National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan likened a journalist asking about a report that President Biden had grown angry and swore over tanking poll numbers to a ‘when did you stop beating your spouse question.’ Fox News …
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If you watch the nine-part series ‘Masters of the Air’ on Apple+ you may not notice that it does not spend much time on the civilian casualties brought about by the unrelenting air war waged …
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Politics
Trump trials: Here’s where each case against former president and presumptive GOP nominee stands
Former President Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican nominee for president, will likely spend days in court defending himself against charges in multiple jurisdictions while also crisscrossing the country on the campaign trail until Election Day. …
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Chinese diplomat Wang Kejian met Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Qatar, China’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, the first meeting between a Chinese and Hamas official publicly acknowledged by Beijing since the outbreak of the …
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World
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro indicted for allegedly falsifying Covid vaccination data
Bolsonaro’s closest aide, Lieutenant-Colonel Mauro Cid, and 15 others were also indicted for allegedly participating in the same scheme. Bolsonaro’s lawyer, Fabio Wajngarten, called the indictment “absurd.” “The whole world knows (Bolsonaro’s) personal opinion on the …
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World
Hong Kong passes second national security law, widening crackdown powers and aligning city more closely with mainland China
Hong Kong’s legislature unanimously passed sweeping new powers on Tuesday that critics and analysts warned would align the financial hub’s national security laws more closely with those used on the Chinese mainland and deepen an ongoing crackdown on …
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All but one of the 100 cities with the world’s worst air pollution last year were in Asia, according to a new report, with the climate crisis playing a pivotal role in bad air quality …
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Astronomers are expecting a “new star” to appear in the night sky anytime between now and September, and it promises to be a once-in-a-lifetime celestial sight, according to NASA. The expected brightening event, known as …
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Politics
Trump unable to get $464M appeal bond to stop collection, attorneys say: ‘Practical impossibility’
Former President Trump has not been able to secure a $464 million appeal bond he needs following a New York civil fraud judgment against him, his attorneys say. In a court filing Monday, his lawyers …
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President Biden spoke Monday morning with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as tensions between the U.S. and Israel are escalating over the direction of the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The call between …