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U.S President Calls For More Police Funding To Fight Crime Wave
Published: 2021-06-24
Views: 895 Author: Contributor Published In: Politics United States President, Joe Biden has unveiled a plan that includes funding more police to combat a nationwide surge in homicides. Mr. Biden's crime-fighting strategy calls for curtailing rogue gun dealers and firearms trafficking while blaming the increase in homicides on lax gun control. Announcing this at the White House yesterday, the president also highlighted his five-point strategy, urged cities and states to use the $350bn (£250bn) funding from a Covid-19 relief bill on public safety efforts. The effort should include . . . .
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China Goes Into Crisis Management Mode On Balloon Fallout
Published: 2023-02-12
Views: 415 Author: Editorial Published In: Politics China is optimistic that there will soon be an easing of tensions with the United States in the months ahead. China’s Foreign Ministry expressed this as China would “welcome” a visit from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The expected visit is viewed by Beijing as an opportunity to help strengthen its economy and repair fraught diplomatic ties. Meanwhile, China has maintained that the vessel, which was shot down by the US over the Atlantic Ocean was a weather balloon thrown off course. . . . .
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White House Defends Shooting Down Three Aerial Objects
Published: 2023-02-15
Views: 126 Author: Editorial Published In: Politics The White House has defended President Joe Biden’s decision to shoot down three low-flying, aerial objects over U.S. and Canadian airspace. According to CNBC, John Kirby, a spokesman for the National Security Council, said at a White House briefing said there have not yet been able to definitively assess what the recent objects are There is no specific reasons to suspect that they were conducting surveillance of any kind, we couldn’t rule that out,” Kirby added. Each of the three crafts was . . . .
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Harry And Meghan Expected To Attend King Charles Coronation
Published: 2023-02-15
Views: 135 Author: Editorial Published In: Politics Harry and Meghan are expected to attend the Coronation of King Charles III. Invitations to the coronation event are expected to be sent out shortly, at which point the ball will be in Harry and Meghan's court as they decide whether or not to attend, the Daily Mail reports. The Mirror disclosed that a source close to the family said that despite some royals had been "spitting feathers" about some of the allegations leveled by Prince Harry in his memoir, they are still expecting the Sussexes to . . . .
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Mexico’s President, Obrador Accuses Protesters
Published: 2023-03-03
Views: 136 Author: Editorial Published In: Politics Mexico’s President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador has dismissed concerns about his plan to shrink the country’s electoral watchdog. He has since accused protesters of links to drug traffickers. Images of a mass protest in Mexico City showed tens of thousands of people wearing pink accusing López Obrador of partisanship. According to CNN, Mexican lawmakers had in the previous week approved a bill backed by the president to slash the budget of the agency, which could lead to an 85 . . . .
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China-US: China Warns Of Conflict With US, Defends Russia Ties
Published: 2023-03-08
Views: 131 Author: Editorial Published In: Politics China has warned that “conflict and confrontation” with the United States is inevitable if Washington does not change course. The new China Foreign Minister Qin Gang gave this warning while delivering a stern and wide-ranging rebuke of US policies for his first press conference in the new role. According to CNN, Mr Qin, who was until recently China’s ambassador to the US, built up a reputation for being careful and accomplished diplomat while overseas. He highlighted China’s foreign policy for . . . .
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U.S.-U.K.-Australia Nuclear Submarine Deal; China Issues Caution
Published: 2023-03-17
Views: 194 Author: Editorial Published In: Politics China has warned that the U.S. and its nuclear allies were heading down a "path of error and danger" The US nuclear allies are Australia and the United Kingdom. This warning came after they unveiled a deal that sees Australia purchasing nuclear-powered attack submarines. The submarine purchase is aimed at modernizing Australia's fleet amid growing concern about China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region. CBS News reports that the partnership between the three nations, announced in 2021, enabled Australia . . . .
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Alaska: Biden Approves Controversial Willow Oil Project
Published: 2023-03-17
Views: 212 Author: Editorial Published In: Politics The Biden administration has approved the massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska, angering climate advocates and setting the stage for a court challenge. According to CNN, the Willow Project is a decades-long oil drilling venture in the National Petroleum Reserve, which is owned by the federal government. The project is expected to generate enough oil to release 9.2 million metric tons of planet-warming carbon pollution a year – equivalent to adding 2 million gas-powered cars to the roads. The area where the . . . .
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Biden Vows To Protect Lands In Texas And Nevada
Published: 2023-03-27
Views: 188 Author: Lilytoo Published In: Politics President Biden has designated two new national monuments as part of his pledge to protect 30 percent of America’s lands and waters by 2030. The president will sign proclamations to protect Castner Range, putting nearly 514,000 acres off-limits to development. According to the Washington Post, a White House official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the announcement was not yet public, noted that the moves reflect the administration’s efforts to protect wildlife while slashing planet-warming emissions by preventing mining and oil drilling . . . .
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Finland Joins NATO Officially, Flag Raised In Headquarters
Published: 2023-04-06
Views: 132 Author: Editorial Published In: Politics Finland has become the 31st member of the Nato security alliance. The Finnish foreign minister who handed the accession document to the US secretary of state and declared Finland a member said Finland’s flag will soon be raised at the alliance's headquarters. According to BBC, Finland shares a 1,340-km (832-mile) eastern frontier with Russia and formally applied to join Nato with Sweden last May because of Russia's war. Finland and Sweden had previously both adopted a policy of . . . .
