Qaeda head's residing in Kabul, warns US not to strike
Aug 05, 2022 08:11 am UTC| Politics
The Taliban said it was not aware that fallen al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri was living in Kabul following a US strike on Zawahiri this week. The insurgent group also warned Washington not to make another attack on...
Myanmar coup: Junta charges Japanese journalist with dissent
Aug 05, 2022 08:03 am UTC| Politics
The Myanmar junta pressed charges on a Japanese journalist it detained over filming protests that occurred in the country. The junta charged the journalist with encouraging dissent against its military. The Myanmar...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight