news2shortsPresident Donald Trump derided former Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., as “not equipped mentally” after he went from being the face of the GOP in the upper chamber to opposing his entire conference and voting with the Democrats on Trump’s key Cabinet nominations in just a matter of months. “He wasn’t equipped ten years … Read more
Principled, charismatic and humorous, the murdered Russian opposition leader was everything Vladimir Putin is not It is exactly one year since Alexei Navalny, Russia’s best-known opposition leader and anti-corruption activist, was murdered in an Arctic penal colony by Vladimir Putin’s regime. Countless other political opponents, critics and dissidents have been killed, jailed or exiled since … Read more
Chilean finishes on 13 under to beat Abraham Ancer by two shots Fireballs GC take home team crown at the Grange Golf Club Chile’s Joaquin Niemann has produced a stunning final round to win LIV Golf’s Adelaide tournament. Niemann carded a stellar seven-under 65 on Sunday at the Grange Golf Club to pip Mexican Abraham … Read more
America is in retreat from its underappreciated good works around the world. Europe needs to act – and Brexit only hinders this essential response In July 1817, Lord Amherst, the leader of a British delegation to China, stopped on his return journey at Saint Helena and met the exiled Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon had seldom been … Read more
As Donald Trump and his officials rip up three years of US rhetoric on supporting Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is walking an unenviable diplomatic tightrope Volodymyr Zelenskyy has had some tough weeks in the past three years, but this past one may be up there with the worst of them. Back on Monday, in an hour-long … Read more
The betrayal of Ukraine is a final warning to the UK and its continental allies to put a lot more energy and money into rebuilding their defences It was, Sir Keir Starmer told members of his inner circle, one of his most meaningful visits abroad. In the middle of last month, he flew to Kyiv … Read more
Language can ‘open eyes’, Salman Rushdie wrote, yet still ideas of profanity are being used to silence dissenting voices ‘Whatever the attack was about, it wasn’t about The Satanic Verses.” So insists Salman Rushdie in Knife, his “Meditations After an Attempted Murder”, written after he almost lost his life in a ferocious assault in Chautauqua, … Read more
San Antonio duo DQ’d for not taking ‘valid’ shots McClung pulls off first NBA dunk contest three-peat Heat’s Tyler Herro wins three-point competition Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul made history on All-Star Saturday night. The wrong type of history, that is. Continue reading…
President Trump’s administration is attempting to un-fire some nuclear security workers who were dismissed earlier this week. On Friday, National Nuclear Security Administration officials attempted to notify some employees who had been let go the day before that they are now due to be reinstated. NBC News’ Aaron Gilchrist has the latest.
The Department of Justice fired multiple immigration judges Friday, according to two sources familiar with the decision and a statement from one of the judges on LinkedIn.
