Capitol insurrection: Rep. Jim Jordan 'committed a felony' in text to Mark Meadows
Dec 20, 2021 09:57 am UTC| Politics
The recent revelations of some Republican lawmakers outed as authors of damning text messages sent to Mark Meadows about overturning the 2020 election results. According to a former federal prosecutor, Ohio GOP Rep. Jim...
Kim Jong Un’s decade in power: Starvation, repression and brutal rule
Dec 20, 2021 09:53 am UTC| Politics
By the grim metric of fatalities in the first 10 years of a dictators rule, Kim Jong Un has yet to match the records set by his grandfather, Kim Il Sung, or father, Kim Jong Il the two tyrants who reigned by terror in...
How much trouble is Boris Johnson in? Lessons from the fall of Margaret Thatcher
Dec 20, 2021 09:49 am UTC| Politics
It has been a bad few weeks for Boris Johnson and the Conservative government. It began with allegations that Christmas parties had been held in Downing Street during the lockdown of 2020 and has escalated into open...
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Moscow demands NATO give up military activity in Eastern Europe
Dec 20, 2021 08:20 am UTC| Politics
Tensions remain between Russia and Ukraine with the possibility of turning into an all-out military conflict. In an effort to negotiate with the West, Moscow has demanded that NATO stop its military activities in Eastern...
Dec 20, 2021 05:57 am UTC| Politics
Former US President Donald Trump is facing a series of lawsuits and investigations, some of which involve his businesses. According to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston, Trump may be indicted soon for...
Dec 20, 2021 05:19 am UTC| Politics
The damning text messages to Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows revealed that several Republican lawmakers were involved in the plot to overturn the 2020 elections. One of the key organizers of the Stop the Steal rally that...
Afghanistan: Taliban government resumes issuing passports
Dec 20, 2021 04:47 am UTC| Politics
Many in Afghanistan are still seeking to flee the country as it continues to face a humanitarian and economic crisis under the control of the Taliban. The insurgent group-backed government has announced that they will...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects