Month: September 2021

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo) expressed regret over her earlier opposition to gay marriage, saying that she was wrong to hold that view. In an interview with CBS 60 Minutes, Cheney said that the stance she […]

San Marino Votes to End Abortion Ban with Overwhelming Approval

San Marino residents have voted to legalize abortion. In the small state, abortion has been illegal since 1865. Seventy seven percent of voters supported the legalization of abortion. More than 40 percent of the population […]

The governor's bleak remarks come as West Virginia battles with a spike in COVID-19 cases as a result of early vaccine success.

Pfizer Booster Shots Rolled Out in the U.S.

Covid vaccination booster shots were rolled out across the United States this weekend. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized last week a third shot, or a booster shot, of the Pfizer vaccine for the […]

Erdogan Says Turkey Plans to Buy More Russian Defense Systems

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan has said he plans to buy a second batch of missile defense systems from Russia. The move from Turkey is in defiance of the U.S. and despite repeated warnings that it […]

House Democrats Vote to Establish Federal Right to Abortion

The U.S. House of Representatives voted at the end of last week to establish a federal right to abortion. The move comes as a response to the Supreme Court’s refusal to block a Texas law […]

Sullivan to Meet with Saudi Crown Prince during Visit to Saudi Arabia, UAE

US President Biden’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will meet with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his regional trip to the Saudi Arabia and UAE, to reportedly discuss the civil war in […]

China’s Power Pinch Halts Production of Several Apple, Tesla Suppliers

Several Apple and Tesla suppliers have put at risk supply chains in the peak season for electronics goods after halting its production lines at some Chinese factories for several days in order to comply with […]

Biden Praises German SPD’s Narrow Election Win, Says the Party is Solid

“I’ll be darned.” That’s what the President Biden’s reaction was on Germany’s election results when he returned to Washington, but he complimented the projected winner, Bloomberg reports. Spending his weekend at Camp David where he […]

Bombshell Report Claims CIA Wanted to Kill or Snatch Assange in 2017

CIA under Obama may have wanted to ‘tag’ the WikiLeaks founder and other journalists as “information brokers” so it can ramp up their spying on them, but CIA under Trump was planning to kidnap or […]

US Airforce Bomber Escorted over the Pacific by Russian Sukhoi Planes

One US strategic bomber B-52H, which approached Russia’s airspace on Sunday, was escorted out of Russian airspace by three Russian fighters Sukhoi-35S that have been scrambled, Russia’s National Defense Command Center told Russian media quoted […]

Kathy Hochul Launches Purge of Officials Appointed by Andrew Cuomo

Kathy Hochul, the Governor of New York, has started an agency heads purge, as well as the purge on other officials that were appointed by Andrew Cuomo, the former Governor, Fox News informed. According to […]

Mayorkas Admits that 12,000 to 17,000 Migrants from Haiti Were Released into US

Alejandro Mayorkas, the Secretary of Homeland Security has admitted on Sunday that the majority of the migrants coming from Haiti and crossed the US border in the recent weeks, have already entered the US and […]

City Council in Portland Approves Report that Equates Tear Gas as Chemical Weapon

The City Council of Portland has voted on Wednesday to approve a police report that says that the tear gas used for controlling protesters is a “chemical weapon”, urging the Police forces not to wear […]

Abbott to Hire Border Patrol Agents If Biden Decides to Fire them

Greg Abbott, the Governor of Texas vowed to hire the border patrol agents who were accused of whipping migrants from Haiti, if US President Joe Biden decides to fire them, Fox News informed. Abbott stated […]

Judge Blocks Vaccine Mandate Imposed by NYC

A judge in the federal appeals court has blocked the Covid-19 mandate issued by New York City, which is scheduled for enforcement on Monday, and covers all the teachers and other members of staff in […]

Mayorkas Once again Criticizes Border Patrol Agents for Emerged Images

September 25, 2021 Dime

Alejandro Mayorkas, the Homeland Security Secretary once again criticized the horse agents from Border Patrol who made the headlines for blocking Haitian immigrants from getting into the United States, Fox News informed. Mayorkas claimed that […]

Ted Cruz Accuses Biden of Worsening the Haitian Migrant Crisis

September 25, 2021 Dime

Republican Senator Ted Cruz from Texas blasted US President Joe Biden for cancelling the flights that were scheduled for the deportation of the immigrants to Haiti, only to put them in Del Rio, Texas, Fox […]

