French philosopher Joseph de Maistre said it first, but Thomas Jefferson and more recently Barack Obama agreed with the aphorism enough to repeat that “in a democracy people get the politicians they deserve.” Lord help us. Think climate change, the coronavirus pandemic, or immigration are problems? Well, look at the calibre of leader …
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The former president and prime minister of Russia is now the deputy chairman of the Security Council, serving directly under President Vladimir Putin. In an exclusive interview airing Tuesday, Medvedev has told RT that during the September 17-19 vote, Central Election Commission servers “were under constant attack,” and about half …
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“We condemn the US air attack that targeted a site last night on the Iraqi-Syrian border, which represents a blatant and unacceptable violation of Iraqi sovereignty and Iraqi national security,” a statement from Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi’s office said on Monday. Iraq’s military has produced a similar statement, issuing a …
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A draft resolution calling for an investigation of Israel’s recent 11-day conflict with Gaza-based Hamas militant group and the events preceding it passed in the Council on Thursday by 24 to 9 votes, with 14 abstentions. In a series of tweets, Netanyahu stated that the “shameful” decision by the UN …
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In a press release on Friday, Capitol Hill Pride – which has no connection to the larger, annual Seattle Pride – announced its ban against police officers attending the parade, which is due to take place on June 26 and 27. Declaring its commitment to create “an atmosphere free of …
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Speaking with CNN’s Anderson Cooper at a town hall event on Tuesday, the US president explained in a rather disjointed way that the United States lacked both vaccines and health workers capable of administering them when he moved into the White House last month. “The biggest thing though…it’s one thing …
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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has been permanently banned from Twitter for what the company is calling “repeated violations” of its civic integrity policy, which was implemented last September for the purpose of combating online disinformation. Lindell’s Twitter ban comes just three days after, during an interview with Axios, he discussed …
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Donald Trump may be on the way out, but he’s far from finished on China. On Monday, it was announced that an additional 89 Chinese firms are to be added to a US blacklist and considered a ‘national security threat’ over their purported ties to Beijing’s military. The firms, almost all …
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Almost everyone concedes that playing hardball to achieve your own ends is an acceptable part of the game on the field of international trade negotiations. But when the dust settles after battle, the parties involved, though perhaps bitter opponents earlier, are implicitly obliged to stand by the deal as finally …
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Awkward moments caught in the camera lens. Some people just can’t control his emotions, especially when they are strangling jealousy. We all sometimes feel like a third wheel or would like to have what we have. But these people were more fortunate, their envious glances captured on camera and their …
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