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Biden Signs Bill Ending COVID-19 National Emergency
Published: 2023-04-13
Views: 235 Author: Editorial Published In: Politics President Joe Biden has signed a bill terminating the national emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic. This came a day before the White House had said the president would unilaterally end national emergency declarations related to the pandemic. According to CBSNews, the White House had opposed the GOP-proposed measure, which gained some bipartisan support in Congress, even though the White House planned to end emergency declarations on May 11. It is believed that the end of COVID emergency will bring changes across U.S. health care . . . .
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Jacinda Returns To Harvard University After Politics
Published: 2023-04-25
Views: 173 Author: Editorial Published In: Politics Former leader of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern has revealed that she is heading to Harvard University under two fellowships. After stepping down, she is swapping the rough and tumble of politics for a stint of quiet reflection within academia overseas. According to a news release by Harvard made available to CNN, Jacinda was appointed to dual fellowships at the Harvard Kennedy School, the university’s School of public Policy and Government, She will serve as the Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellow, a program . . . .
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Palestinian Journalist Dies In Prison
Published: 2023-05-04
Views: 139 Author: Editorial Published In: Politics A Palestinian journalist, Khader Adnan has died in an Israeli prison. Khader allegedly affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group died after nearly three months on a hunger strike. According to the Israeli prison service, Adnan “refused to undergo medical tests and receive medical treatment” and “was found unconscious in his cell”. Adnan began his hunger strike shortly after being arrested on February 5. Al Jazeera reports that Adnan . . . .
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Kremlin Attack: US Denies Involvement.
Published: 2023-05-04
Views: 180 Author: Editorial Published In: Politics The White House has denied Russian claims that the US masterminded an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin. In a statement by the Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov claimed that the US was responsible for the incident, alleging that Ukraine carried out the attack under instruction from Washington. The White House's national security spokesperson, John Kirby, told CNN that the claims were false, and that the US does not encourage Ukraine to strike outside of its borders. Earlier, the Kremlin . . . .
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Russia Celebrates Victory Day At A Lower Key
Published: 2023-05-09
Views: 120 Author: Editorial Published In: Politics Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that a “real war” is being waged against Russia. He made the statement as the country celebrates Victory Day with many mass events canceled over security concerns after last week’s drone attack on the Kremlin. In his speech, according to Washington Post, President Putin who blamed the war on the “Western elites” added that Ukraine had become “hostage to a coup d'etat and the criminal regime formed . . . .
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Attacker Of Connolly Staffers Identified - Police
Published: 2023-05-18
Views: 137 Author: Editorial Published In: Politics U.S. Capitol Police identified the suspect wielding a metal baseball bat as 49-year-old Xuan Kha Tran Pham. According to the police, Xuan Kha Tran Pham of Fairfax attacked two members of Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly's staff at his district office in northern Virginia. CBS News reports that he is now in custody and faces charges of aggravated malicious wounding and malicious wounding. The incident happened when the suspect arrived at Connolly's office where the congressman was at a ribbon-cutting event at . . . .
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US Denies Belgorod Incursion Into Russia
Published: 2023-05-24
Views: 165 Author: Editorial Published In: Politics The US has denied an incursion into Russia - which Moscow says ended in the defeat of armed insurgents who entered from Ukraine. Parts of the border region of Belgorod came under attack on Monday, in one of the largest cross-border raids since Russia invaded its neighbour last year. CNN reported that Russia had released pictures of abandoned or damaged Western military vehicles, including US-made Humvees. The US insisted it did not "encourage or enable strikes inside of Russia". A state department spokesman acknowledged reports "circulating on . . . .
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Criminal Investigation: Trump Served With Notification Letter
Published: 2023-06-08
Views: 256 Author: Editorial Published In: Politics Former US President Donald Trump had been notified by letter that he was the subject of a criminal investigation. Mr Trump faces a criminal investigation over the handling of classified files after he left Washington. A move by federal prosecutors to notify the ex-president of a criminal probe suggests he could soon faces charges. If that happened, it would be the second indictment of Mr Trump, who is campaigning once again to be president. US media reports that prosecutors have . . . .
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Blinken To Visit China Over Bilateral Relations
Published: 2023-06-15
Views: 261 Author: Editorial Published In: Politics US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to embark on a significant trip to Beijing this weekend, marking a crucial moment for the Biden administration's complex relationship with China. According to CNN, this visit comes as the United States seeks to restore regular channels of communication with China amidst ongoing tensions between the two nations, including recent military-related incidents. Originally planned for early February, Blinken's trip was postponed due to a Chinese spy balloon incident in the US. As the first Cabinet official to travel to China . . . .
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F-22 Fighter Jets To Middle East To Deter 'unsafe' Russian Aircraft - US Air Force
Published: 2023-06-15
Views: 695 Author: Editorial Published In: Politics In an effort to deter what has been described as "unsafe and unprofessional" behavior by Russian aircraft in the Middle East, the US Air Force has deployed F-22 Raptor jets, according to the US military's Central Command. The F-22 Raptor jets are fifth-generation stealth fighters and represent some of the most advanced aircraft in the US Air Force's arsenal. This deployment comes as the US expresses growing concerns over increasingly aggressive actions by Russian pilots in the vicinity of American troops operating alongside Kurdish forces in . . . .
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Trump Bid To Shut Down Fulton County Probe Dismissed
Published: 2023-07-18
Views: 283 Author: Editorial Published In: Politics The Georgia Supreme Court has rejected a legal attempt by former President Donald Trump to halt the Fulton County criminal investigation into his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. In a unanimous decision, the court stated that Trump had not demonstrated the "extraordinary circumstances" necessary for their intervention. Although this legal challenge was dismissed, Trump still faces other pending legal battles related to the Fulton County criminal investigation. Trump had requested the court to dismiss the evidence collected in the . . . .
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