Gavin Newsom Signs Legislation to Replace the Word ‘Alien’ with ‘Immigrant’, ‘Noncitizen’

September 25, 2021 Dime

Governor of California Gavin Newsom signed Democrat-backed legislation on Friday that is aimed at removing the term alien as a description for migrants in the legal code of the state, Fox News informed. The legislation, […]

September 25, 2021 Bojan Stojkovski

African Leaders Highlight Vaccine Inequity in UNGA Speeches

There is a global inequity of the Covid-19 vaccine distribution, something that came into sharp focus at the UN General Assembly this week. World leaders spoke about the global vaccine availability, with leaders of African […]

September 25, 2021 Bojan Stojkovski

Boris Johnson Speaks on Climate Change at UNGA

UK prime minister Boris Johnson gave a speech at the UN General Assembly urging leaders to take climate change seriously. Johnson said that the upcoming climate summit, to be held in 40 days, will be […]

September 25, 2021 Bojan Stojkovski

Women’s Rights Activist Tells Leaders at UNGA Not to Let the Taliban Fool Them

Sonita Alizadeh, now a rapper and activist, fled Afghanistan with her family the last time the Taliban took over more than two decades ago. Under the previous Taliban rule, women were banned from work and […]

Tim Scott Disappointed that Democrats Walked Away from Negotiating Police Reform

September 24, 2021 Dime

Republican Senator Tim Scott from South Carolina stated that he is very disappointed that his Democrat colleagues stepped away from the negotiating table while the discussion on the bipartisan police reform was still ongoing, Fox […]

President Biden to Get Vaccinated with Booster Shot after FDA, CDC Give Approval

September 24, 2021 Dime

US President Joe Biden, on Friday, stated that he is planning on getting the booster shot of the Pfizer/BioNtech Covid vaccine, after the FDA (the Food and Drug Administration) and the head of CDC (the […]

September 24, 2021 Maja Popovska

The chairman of the House Select Committee probing the tragic Jan. 6 brawl at the Capitol revealed on Thursday that the panel had subpoenaed four top government officials of Donald Trump's administration, together with Mark Meadows and Steve Bannon.

House Subpoenas Trump Admin Officials in Capitol Riot Investigation

The chairman of the House Select Committee probing the tragic Jan. 6 brawl at the Capitol revealed on Thursday that the panel had subpoenaed four top government officials of Donald Trump’s administration, together with Mark […]

September 24, 2021 Maja Popovska

The footage showing Derek Chauvin kneeling on the restrained Floyd's neck for over eight minutes while the officers were making the arrest sparked worldwide anger and the greatest popular uprising witnessed in the United States in decades.

Derek Chauvin to Appeal Court Verdict Regarding George Floyd Murder

Derek Chauvin, an ex-Minneapolis police officer, is going to submit an appeal against his murder charge for the killing of George Floyd with the Minnesota state court of appeals, Reuters reports. In April, a jury convicted Chauvin, […]

Beijing Names Reasons for Deteriorating Relations with the US

Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang named the reasons for the deterioration of relations between Beijing and Washington. In a videoconference hosted by the George W. Bush Foundation and the Jimmy Carter Center, […]

Responding to a request from President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed on Saturday that he had approved $200 million in military aid for Ukraine

Blinken: It Will Take Time to Restore Relations with France

The US will “demonstrate in practice” its desire to restore relations with France, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken stated. Relations between the two countries deteriorated after the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom […]

US Urges Iran to Return to Nuclear Deal Negotiations

Washington urges Iran to return to negotiations on a nuclear deal as soon as possible, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken stressed. Blinken said the US is running out of patience, and the fact that […]

Saudi Arabia Looks to Buy Israel’s Iron Dome Missile Defense System

Riyadh is looking at the possibility to purchase the Iron Dome missile defense systems, manufactured by the Israeli defense technology company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries. According to Israeli media, the Israeli […]

US House Approves Major Defense Policy Bill

On Thursday, the US House of Representatives approved the draft defense budget for the next fiscal year (starting in the country on October 1), worth $778 billion. The initiative was supported by 316 lawmakers, while […]