Month: January 2023

Delegates are settling into Davos 2023 for the beginning of the annual World Economic Forum meeting. But the World Economic Forum is facing both growing skepticism and competition. The power of Davos is the guest list. […]

Trump: “We’ll Handle That” if DeSantis Challenges Him for 2024

Former president Donald Trump is already after his leading competition for the Republican nomination for the White House in 2024. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to throw his hat into the ring for the […]

TikTok Trying to Win Allies in the US Over Data Concerns

The clock could be ticking for one of the most popular social media apps in the world. TikTok is trying to win more allies in the United States. For years, TikTok has had U.S. lawmakers sounding […]

CIA Director Warned Zelensky of Assassination Threat at Secret Meeting Before Invasion

CIA Director Bill Burns met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on a secret trip to Kyiv ahead of the Russian invasion last year to tell him the Russians were plotting to assassinate him. One year […]

Study Finds US Freshwater Fish Highly Contaminated with ‘Forever Chemicals’

A new study found bad news for fish fans. Eating just one serving of freshwater fish could have the same effect as drinking water heavily polluted with “forever chemicals” for an entire month, a new study […]

Senior US Diplomats in Quiet Peacemaking Offensive in Iraq, Jordan

US President Joe Biden’s top White House adviser on the Middle East is on a hush-hush mission to patch up widening rifts between traditional allies of Washington in the region, according to sources familiar with […]

No Visitor Logs for Biden’s Delaware Home, the White House Claims

Since President Joe Biden’s house in Wilmington, Delaware – where classified documents from his vice-presidential days were found- is a private residence, no visitor logs exist for it, the White House Counsel’s office said on […]

As Another Major Storm Lashes California, It Faces Weeks of Cleanup

California officials warned it could take weeks to clean up after weeks of heavy rains, snow, and flooding as California was being lashed Monday by what’s likely to be the final in a string of […]

Republicans Blast Biden for Calling Them ‘Fiscally Demented’

Several Republican lawmakers blasted President Joe Biden after he called them ‘fiscally demented’ on Monday while speaking at Al Sharpton’s National Action Network (NAN) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event. Speaking out about Biden’s dig, […]

Croatian President Says US, NATO Waging ‘Proxy War’ Against Russia

Washington and NATO are waging a proxy war against Russia through Ukraine, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic has claimed as quoted by media outlet Istra24. Speaking to Croatian reporters in the city of Vukovar on Sunday, […]

An Unknown, But Crucial Election in Wisconsin

There is a massive election happening this year, arguably the most important election in the United States in 2023. A spring state Supreme Court race in Wisconsin has serious implications for politics across the nation. […]

Republicans Want Biden Home Visitor Logs – But Not Trump’s

The House Republicans are calling for the release of visitor logs for President Joe Biden’s home in Delaware. The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee James Comer (Ky) on Sunday demanded visitor logs for […]

Why Companies Are Recruiting In Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is becoming a regional leader in attracting the best talent, according to recruiters who work in the Middle East. John Armstrong, founder and managing director of recruitment agency JCA Associates, wrote for the […]

Anti-Vax Org Says Famous Vaccinologist Has Conflict of Interest with Pfizer

Children’s Health Defense, an American nonprofit anti-vaccination group, published an article last week about a vaccinologist who was formerly a paid Pfizer consultant. The article said that Dr. Kathryn Edwards, a well-known vaccinologist who served […]

Climate Envoy Kerry Outlines Carbon Offset Initiative for Developing Nations

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry outlined a carbon offset plan to help developing nations speed up their energy transition. On Sunday, Kerry outlined core principles for a “high-integrity” carbon offset plan, as well as the […]

NYC Mayor Demands Federal Government to Do More to Secure Border

The federal government has to take a bigger, more proactive role in addressing the migrant crisis at the US-Mexico border that is overwhelming city officials, New York City Democratic Mayor demanded on Sunday. Mayor Eric […]

Ohio Measles Outbreak Propelled by Low Vaccination Rate among Children

Although the United States was declared measles-free in 2000, a recent outbreak in Ohio is raising concerns about the disease spread enhanced by the possibility that low vaccination rates among children might lead to additional […]

US Troop Presence in Iraq Got the Support of PM al-Sudani

In an interview for The Wall Street Journal published Sunday, his first US interview since taking office in October, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani defended the open-ended presence of US and other foreign troops […]

US, UAE to Invest $20bn 15 GW of New Clean Energy Projects

In the first wave of investment under their $100 billion clean energy partnership, the United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed on Sunday to allocate $20 billion to fund 15 gigawatts (GW) of […]

Twitter Workers Can’t Pursue Class-Action Lawsuit, Judge Says

Laid-off Twitter workers who are suing the social media company over their termination must pursue claims in individual arbitration and not a class-action lawsuit after a judge ruled that they must drop their group suit. […]

Refinitiv Data Shows Global Imports of LNG Hit All-Time High

The world’s race to reduce and replace supplies of Russian pipeline gas in light of the war in Ukraine has prompted an unprecedented surge in global LNG imports in 2022, according to data from Refinitiv, […]

Le Monde: France Warns Europe of the Risk from US Cyber Defense

Since the war began in Ukraine, the United States has sent several specialized teams to help European countries feeling vulnerable to Russian cyberattacks but France, on the other side, is concerned that this could risk […]

As US Covid Cases Rise, WHO Questions Severity of XBB.1.5

According to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is still gaining ground within the United States, accounting for at least 43% of sequenced cases for the week […]

Five More Classified Docs Found at Biden’s Delaware Home

Five additional pages with classified markings were discovered at US President Joe Biden’s Wilmington, Delaware home on Thursday, and were immediately handed over to Justice Department officials, Biden’s special counsel announced on Saturday. Richard Sauber, […]

Biden Should Be Impeached for War Crimes in Ukraine, Kentucky Dem Says

President Joe Biden should be “immediately” thrown out of office for a series of war crimes committed by his administration, Kentucky progressive Democrat and gubernatorial candidate Geoffrey Young has proposed on Saturday in a post […]

UN Demands Taliban to Reverse Bans on Women After US Call

Members of the UN Security Council urged the Taliban on Friday to immediately reverse all oppressive measures against women and girls, reiterating its previous calls for full, safe, and unhindered access for humanitarian actors regardless […]

US Projected to Hit Debt Ceiling on Jan. 19, Yellen Warns

The United States is projected to reach its roughly $31.4 trillion borrowing limit in less than a week, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday, sharing the debt estimate in a letter to Republican Speaker […]

Possible Link Between Pfizer’s Booster and Strokes, CDC and FDA Say

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) surveillance system flagged a possible link between the new Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent Covid-19 vaccine and strokes in people aged 65 and […]

US Threatens to Freeze Intelligence Cooperation with Serbia

Unhappy with Belgrade’s choice of spy chief, Washington reportedly intends to suspend intelligence cooperation with the country until Serbia rethinks its personnel solutions, N1 claimed on Friday, citing unnamed diplomatic sources. According to the local […]

Court Orders Trump Organization to Pay $1.6m as Tax Fraud Penalty

A New York judge ordered the former US president Donald Trump’s real estate business on Friday to pay a $1.6 million fine after he found it guilty of a 15-year scheme to defraud tax authorities. […]