Tempering Steel: Activist Reflects on Meaning of Suffering After Reading Article by Founder of Falun Gong
Read More Duan Jinggang’s life changed forever in 2011 after he held up a banner in China’s southernmost island province Hainan telling “all corrupt dictatorial regimes” to step down. Amid a wave of pro-democracy uprisings in China inspired by anti-government rebellions in the Arab world in 2011, that defiant banner landed Duan in a Chinese […]
DOJ is ‘working to brief’ Senate Intel on Biden, Trump classified docs
Post Content The Justice Department said Monday it is working with the intelligence community to determine how best to brief the Senate Intelligence Committee on potential national security risks posed by President Biden’s and former President Trump’s improper retention of classified records. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., and Vice Chairman Sen. Marco Rubio, […]
House Oversight chair calls for reform on handling of classified docs: ‘There’s a problem’
Post Content The House Oversight chairman called for reform on how classified documents are handled as President Biden and former President Donald Trump face special counsel investigations by the Department of Justice into materials found at their personal homes. “We have to reform the way that documents are boxed up when they leave the president […]
‘Jeopardy!’ Winner Calls for Lifetime Ban on Fellow Winner
James Holzhauer, a former “Jeopardy!” champion, called for a lifetime ban on fellow winner Yogesh Raut after Raut criticized the game show through social media.
Florida to Allow Concealed Carry Without Permit
Florida House Speaker Paul Renner on Monday released a legislative outline to legalize the carrying of concealed firearms without a permit.
Australia, France announce plans to jointly send several thousand artillery shells to Ukraine
France and Australia announced Monday plans to jointly produce and send several thousand 155-millimeter artillery shells to Ukraine, starting in the coming weeks. The multimillion-dollar plan is the latest offer of support for Ukraine by both countries, and comes amid growing appeals from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for heavy weaponry and long-term supplies from Western […]
France buys new masterpiece ‘Boating Party’ for Orsay museum at $47 million
France has acquired a stunning Impressionist masterpiece for its national collection of art treasures, with a donation from luxury goods giant LVMH paying nearly $47 million for “Boating Party” by 19th-century French artist Gustave Caillebotte. The oil on canvas shows an oarsman in a top hat rowing his skiff on languid waters. The work, remarkable […]
Belarus’ president arrives in Zimbabwe to cement economic, political ties between the Russian allies
Belarusia’s authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Zimbabwe to pomp and fanfare on Monday, in a visit that seeks to cement economic and political ties between the two countries that are both close allies of Russia. Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa and hundreds of singing and cheering ruling party supporters welcomed Lukashenko at the main Robert […]
All countries are dangerously unprepared for future outbreaks, IFRC reports
The world is “dangerously unprepared” for future pandemics, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) say in a report published on Monday, calling on countries to update their preparedness plans by year-end. In its World Disasters Report 2022, the IFRC said “all countries remain dangerously unprepared for future outbreaks” despite […]
Roadside bomb targeting Syrian police wounds 15 officers
A roadside bomb targeting a bus transporting Syrian police in the country’s south Monday wounded 15 of the officers, the Interior Ministry said. The ministry said in a terse statement that the officers were returning to the capital Damascus from the southern province of Daraa. The bomb exploded on the north-south highway near the town […]