The decision by International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to launch a formal probe into reported war crimes in the Palestinian Occupied Territories is a significant shift towards publicly holding Israel accountable for its actions. The move, just three weeks away from Israeli elections, may not end up …
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More remarkably, while embracing the cause of global democracy, Blinken appeared to have little time for democracy as practiced in the US. The goal of Blinken’s speech, delivered virtually to the American people on Wednesday, was to introduce the Biden administration’s newly-issued “Interim National Security Strategic Guidance,” that is supposedly …
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US President Joe Biden buckled under pressure on Tuesday night, pulling Neera Tanden as his nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget. This is not unique, because every president since Bill Clinton has had at least one cabinet nominee shot down. But there are a few things that …
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In a lengthy 10-minute video posted to Instagram, the 62-year old actor explained that he was off Twitter again, since “you cannot do any irony in the US anymore because the US is such an uptight stressed-out place” and Twitter in particular was full of “a**holes.” Baldwin went on to …
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If, like me, you’re an information geek and a semi-hypochondriac, one of the most fascinating reads on the planet is the World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer’s List of classifications by cancer sites with sufficient or limited evidence in humans, IARC Monographs Volumes 1–128a. While this intriguing …
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Capitol Police made the request for the 60-day extension to the National Guard’s deployment to Washington DC within the last 36 hours, Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan) told the Associated Press on Thursday. The Guard is reportedly seeking volunteers to fill the post while waiting for the Pentagon’s approval. Officers were …
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Speaking to the TASS news agency, the scientific director of the Institute of Space Research Lev Zeleny explained that the vessel will first be launched in 2029, if everything runs on schedule. “The technical design of the project has begun,” he said, after a meeting between the Russian Academy of …
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It’s not every day that a sitting leader of a government gets grilled live on TV for their citizens to watch. Even worse, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon did it over eight hours in front of the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints. Despite the grand title, it …
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New Zealand’s National Emergency Management Agency has ordered people near the coast to move to higher ground if they feel a “long or strong earthquake,” adding that the emergency advice supersedes any Covid-19 orders. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center also urged caution, declaring in a statement that “Hazardous tsunami waves from …
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“Any messages of hate or people wanting to cause harm in our community will not be tolerated – it’s not the Kiwi way,” said John Price, Canterbury District Commander Superintendent in an emailed statement on Thursday. Police in the South Island city said that no charges have been made and …
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