Oct 12, 2021 05:57 am UTC| Politics
Not long after the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol, many Republican lawmakers, especially known loyalists of former President Donald Trump, have tried to downplay the events. Recently, a Fox News segment criticized...
Oct 12, 2021 05:51 am UTC| Politics
At the center of the Capitol insurrection, last January 6 is twice-impeached former President Donald Trump, whose mob of supporters sought to derail Congress certification of Joe Bidens victory. As Trump tries to assert...
Joe Biden restores protections to three national monuments
Oct 11, 2021 09:38 am UTC| Politics
US President Joe Biden has reversed several of his immediate predecessor Donald Trumps policies since taking office in January. Bidens most recent reversal involves three national monuments, restoring the protections to...
Capitol insurrection: House Committee serves subpoena to Dan Scavino
Oct 11, 2021 08:47 am UTC| Politics
The bipartisan House Committee investigating the Capitol insurrection of January 6 has already issued subpoenas to several high-profile Trump officials. After initially being unable to track down one Trump aide, the...
Afghanistan: 50 people killed in suicide bomb blast in Kunduz mosque
Oct 11, 2021 07:56 am UTC| Politics
Another instance of an assault in Afghanistan has occurred as of late following the takeover of the Taliban and the collapse of the western-backed Afghan government. Last week, another suicide bombing occurred at a Shiite...
Nancy Pelosi meets with Pope Francis
Oct 11, 2021 06:41 am UTC| Politics
The near-total abortion ban that was signed into law in Texas has restarted the debate amongst lawmakers, especially as the law may once again be challenged in the Supreme Court. In the midst of the debate, House Speaker...
South China Sea: 'Strategic ambiguity' of the US' military support of Taiwan a concern to China
Oct 11, 2021 06:15 am UTC| Politics
In the midst of conflicts over the South China Sea, there is also the matter of Chinas plans to reunite Taiwan with the mainland. Following a recent speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping, an expert has said that the...
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’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects