Trump Spotted First Time Since Sunday [Photos, Video]
President Donald Trump was seen for the first time in days on Wednesday as he and first lady Melania braved the rain to participate in the wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery for the observance of Veterans Day. Vice President Mike Pence and Trump's daughter and Senior Advisor Ivanka Trump, donning a face mask. also joined the president...
Zelensky Ends South Africa Visit Following Fatal Attack On Kyiv
On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky cancelled a portion of his trip to South Africa after Russia bombarded Kyiv with missiles and drones, killing at least eight people and burying others beneath debris. Ukraine has been battered with aerial attacks throughout Russia’s three-year invasion, but deadly strikes on Kyiv, which is better protected by air defences than other cities, are...
Trump Administration Proposes Closure Of U.S. Embassies In Africa — Report
The Trump administration is considering closing nearly 30 U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide, including several in Africa, as part of a broad strategy to scale back the nation's diplomatic footprint overseas. A CNN report on Wednesday, citing an internal US State Department document, states that the embassies in the Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Lesotho, and South Sudan are...
Kamala Harris To Unveil Plan For US Economy
United States Vice President, Kamala Harris, is expected to take on companies unfairly jacking up prices as she sets out her economic agenda. The vice president, who replaced President Joe Biden atop the ticket last month, has been carried by surging enthusiasm, bolstered by new government figures this week showing inflation cooling. More Americans now trust Harris to handle the economy...
Elon Musk Buys Twitter
Twitter said Monday it has agreed to sell itself to Elon Musk, who will take the company private in a deal valued at around $44 billion. The deal caps off a whirlwind news cycle in which the Tesla and SpaceX CEO became one of Twitter's largest shareh...
Chinese Military Plane Crashes In Residential Area, Killing At Least One
A Chinese military plane crashed in a residential area in central China on Thursday, killing at least one person, China's state-run national broadcaster CCTV said. The plane, a People's Liberation Army Air Force J-7 aircraft, was on a training missio...
President Biden Overturns Trump Ban On Transgender US Troops
US President Joe Biden on Monday overturned Donald Trump’s ban on transgender personnel serving in the military, saying “all Americans” qualified to serve should be able to do so. Biden’s new policy was set in an executive order signed at the White House. “Simply put, transgender service members will no longer be subject to the possibility of discharge or separation on...
Fresh Clashes As NATO Troops Called InTo Northern Kosovo Towns
Nato has condemned as "totally unacceptable" attacks by demonstrators in Kosovo that left at least 30 of its peacekeepers injured. Police and Nato troops clashed with Serb protesters in the north where there has been unrest over the installation of ethnic Albanian mayors. Tear gas and stun grenades were used to deter protesters in Zvecan after they tried to invade a...
Federal Workers Take Legal Action Against Trump’s Plan To Close USAID
U.S. federal workers associations have petitioned a federal high court in Washington to prevent the closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development by the Donald Trump administration. The lawsuit was filed by the American Foreign Service Association and the American Federation of Government Employees. The workers hinge their suit on the argument that USAID is a creation of Congress, which...
Wife Of ‘Murderer’ Derek Chauvin Files For DIVORCE
The wife of ex-cop Derek Chauvin, who knelt on George Floyd’s neck during his brutal arrest, has filed for divorce, her lawyer said. In a statement issued by her lawyer, Kellie Chauvin said on Friday night she will split from her husband, who’s been charged with murdering the 46-year-old black dad in Minneapolis. Chauvin’s legal team at Sekula Law Offices said...
