WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US and Israeli defence chiefs are expected on Thursday (Dec 9) to discuss possible military exercises that would prepare for a worst-case scenario to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities should diplomacy fail and if their nations’ leaders request it, a senior US official told Reuters. The scheduled US talks with visiting Israeli Defence […]
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – The US House passed legislation designed to punish China for its treatment of Uighur Muslims in the country’s Xinjiang province, a move that is sure to anger Beijing and add to rising tension between the world’s two largest economies. The 428-1 vote on the Uighur Forced Labour Prevention Act demonstrated the broad, […]
A man has been charged with arson for setting fire to a 50ft Christmas tree in front of the Fox News headquarters. The artificial tree outside the News Corp building in Manhattan, which also houses The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, caught fire shortly after midnight, police said. Photos and videos showed […]
NEW YORK (AFP) – A chief executive officer who last week laid off 900 employees in a single Zoom call has apologised after he attracted sharp criticism when the video was posted on social media. Vishal Garg, head of online mortgage originator Better.com, convened employees over the video streaming platform and told them “if you […]
WASHINGTON – The United States convenes a sprawling, virtual two-day Summit for Democracy on Thursday (Dec 9) amid a new frost in United States-China relations – not helped by the fact that Taiwan is one of the 110 governments invited. The summit comes at a time when democracy is not only losing ground but may […]
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – An alleged victim testifying in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial said Jeffrey Epstein started sexually abusing her at age 14 but asked if she had “younger friends” after she turned 18. “That’s when I realised I was too old,” said Carolyn, who is testifying in Manhattan federal court only under her first […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Human rights advocate Malala Yousafzai, who survived an attack by the Pakistani Taliban in 2012, argued on Monday (Dec 6) for stronger United States support of Afghan girls and women during a visit to Washington. “Afghanistan right now is the only country where girls do not have access to secondary education. They […]
WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – The United States on Monday (Dec 6) began requiring international travellers to provide proof of a negative coronavirus test taken no more than a day before their flights. The move, intended to limit the spread of the Omicron variant, is causing headaches for many passengers. Previously, fully vaccinated travellers could provide proof […]
A second alleged victim has given evidence in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial, telling the court the British socialite told her she was one of Jeffrey Epstein’s “favourites”. The 59-year-old former girlfriend of Epstein is facing eight charges – including six counts of enticing minors and sex trafficking – all of which she has pleaded […]
The Biden administration has announced it will not send any officials to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in protest of human rights abuses committed by the Chinese Communist Party. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday said the US is sending a ‘clear message’ that the human rights abuses in China mean there […]