US President Joe Biden Faces Crucial Week In Fight For Re-election Bid
The United States President, Joe Biden faces a critical week as moves to force him to quit his fight for a second White House term gather pace. The 81-year-old has so far defied calls to step aside after a disastrous debate against election rival Donald Trump last month threw into stark relief fears that he is too old to serve...
Photos Surface Of Heavily Pregnant Nurse Who Died of Coronavirus In UK, But Her Baby Survived
A Heavily pregnant nurse has died after testing positive for coronavirus as her hospital paid tribute to the "fantastic" medic. Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, 28, delivered her baby in an emergency c-section but tragically died soon after on Sunday. Channel 4 News today reported the baby girl is alive and being treated - however it is still unclear if the child, also named...
China Accused Of Hacking US Government Emails – Microsoft
China-based hackers have gained access to the email accounts of around 25 organizations, including government agencies, Microsoft says. The software giant has not provided details of where the government agencies are based. However, the US Department of Commerce has confirmed to the BBC that Microsoft notified it about the attack. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo was among the individuals impacted by the breach,...
Floyd Mayweather Jnr Rated Greatest Boxer Of All Time
Unbeaten American boxer, Floyd Mayweather Jnr has been ranked the greatest boxer of all time while former undisputed world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson did not make the cut. The top 10 list, compiled by respected boxing outlet BoxRec, sees Mayweather Jnr come out comfortably on top, having never tasted defeat during 21 years as a professional. Philipino great Manny Pacquiao ranks...
BREAKING: Spain Covid-19 Death Toll Overtakes China
Spain has Thursday overtaken China to record the world's second-highest death toll from coronavirus. Spanish officials reported 738 new deaths today, the country's biggest daily jump so far, taking the total from 2,696 to 3,434. The figure is now higher than the 3,285 people who have died in mainland China, where the outbreak began in late 2019. Italy still has the world's highest...
Trump To Make Acquisition Of U.S. Citizenship Harder With Revised Civics Test
The Trump administration is moving to make it harder for immigrants to gain U.S. citizenship by reinstating a tougher version of the naturalization civics test first introduced in 2020. The proposed changes would expand the pool of possible questions from 100 to 128 and require applicants to answer 12 out of 20 correctly to pass. The current test requires six...
EU Foreign Ministers Confident That Latest Sanctions Against Russia Will Be Ready Soon
The foreign ministers of Austria and Estonia have spoken about the prospect of an upcoming sixth EU sanctions package against Russia, with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg “confident” that the package will be “done in the next d...
“Palestinian State Will Not Happen” – Netanyahu Tells Western Leaders
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said there would be no Palestinian state, in a message addressed to the leaders of Britain, Australia and Canada after they recognised Palestinian statehood. “I have a clear message for those leaders who recognise a Palestinian state after the horrific massacre on October 7: you are granting a huge reward to terror,” he...
US Suspends Shipment Of Bomb To Israel Over Invasion Of Rafah
The United States paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over fears it would invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, an official said Tuesday, marking the first time in the conflict that President Joe Biden has squeezed military aid to the key US ally. Washington halted the load of 1,800 2,000-lb (907 kg) bombs and 1,700 500-lb...
Trump To Maintain US Food Aid Funding Despite Shutdown
US President Donald Trump appeared to issue a lifeline Friday for low-income Americans reliant on food aid, saying he does not want them to “go hungry” a day before some 42 million people could lose their monthly assistance. In a lengthy Truth Social post, Trump said “Government lawyers do not think we have the legal authority to pay” the Supplemental...
