Donald Trump lawsuit: Judge grills attorney for ex-POTUS' comments in rape defamation lawsuit
Dec 06, 2021 06:25 am UTC| Politics
Amongst the slew of lawsuits and legal battles against twice-impeached, former President Donald Trump is the rape defamation case filed by columnist E. Jean Carroll. Last week, a federal appeals court heard the oral...
Afghanistan: West criticizes Taliban for 'summary killings' despite amnesty pledge
Dec 06, 2021 05:12 am UTC| Politics
The Taliban is looking to gain international recognition as the new leaders of Afghanistan through the promise of presenting a more moderate approach to governing. However, the recent reports of killings have led a group...
Germany: the three biggest issues facing Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Dec 04, 2021 01:58 am UTC| Politics
Olaf Scholz is soon to be sworn in as the new chancellor of Germany after nearly two months of intense negotiations between the Social Democrats (SPD), Greens, and liberal Free Democrats (FDP). It is a complex coalition...
'One China' principle: what this interesting aspect of diplomacy means for China and Taiwan
Dec 04, 2021 01:56 am UTC| Politics
The tense triangular relationship between the US, China and Taiwan has emerged once again amid escalating military tensions across the Taiwan Strait. The status of the small, densely populated island off the southeast...
Is your state ready to handle the influx of federal funds for expanding broadband?
Dec 04, 2021 01:54 am UTC| Politics
The federal government is pouring billions of dollars into expanding broadband internet access. But its at the state level where the financial rubber meets the fiber-optic road. History suggests some states are ahead of...
Dec 03, 2021 12:52 pm UTC| Politics
Hundreds of the members of the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol were arrested and charged by the feds since the insurrection. One insurrectionist recently made a bizarre request to the courts, asking for permission...
Nancy Pelosi condemns Rep. Lauren Boebert's attacks against Rep. Ilhan Omar
Dec 03, 2021 12:36 pm UTC| Politics
The recent Islamophobic attacks that Colorado GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert made against Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar have also led to internal squabbles in the House Republican caucus. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi blasted Boeberts...
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
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