US President Joe Biden targeted Donald Trump during a speech on the anniversary of the January 6 Capitol riot, claiming he “rallied the crowd” to attack the Capitol and then watched the destruction unfold on television. Biden accused rioters of attempting to overturn the election results and ”subvert the constitution” while Trump …
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A “landmark” defense deal has been signed by the governments of Australia and Japan, amid increased tensions with China in the Asia-Pacific. The pact sees the two nations commit to reciprocal military access. On Thursday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held a virtual meeting …
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Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers have been allowed to apply for a retrial, after reports emerged that two jurors may have swayed others to convict her for sex trafficking by revealing their own childhood sexual abuse histories. On Wednesday, New York judge Alison Nathan gave the defense until January 19 to submit …
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Bitcoin has seen a sharp decline as protests continue in Kazakhstan, the world’s second-largest mining hub, where internet was shut down, forcing local miners to switch off their equipment. The world’s leading cryptocurrency has dropped to $42,786, which marked a daily drop of nearly 8.5%, extending losses recorded during the …
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World number one Novak Djokovic will not immediately be deported from Australia and can remain in the country until at least Monday, when his case is due to be heard again in court. Djokovic arrived in Melbourne late on Wednesday night local time after being granted a medical exemption to …
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The first plane with Russian peacekeepers on board took off for Kazakhstan early on Thursday, as the Central Asian country remains gripped by violent protests provoked by a sharp hike in fuel prices after the New Year. Footage of the Russian paratroopers embarking on an Ilyushin Il-76 transport plane at Chkalovsky airfield …
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Three law enforcement personnel have been beheaded during violent protests in the Kazakhstani city of Almaty, according to local media reports on Thursday. News of the alleged incidents was broadcast by Nur-Sultan’s state-run TV channel Khabar 24, citing city authorities. Some 353 officers are said to have been injured, so far. The …
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A pair of motorists were lucky to come out of a monster crash alive at the Dakar Rally. Benediktas Vanagas and his accomplice Filipe Palmeiro were attempting to make progress during Stage 4 in the Saudi Arabian desert. But flying up on a springboard, their vehicle flipped and made at …
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During Tony Blair’s time in office, Downing Street allegedly ordered former defence secretary Geoff Hoon to burn a secret memo that questioned the legality of the 2003 Iraq invasion. Hoon makes the bombshell claim in a new memoir. In disclosures that have boosted ongoing attempts to strip the former prime …
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Kazakhstani security services have claimed that they prevented attempts to storm police buildings in the country’s former capital, Almaty, on Wednesday night, killing dozens of protesters involved in the attacks. Demonstrators tried to take over the force’s headquarters and several stations across the city overnight, police spokeswoman Altanat Avirbek said on Thursday …
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