Iran Accuses Detained French Couple Of Undermining Security
Iran on Wednesday accused a French couple detained in May while on a holiday of allegedly “undermining the security” of the country, the judicial authority said. French teachers’ union official Cecile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris were a...
Platini Loses FIFA Ban Appeal At European Human Rights Court
Former UEFA head Michel Platini has lost his appeal at the European Court of Human Rights against a four-year ban from football over a $2 million (1.8m euro) payment from then FIFA president Sepp Blatter in 2011. A chamber of seven judges at the Strasbourg-based court ruled Thursday that Platini’s “suspension from football-related professional activity was justified”. “The court found in...
US Bars UK, Other Countries From 2025 Visa-Free Travel — Full List
The list of nations that qualify for the US Visa Waiver Program for 2025 was made public on Monday. The United Kingdom was excluded from the program but remains eligible under specific conditions. The list also does not include any African countries, such as Nigeria, Ghana, or South Africa. While most of the VWP list remains unchanged, the addition of Romania marks...
“Ukraine Peace Talks Frozen As NATO Bolsters Defences” – Russia
Russia said Friday that peace talks with Kyiv were on “pause” as President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin still wanted to capture the whole of Ukraine. US President Donald Trump meanwhile warned that he was running out of patience with Putin, and the NATO alliance said it would bolster its eastern front after Russian drones were...
Trump Ineligible To Run For President Over Capitol Attack Role, Court Rules
The Colorado’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that former United States President, Donald Trump, is ineligible to run for the White House because of his role in the 2021 assault on the Capitol by his supporters and should be removed from the state’s primary ballot. The historic decision based on the 14th Amendment, barring Trump from the presidential primary ballot,...
Arms Supplies To Ukraine Is A Political Decision, Pope Francis Describes
Arms supplies to Ukraine are a political decision, Pope Francis told reporters en-route from Kazakhstan on Thursday. In his opinion, the use of weapons for self-defense can be morally justified, but will not lead to peace. "It is a political decision that can be accepted from the moral point of view, on the condition of being moral. There are lots of...
Bishop Who Defied Social Distancing Dies After Contracting COVID-19, Wife Test Positive
A Virginia bishop who defied warnings about the danger of religious gatherings during the pandemic and vowed to keep preaching “unless I’m in jail or the hospital” died over the weekend after contracting COVID-19, his church said. The bishop, Gerald O. Glenn, 66, the founder and pastor of New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Chesterfield, Va., died on Saturday night, according...
“I will rather not impose tariffs on China” -Trump
US President Donald Trump stated that he would "rather not" impose tariffs on China, despite plans to impose high import taxes on America's largest economic rival. Asked in an interview with Fox News if he could make a deal with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Taiwan and trade, Trump replied, “I can do that because we have something that they...
President Biden Will Speak With China’s President on Friday About Russia’s Invasion to Ukraine – Jen Psaki
US President Joe Biden will speak with China’s Xi Jinping on Friday about “managing the competition between our two countries as well as Russia’s war against Ukraine and other issues of mutual concern,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement Thursday. "This is part of our ongoing efforts to maintain open lines of communication between the United...
Derek Chauvin, Arrested For Death Of George Floyd
The officer, who held his knee to the neck of George Floyd, has been arrested in connection with his death, Bringmethenews reports. The arrest of Derek Chauvin was announced by Minnesota DPS Commissioner, John Harrington. Hennepin County Attorney, Mike Freeman, has said he will announce new developments in the Floyd case at 1 pm, suggesting that criminal charges may soon follow....
