Gordon Chang to Newsmax: China’s Internal Struggle Begets Global Aggression
China’s domestic problems are becoming global issues, if not a threat of U.S. national security, according to China expert Gordon Chang on Newsmax.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI funeral to be held Thursday in St. Peter’s Square, with Pope Francis presiding
Pope Francis will celebrate a funeral service for the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI next week after the retired pope passed away Saturday. The Vatican announced Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away Saturday at 9:34 a.m. He was 95 years old. Benedict’s body is currently being held in Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City, where […]
Russia fires 20 cruise missiles at Ukraine on New Year’s Eve, at least 1 dead, dozens injured
Russia on Saturday fired 20 cruise missiles at Ukraine as civilians looked to welcome in the New Year, resulting in the death of at least one and dozens injured. Ukraine’s air defenses shot down 12 of the 20 missiles launched using Tu-95ms strategic bombers positioned in the Caspian Sea along with ground-based missile systems Commander-in-Chief […]
Sunak’s U-turn on China Covid tests is a political move, say scientists
Read More Rishi Sunak’s decision to perform a U-turn and impose Covid checks on travellers from China was dismissed on Saturday night as a purely political manoeuvre that would make no difference to the rise or fall of cases in the UK. The health secretary Steve Barclay was briefed by the chief medical officer Chris […]
Rishi Sunak’s failure to negotiate on strikes is sabotaging UK, Labour warns
Read More The UK economy faces a “massive hit” in 2023 because Rishi Sunak’s government is refusing point blank to negotiate with unions over ending public sector strikes, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has told the Observer in a marked escalation of rhetoric from Labour. This week will see five consecutive days of shutdowns on the […]
‘Terror on New Year’s Eve’: huge Russian missile attack kills one in Ukraine
Read More Russia fired more than 20 cruise missiles at targets in Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least one person in the capital Kyiv and injuring more than a dozen in what one official described as “terror on New Year’s Eve”. Moscow’s second major missile attack in three days badly damaged a hotel south of […]
Trump: Hater Networks ‘Toast’; Fox News ‘Will Continue to Sink’
Amid the release of year-end rankings of television networks showing declines for all of the alphabet companies, NBC, CBS, ABC, former President Donald Trump issued his latest “I told you so.”
‘It’s going to be wild’: Brazil braced for ‘Lulapalooza’ as new leader kicks off reign with huge party
Read More They are billing it as Lulapalooza – a momentous explosion of Brazilian politics and dance – and Mayse Freitas wouldn’t miss it for the world. “I think it’s going to be the greatest show on earth … It’ll be the happiest day of my life,” said the social activist from the Complexo do […]
‘So noble, so kind’: Pope Francis leads tributes to Benedict XVI
Read More Pope Francis called former pope Benedict XVI a noble, kind man who was a gift to the church and the world, in his first public comments since the death of his predecessor earlier on Saturday. Francis spoke in the homily of a previously planned New Year’s Eve vespers of thanksgiving in St Peter’s […]
Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs to $785M After No Big Winner
The first Mega Millions drawing of the new year will be a big one as no one won Friday night’s estimated $685 million jackpot.