President-elect Donald Trump on December 22 pledged to ‘stop the transgender lunacy’ on day one of his presidency, as Republicans – set to control both chambers of Congress and the White House – continue their push against LGBTQ rights. David Smith tells us more. Source link
Two US Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea in ‘an apparent case of friendly fire’ on December 22. Both pilots survived. The incident, though not a result of hostile fire, underscores how dangerous Yemen’s Red Sea corridor has become. Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels later claimed they ‘targeted’ the aircraft carrier USS Harry … Read more
Washington: The BJP recently accused the US State Department and “deep state” elements in Washington of trying to destabilize India. The BJP also accused a group of investigative journalists and the opposition Congress Party of collaborating with the US deep state to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. These allegations were surprising because the two … Read more
The first attempt to carry out Friday’s deadly attack at a Magdeburg Christmas market came less than an hour after the attack. False rumors spread that there were five attackers, three of whom were still at large, that they had arrived in Germany as refugees from Syria in 2015 and 2016, and that it was … Read more
Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, is rebuilding his government following the fall of the Assad regime. At a meeting with the Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan, he vowed that all weapons in the territory would be brought under government control. Source link
France observed a minute of silence on December 23 for the victims of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte. Source link
Donald Trump pledged to ‘stop transgender lunacy’ on day one of his presidency, threatened to retake control of the Panama Canal, and doubled down on his anti-immigration stance. The Republican president-elect made these comments during his first major rally since winning the White House on November 5. Source link
In his speech on December 22, which amounted to something of a victory lap, Donald Trump made expansive promises for his second term – and drew a dark picture of the four years preceding it, under President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the latter of whom he defeated in the 2024 election. Source … Read more
Saudi Arabia had warned Germany about the suspect in the Magdeburg Christmas market attack and had requested his extradition before the deadly incident, according to a source close to the Saudi government. Source link
Washington— President Joe Biden announced Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, a vocal supporter of capital punishment expansion, takes office, commuting their sentences to life. Are turning into imprisonment. The move protects the lives of people convicted of murders, … Read more