Katowice, Poland | AFP | – The refusal of the United States and Saudi Arabia to embrace a landmark environmental report has unsettled UN talks to breathe life back into the Paris climate pact, negotiators and observers said Monday. It may also signal more direct involvement of Donald Trump’s White House, they said, in the […]
Middle East Women Won Changes, Rights in ’18 Despite Backlash
Dubai, United Arab Emirates | AFP | – Women rights defenders have stood up for change across the Middle East and North Africa in 2018 despite a plethora of abuse from governments and armed groups, Amnesty International said Monday. Paying tribute to women activists in a report released on Human Rights Day, Amnesty said they […]
All the Ways Charlottesville Survivors Continue Fight against Racism
Charlottesville, Va | AFP | – As the jury delivered its guilty verdict against a neo-Nazi accused of murder for ramming his car into a group of counter-protesters at a white supremacist rally last year, Wednesday “Al” Bowie burst into tears of joy. “I’m feeling the best I’ve felt in almost a year and a […]
Top 5 Must-Know Revelations in Russia Probe
Washington, DC | (AFP) | – US President Donald Trump has repeatedly called Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election — and possible collusion with Trump campaign officials — a “witch hunt” New filings by federal prosecutors have brought major revelations about Russian efforts to forge links to US President […]
Russian Sought ‘Synergy’ with Trump Campaign in 2015: Mueller
Washington, United States | AFP | – Russians reached out to President Donald Trump’s then-personal lawyer Michael Cohen in November 2015 seeking to establish cooperation with the Trump’s election campaign, Special Counsel Robert Mueller said A high-placed Russian offered Donald Trump’s presidential campaign “synergy on a government level” in November 2015, well before previous reported […]
Are Trump & Khashoggi Case dragging down SecDef Mattis, Last Adult in Room?
Washington, DC (AFP) | – US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis tells Pentagon reporters he has seen ‘no smoking gun’ tying the Saudi crown prince to Khashoggi’s killing US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, who has enjoyed a level of bipartisan support rarely seen in Washington, is facing mounting public criticism amid the fallout from the slaying […]
Trump Nominee admits Afghan Security Losses May not be Sustainable
Washington, DC (AFP) – Lieutenant General Kenneth McKenzie, nominee to lead Central Command, testifies during a Senate Armed Service Committee confirmation hearing The death toll among Afghanistan’s security forces will no longer be sustainable unless urgent measures are taken to address recruiting and training issues, a top US general said Tuesday. Since the start of […]
Mueller Lenient toward Flynn because of ‘Substantial Assistance’ in Trump Probe
Washington, United States | AFP | – (AFP) Michael Flynn’s guilty plea was the first secured by the investigation into alleged collusion between Donald Trump’s election campaign and Russia Robert Mueller, the special prosecutor in charge of the Russia election meddling probe, recommended Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor Michael Flynn face […]
Grassroots at COP24 Demand end of Coal as Poland Lobbies for It
Campaign groups representing citizens from across the world demanded Tuesday that big energy leaves coal in the ground as COP24 host Poland pushed for protections allowing it to continue burning fossil fuel. With nations locked in UN climate talks aimed at heading off runaway global warming, many parts of the world are already dealing with […]
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