Year: 2022

President Joe Biden told Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky that the United States stands ready to respond forcefully if there is any aggression from Russia. An urgent drive to diplomatically defuse the ongoing military standoff happening […]

North Korea Conducts More Missile Testing as US Signals for Diplomacy

North Korea fired two more short-range ballistic missiles into the water, marking the sixth missile test this month. It comes as the State Department said that the United States is ready to engage in serious, […]

Honduras’ First Female President Sworn In

The first female president in Honduras has now been sworn in. Xiomara Castro has been sworn in as president amid an ongoing political crisis in the country that could threaten her plans for the country. At […]

Holocaust Graphic Novel ‘Maus’ Banned by Tennessee School Board

A day before International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a Tennessee school board voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust from the curriculum. The graphic novel “Maus” is about Polish Jews who survived […]

Lavrov: Moscow Wants No War, But Won’t Allow Ignoring of Its Interests

Moscow does not want war but will not allow the West to grossly ignore its interests, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov commented speaking to four major Russian radio stations on Friday. Lavrov stressed that the […]

Sullivan Says the US Sent Russia Counter-Proposals on Arms Control

US ambassador to Moscow, John Sullivan, who delivered on Wednesday Washington’s written response to Russian proposals for security guarantees to the Russian Foreign Ministry, says that the response includes counterproposals in the sphere of arms […]

Europe Can’t Completely Replace Russian Gas

The alleged possibility of Russia invading Ukraine, the idea the mainstream media is propelling despite Russia denying it as unfounded, could throw into question the ability of the European countries to keep the heat on […]

Google to Push India’s Digitization with $1B Investment

As part of the “Google for India Digitization Fund” launched in 2020, Google will provide affordable access to smartphones to more than a billion Indians and speed up the use of cloud-based computing for business […]

Germany to Axe Nord Stream 2 if Moscow Invades Ukraine

In a significant strengthening of the West’s previous position, Germany appears to have agreed with the United States to axe the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline if Russia invades Ukraine. Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena […]

Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans Jumped 567% in San Francisco

Hate crimes against Anti-Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) jumped an astounding 567 percent in San Francisco from 2020 to 2021. Data released by the San Francisco police department paints a bad reality of hate […]

Supreme Court Justice Breyer to Retire

President Joe Biden is about to have his first opportunity to choose a Supreme Court justice. Justice Stephen Breyer announced he will be retiring after nearly three decades on the Supreme Court. The high court’s […]

The US Rejects Russian Demand to Bar Ukraine from NATO

The United States has formally rejected Russia’s demand to bar Ukraine from joining the NATO alliance. The formal response comes amid warnings that Russia may soon stage a military invasion of its neighbor. U.S. Secretary […]

Texan Charged for Selling Gun to Man Who Held Hostages at Synagogue

A man in Texas has been charged with federal firearm crimes in relation to the recent synagogue hostage. The U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of Texas said that the man allegedly sold a pistol […]

Prince Andrew Denies Close Friendship with Ghislaine Maxwell

Prince Andrew has denied that convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell was a close friend. The denial was made in an 11-page court document filed by the royal’s legal team. It was one of many claims that […]

Biden’s Executive Order Made Sexual Harassment Military Crime

Sexual harassment has been made a criminal offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice after US President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday. Adding he had made the move in honor of […]

Russia Accuses the US of Giving Neo-Nazis ‘Carte Blanche’ in Ukraine

The Russian Embassy in the US has accused Washington of giving political and material support to the Neo-Nazis in Ukraine, which have essentially been given free rein to do what they please in the east […]

The First-Ever UN Tech Envoy Fired After Harassment Probe

The United Nations spokesperson informed on Wednesday that the international body has fired its first-ever technology envoy, Fabrizio Hochschild, after completing an internal accountability process concerning allegations of harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination against […]

Oath Keepers Leader Charged with Sedition Denied Bond

The leader of the right-wing Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes, charged with seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol was denied bond on Wednesday by Magistrate Judge Kimberly Priest […]

January 26, 2022 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Trump vs. Biden, But Voters Want Neither to Run – 2024 Nomination Races – Democracy Working? – Nation United?

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, January 26, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 41%Same as Thursday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 40% (Insider Advantage, Rasmussen) to 43% (Reuters). Biden’s […]

Governments Around the World Used Covid to Erode Human Rights

Corruption levels are at a worldwide standstill, and in some countries, it’s even getting worse. In a whopping 86 percent of countries, the fight against corruption has either worsened or made no progress. Furthermore, many […]

Pfizer and BioNTech Launch Trial of Omicron-Targeted COVID Vaccine

Clinical trials have begun for the new Pfizer and BioNTech vaccination version that is specifically designed to target the latest Covid variant Omicron. Omicron has eluded some of the protection that is provided by the original […]

Australian Open Reverses Ban on ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ Shirts

“Where is Peng Shua?” t-shirts demanded in the crowd of the Australian Open late last week as spectators showed their support for the Chinese tennis star. The Australian tennis tournament was quick to ban the […]

Out-of-Control SpaceX Rocket to Collide with Moon

Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket is about to collide with the moon. It will mark the first time ever that humans have caused an unintentional collision with the moon. Musk’s rocket has been hurdling around space […]

California City Institutes First Gun Ownership Requirements

A city in California became the first in the country to require most gun owners to pay a fee and carry liability insurance. The city council for San Jose, California, voted on Tuesday night to […]

Intel to Invest Billions of Euros in Next-Generation Microchips in EU

US tech giant Intel plans to invest over €80 billion to massively expand its European production facilities, focusing on next-generation microchips measuring two nanometres and smaller, using the latest technology, Christin Eisenschmid, head of Germany […]

Biden Threatens Putin with Personal Sanctions over Ukraine

As Western leaders are stepping up military preparations and making plans to protect Europe from a potential energy supply shock, US President Joe Biden threatened on Tuesday he would consider targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin […]

US Ambassador in Ukraine Says Diplomats Evacuated Out of Caution

The United States ordered an evacuation of families of diplomats from Ukraine out of ‘abundance of caution,’ the embassy’s charge d’affairs, Kristina Kvien, said, reiterating Washington’s belief that Russia could attack any day now if […]

Stoltenberg Claims NATO Won’t Send Combat Troops to Ukraine

NATO will not deploy “combat” troops to Ukraine since a number of its members already have troops in Ukraine engaged in “training” Ukrainian government forces to use weapons systems supplied by the alliance, NATO Secretary-General, […]

DOJ Investigates Fake Trump Electors, Deputy AG Says

The US Department of Justice is investigating fake electors supporting former President Trump during the 2020 presidential election, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said on Tuesday. Monaco said federal prosecutors are now reviewing fake Electoral […]

January 25, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

8,500 U.S. Troops on High Alert for Deployment to Eastern Europe

The United States is getting closer to deploying military forces to Eastern Europe alongside its NATO allies as the Russian threats against Ukraine continue to escalate. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has put 8,500 American […]