Giorno: 21 Marzo 2023

Multiple civilian deaths linked to 2016-17 British airstrikes against IS in Mosul

Read More Multiple airstrikes that killed civilians during the campaign against Islamic State in Iraq are probably linked to UK forces, despite longstanding claims British weapons did not harm a single non-combatant there, a Guardian investigation has found. Britain’s government and military have for years stood by the claim that in terms of protecting ordinary […]

Ugandan MPs pass bill imposing death penalty for homosexuality

Read More MPs in Uganda have passed a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill, which would make homosexual acts punishable by death, attracting strong condemnation from rights campaigners. All but two of the 389 legislators voted late on Tuesday for the hardline anti-homosexuality bill, which introduces capital and life imprisonment sentences for gay sex and “recruitment, promotion and […]

Khan criticises Rowley’s refusal to describe Met as institutionally biased

Read More Sadiq Khan has publicly clashed with the commissioner of the Metropolitan police, saying he disagrees with Sir Mark Rowley’s refusal to describe his force as institutionally misogynistic, racist and homophobic. The mayor of London, one of two people who appointed Rowley, spoke as the fallout from Louise Casey’s bombshell report into Scotland Yard […]

Putin says Russia ‘will respond’ if UK supplies depleted uranium shells to Ukraine

Read More Vladimir Putin has sought to exploit a British statement that it would supply Ukraine with tank shells made with depleted uranium, arguing that the delivery of the armour-piercing weapons would prompt a Russian response. The Russian leader’s comments, made during the visit to Moscow by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, came in response […]

Boris Johnson faces fight for political future at Partygate hearing

Read More Boris Johnson faces a battle for his political future on Wednesday after a dossier setting out his defence to the Partygate scandal raised fresh questions about his knowledge of what was happening in Downing Street during the Covid lockdowns. Giving evidence before the cross-party privileges committee, Johnson will insist he misled the House […]

House Judiciary report: ‘No legitimate basis’ for Biden admin to target parents at school board meetings

EXCLUSIVE: Subpoenaed documents showed there was “no legitimate basis” for the Biden administration to use federal law enforcement and counterterrorism resources on school board-related threats, the House Judiciary Committee claimed in its interim report on the controversial issue exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital. The House Judiciary Committee and its subcommittee on the Weaponization of […]

North Carolina House advances ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates

North Carolina’s public schools, colleges and universities would be prohibited from requiring a student to prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 under a bill that advanced Tuesday in the state House. Promoted by Republican sponsors to protect free choice, the proposal would also ban state agencies, cities and counties from denying employment to someone […]

Georgia senators advance bill allowing truck weight changes on highways

A plan to boost weight limits for trucks on Georgia state highways is proving a heavy lift against determined opposition. After the scope of the bill was cut down earlier in the House and still garnered barely enough votes to pass, the Senate Transportation Committee on Monday took a few more logs off the truck. […]