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‘Stop murdering and jailing protesters’: UN rights chief condemns Myanmar bloodshed amid rising death toll under military coup

“Myanmar’s military must stop murdering and jailing protestors,” Bachelet said, describing as “abhorrent” the reports that police and the military…

3 years ago

‘Don’t come NOW’: DHS chief laments US border isn’t ready to handle influx of illegal migrants in ‘orderly, safe & humane’ fashion

“We are flooding the space with that critical message,” US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on…

3 years ago

Armenian crisis: President refuses to sack military chief, says PM Pashinyan’s order ‘unconstitutional’

Pashinyan ordered the dismissal of the head of the General Staff, Onik Gasparyan, on Thursday, in response to what he…

3 years ago

UK’s MI6 chief apologises to LGBT+ spies whose dreams ‘shattered’ over view gay people more easily blackmailed

The UK decriminalised same-sex relationships in 1967, but until 1991 its intelligence agencies had a "security bar" against LGBT+ spies…

3 years ago

E-mail reveals ex-FBI chief Comey signed FISA warrant despite KNOWING he couldn’t verify Steele Dossier on Trump/Russia

Comey signed a FISA surveillance warrant in January 2017 based on the Steele Dossier, which contained allegations of cooperation and…

3 years ago

Why was Capitol police chief’s request for National Guard denied ahead of riot? Republicans ask Nancy Pelosi

Even though then-chief of the Capitol Police Steve Sund requested the troops on January 4, he was denied by Sergeant-at-Arms…

3 years ago

‘We should be prepared it will remain with us’: EU health agency chief says Covid-19 might NEVER be eradicated

"It seems very well adapted to humans, so we should be prepared that it will remain with us," Andrea Ammon,…

3 years ago

Why Biden’s pick of Neera Tanden for budget chief might signal a good thing (for the rest of the world)

But her nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget indirectly signals a good thing: that the new administration…

3 years ago

‘When you’re removed, you’re removed’: Twitter chief says Trump ban is PERMANENT even if he’s re-elected

"The way our policies work, when you're removed from the platform, you're removed from the platform,” Segal told CNBC on…

3 years ago

No mercy to pandemic-hit states as ECB chief says canceling Covid debts ‘unthinkable’

“Canceling that debt is unthinkable. It would be a violation of the European treaty which strictly forbids monetary financing of…

3 years ago