Photo : iStock Washington: The United States on Thursday urged Russia to treat American volunteers captured while fighting alongside Ukrainian troops as prisoners of war and...
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Jan. 6 hearing Day 3 digs into John Eastman’s lies. Here’s what you need to know.
There were two main takeaways from Thursday’s Jan. 6 committee hearing. First: Lawyer John Eastman’s plan to have Vice President Mike Pence postpone certification of Joe Biden’s 2020...
Continue reading...Thailand a step closer to legalising same-sex marriage; second nation in Asia to do so
Thailand’s first LGBTQ Pride march held June 5 (Photo: Twitter/@ILGA) Bangkok: Thailand inched closer to becoming the second Asian country after Taiwan to legalise same-sex unions....
Continue reading...Trump called his vice president a “wimp” for failing to do his coup
Thursday’s January 6 committee hearing focused heavily on one aspect of former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election: The pressure campaign he levied...
Continue reading...What if there had been no adults in the room on January 6?
The potential collapse of American democracy loomed over the third public hearing of the January 6 select committee: For the first time, the public proceedings directly...
Continue reading...Why Trump probably hated Jan. 6 witness Michael Luttig’s testimony
Michael Luttig, one of the star witnesses in Thursday’s Jan. hearing, likely drove Trump up a wall this afternoon. Luttig is the staunchly conservative former federal...
Continue reading...Biden beefs with oil companies over record profits
President Joe Biden’s sternly worded letter, released Wednesday, urging oil companies to stop price gouging and produce more product, was an exasperated response to a stubborn...
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine War: Around 10,000 civilians still in Ukraine’s Severodonetsk, says regional governor
Ukrainian troops in Severodonetsk region (File image) Photo : AP Kyiv: Russian forces are close to consolidating their position in the city of Severodentsk, the key...
Continue reading...European Leaders back Ukraine’s bid for EU membership
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L), France’s President Emmanuel Macron (Centre) and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) attend a press conference in Kyiv on June 16 Kyiv:...
Continue reading...Third person arrested in slew of gunpoint carjacking robberies in Toronto
A third person has been arrested in connection with an investigation into a slew of carjackings and robberies by gunpoint in Toronto and Durham region. According...
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