Year: 2022

Explosions rocked a massive Russian airbase in Crimea, killing one and injuring others. The series of explosions rocked the key air base and sowed confusion among local officials about the cause and whether Ukraine’s military […]

Trump Suffers Multiple Humiliations With Raid & Ongoing Investigations

Former president Donald Trump’s terrible week has gotten even worse. The former president suffered twin humiliations this week, with a third one looming darkly overhead, as Trump is slated to appear in a court-ordered deposition. It […]

UAE to Ramp Up Cloud Seeding Project to Boost Annual Rainfall

The United Arab Emirates is stepping up cloud seeding programs in order to encourage rainfall and tackle the country’s shortage of natural water resources. Scientists are saying that cloud seeding technology can help to increase […]

Russia Has Taken Over Ukraine’s Internet in Occupied Territories

Several weeks after taking over the southern port city of Kherson in Ukraine, Russian soldiers arrived at local internet service providers’ offices and ordered them to give up control of their networks. Internet providers said […]

Facebook Under Fire for Handing Over Private Messages in Teen Abortion Case

Facebook handed over private chats to the police from its messenger app in an alleged abortion case involving a mother and teen daughter from Nebraska. Now the duo is facing charges. Facebook and its parent company […]

China Releases White Paper on Taiwan Reunification

Although Beijing wants peaceful reunification with Taiwan, foreign meddling means China must retain the use of force as an option, a Chinese white paper has said. China bases its claim of sovereignty over Taiwan on […]

UN Warns Islamic State Threat Grows Despite Leadership Losses

The threat to international peace and security posed by the Islamic State has been rising since the start of the COVID pandemic and continues to persist despite the territorial defeats and leadership losses, the UN’s […]

Unprecedented Number of Police Officers are Ditching the Job

Police in the United States are going through an exodus ‘crisis’ in which the law enforcement officers are leaving their jobs at a rate ‘never seen before’ with some departments seeing hundreds of members leaving, […]

Musk Sells Nearly $7B in Tesla Shares

Months after announcing he wasn’t going to sell any more shares, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold nearly $8 billion worth of Tesla shares between Friday and Tuesday as he prepares to go to court […]

DOJ Under Pressures from GOP For Answers on Trump Raid

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is under increasing pressure from the Republicans to explain its rationale for raiding former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence on Monday. Though neither Trump nor the DOJ has revealed […]

What to Watch in Tuesday’s Primaries

Four states have primary elections today. People are heading to the voting booths in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin on Tuesday for primaries. There is much to look for in the primaries this week. Abortion is […]

Oklahoma Lawmakers Urge Execution Pause Amid Fears Man is Innocent

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Oklahoma has asked the state’s attorney general to call for a new hearing in the case of Richard Glossip, a death row inmate scheduled to be executed in September, […]

Groups Warn Landmark US Climate Bill Will Do More Harm Than Good

The landmark climate bill passed by the Senate this week will do more harm than good to the environment and to climate change, some groups have warned. The bill was passed in the Senate after […]

Father, Son Get Life for Hate Crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s Death

The white father and son who chased down and killed Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia received a second life prison sentence on Monday for federal hate crimes. The sentencing comes months after getting their first life sentencing […]

States Where Abortion Is Illegal Have Worst Support Systems for Mothers

States that have quickly adopted abortion bans are among the least supportive in the nation for mothers and children. After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and eliminated the national constitutional right to an […]

Moscow Temporarily Freezes US Inspections under START

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that Washington has been officially informed through diplomatic channels of a temporary freeze on US inspections of its nuclear weapons under the inspection regime of the New START […]

Saudi Female Entrepreneurs Get Empowering Push by Visa, Al Rajhi Bank

Women in Saudi Arabia are getting a significant push that empowers them by Saudi Islamic bank Al Rajhi Bank and the digital payments giant Visa which are offering financial support to female entrepreneurs. Ali Bailoun, […]

Court Allows Biden to End “Remain in Mexico” Border Policy

After a federal court put an end to the lengthy legal back-and-forth over President Joe Biden’s efforts to end the “Remain in Mexico” border policy, the US border officials suspended on Monday the Trump-era policy. […]

Despite US Sanctions, Lavrov Will Head Russian UN Delegation

The Kremlin announced on Monday that the Russian delegation to the UN General Assembly, scheduled for the end of September in New York, will be led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov […]

FBI Executes Unprecedented Raid at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Home

In an unprecedented move, the FBI raided on Monday former President Donald Trump’s estate home at the Mar-a-Lago as part of the probe of Trump’s alleged mishandling of White House documents – including potentially classified […]

U.S. Senate Approves Massive Bill to Fight Climate Change

The U.S. Senate passed a sweeping $430 billion bill intended to fight climate change, lower drudge prices, and raise some corporate taxes. The bill finally passing the Senate is a major victory for President Joe […]

Yemen’s Houthis Must Act on Taiz to Show Commitment to Truce

Yemen’s internationally recognized government accused the Iran-backed Houthi rebels of failing to reopen roads to the besieged city of Taiz, which is a key element of the major truce agreement between the two sides. Yemen’s […]

Has the Love Affair Between Trump and Fox News Gone Sour?

For years, Donald Trump and Fox News were inseparable. But the right-wing channel has not covered its former sweetheart with its regular fervor lately. Trump was consistently called into the news channel whenever he liked, […]

Gaza Truce Takes Effect Between Israel and Islamic Jihad

A fragile truce between Israel and Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad has taken effect in the Gaza Strip after days of cross-border fighting triggered by surprise Israeli air strikes. President Joe Biden welcomed the agreement, […]

FBI Confirms 45,000 Sexual Complaints Were Made Against Kavanaugh

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) received 4,500 tips about then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and sent thousands of tips to Donald Trump’s White House, who then decided whom the FBI could interview in their […]

German DMB Warns Millions Won’t Be Able to Pay for Heating

The German Tenants’ Association (DMB) fears that at least a third of the lower-income German population will not be able to pay the rising energy bills, urging the government in Berlin to make changes to […]

US Lawmakers Vindicated after Report Shows Most Ukraine Aid is Scam

After a CBS News report showed that only 30% of the Western weapons flooding into Ukraine as military aid are actually making it to the front lines in its conflict with Russia, GOP lawmakers are […]

Indebted Americans Targeted by the US Navy Recruitment Efforts

In an effort to attract new sailors, the US Navy is trying to persuade Americans drowning in debt to join the ranks by offering them to pay off their student loans with enlistment bonuses as […]

Ukrainians Pressure Amnesty to Apologize for Recent Report

After triggering consternation with its recent report in which, among other things, it has accused the Ukrainian armed forces of endangering civilians and violating international humanitarian law, Amnesty International has issued an apology without disavowing […]

NY Mayor Blast Gov. Abbott After Second Migrant Bus Arrives in NYC

After a second bus full of illegal migrants arrived in the city on Sunday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams blasted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, accusing him of using innocent people as political pawns to […]