July 13, 2022
Sri Lanka: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees the country on military jet
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the country on a military jet, amid mass protests over its economic crisis. The country's air force confirmed the 73-year-old flew to the Maldives with his wife and two security officials. They…
June 30, 2022
Supreme Court limits Biden’s power to cut emissions
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has lost some of its power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The landmark ruling by the US Supreme Court represents a major setback to President Joe Biden's climate plans. Environmental campaigners have…
June 29, 2022
Former White House aide delivers bombshell testimony at surprise Jan. 6 hearing
The House select committee investigating the Capitol attack held a surprise hearing Tuesday, with Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, delivering bombshell testimony. Hutchinson, in a nearly two-hour…
June 28, 2022
40 found dead in abandoned lorry in Texas
46 people, believed to be migrants, have been found dead in an abandoned lorry on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas. A fire official said 16 people including four children had also been taken to hospital. The survivors were "hot to the touch" and…
June 27, 2022
Congress reacts to the overturning of Roe v. Wade
Calls to protect members of the judicial branch are growing after violence infiltrated protests over the weekend following the reversal of Roe v. Wade Friday. An off-duty Providence, Rhode Island police officer who’s running for office as a…
June 25, 2022
UN Chief Says World Faces ‘Real Risk’ of Multiple Famines This Year
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told an international conference on food security Friday that the world is facing the “real risk” of multiple famines this year and that 2023 could be even worse. “The war in Ukraine has compounded problems…
June 25, 2022
Supreme Court strikes down New York law limiting carrying of concealed guns in public for self-defense
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 6-3 to strike down a century-old New York state law that requires gun owners to show "proper cause" -- or a specific special need -- to carry a handgun in public. The case is widely seen as a test of whether…
June 20, 2022
Russia blockading Ukrainian grain is a ‘real war crime’
Russia's blockade of millions of tonnes of Ukrainian grain is a "real war crime", says EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell."It is inconceivable - one cannot imagine that millions of tonnes of wheat remain blocked in Ukraine while in the rest of…
June 15, 2022
President Biden blames Republicans for blocking his plan to fight inflation
President Joe Biden delivered fired-up remarks on the economy before a friendly, cheering audience of union workers in Philadelphia Tuesday -- acknowledging inflation, and high food and gas prices while noting his plans to try to ease the economic…
June 14, 2022
31 arrested with shields, riot gear near Pride parade in Idaho
Police in a small Idaho city arrested 31 people allegedly affiliated with a white nationalist group near a Pride parade, authorities announced on Saturday. People associated with the group “Patriot Front” allegedly had shields, shin guards, and…