Nancy Pelosi opens Joe Biden's State of the Union address to all members of Congress
Feb 22, 2022 10:38 am UTC| Politics
This year marks another State of the Union address for US President Joe Biden. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released guidelines for the upcoming event, which now opened the chamber for all members of Congress to...
Iran lawmakers set conditions for return to nuclear deal
Feb 22, 2022 10:28 am UTC| Politics
Negotiations still continue between Iran and other western powers in an effort to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. The Iranian parliament has also showed the desire to return to the agreement, with lawmakers setting...
Afghanistan: UNICEF to pay stipend to teachers as 'emergency support'
Feb 22, 2022 09:37 am UTC| Politics
Along with a humanitarian crisis, Afghanistan also faces an economic one, as many have not been paid their monthly salaries following the Wests military withdrawal and the Talibans takeover. UNICEF has announced that it...
Feb 22, 2022 09:14 am UTC| Politics
US Vice President Kamala Harris met and spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz during the Munich Security Conference. Harris and Gantz discussed the ongoing negotiations to revive the nuclear deal with Iran as...
Feb 22, 2022 07:32 am UTC| Politics
The recent move by Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognize the Ukrainian regions of Donbas and Luhansk as independent countries were met with international condemnation. With concerns of a further invasion of...
Joe Biden orders sanctions against Donbas, Luhansk
Feb 22, 2022 06:39 am UTC| Politics
Washington has immediately responded to the decree Russian President Vladimir Putin made in declaring two parts of eastern Ukraine as independent territories backed by Moscow. US President Joe Biden has ordered sanctions...
Melania Trump slams rejection of donation to computer science school
Feb 21, 2022 11:35 am UTC| Politics
Former first lady Melania Trump appears to not be very lucky when making charitable contributions. Mrs. Trump lashed out in response to a computer science schools rejection of her contribution. In a statement on her...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects