Nikki Haley hauls in over $11 million in first six weeks of her 2024 GOP presidential campaign
EXCLUSIVE – Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley brought in more than $11 million in fundraising during the first six weeks of her campaign, according to figures shared first with Fox News on Wednesday. Haley’s campaign highlighted her grassroots support, noting that the former two-term South Carolina governor who served as U.S. ambassador to the United […]
Inside the Russian spy ‘trials’ awaiting WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich’s upcoming espionage trial will take place in a court system with a rate of acquittal of less than 1% that experts say is “basically an instrument of state control.” While Gershkovich may enjoy the trappings of typical Western legal rights in the Russian court system, the appearance is mostly […]
UN officials condemn Taliban’s decision to ban Afghan female staffers from working at the United Nations
U.N. officials have condemned a Taliban decision to bar Afghan female staffers from working at the agency. Despite initial promises of a more moderate rule than during its previous stint in power, the Taliban have imposed harsh measures since taking over the country in 2021 as U.S. and NATO forces were pulling out of Afghanistan […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz defends decision to deliver arms to Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s spokesman on Wednesday defended Berlin’s record on delivering arms to Ukraine after the vice chancellor, a rare prewar advocate of providing Kyiv with weapons, said this week he was “deeply ashamed” that it took Germany so long to shift its position. Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, who is also Germany’s economy minister […]
Over 60 self-exiled Chinese Christian church members detained in Thailand after receiving UN refugee status
More than 60 self-exiled members of a Chinese Christian church who were detained in Thailand after receiving U.N. refugee status will be deported by next week, probably to a third country, officials said Wednesday. Deputy national police chief Surachate Hakparn said representatives of Thailand’s Foreign Ministry and Immigration Bureau were holding talks with the U.N. […]
Taiwan president briefed as China sends aircraft carriers near island ahead of House Speaker McCarthy meeting
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen reportedly was briefed by senior security officials Tuesday on a “regional situation” ahead of her scheduled meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. In a video conference in Belize, Tsai on Tuesday “listened to a briefing on the overall regional situation,” her office said in a statement, according to Reuters. “The […]
Nikki Haley: Biden’s Border ‘Is a Crisis’
Nikki Haley, a leading 2024 GOP presidential primary candidate, made her visit to the U.S. southern border, saw the crisis with her “own eyes,” and concluded President Joe Biden cannot ignore the issues and wish it away. Ultimately, Haley wrote in a New York Post column, it…
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MOSCOW (AP) — Senior diplomats from Russia, Turkey, Syria and Iran wrapped up two days of talks in Moscow on Tuesday, part of the Kremlin’s efforts to help broker a rapprochement between the Turkish and Syrian governments. The Russian and Turkish foreign ministries issued terse readouts, saying diplomats discussed preparations for a planned meeting of […]
Wisconsin Elects Liberal to Supreme Court
Wisconsin voters on Tuesday elected liberal Janet Protasiewicz to the state Supreme Court, flipping control to a liberal majority ahead of rulings on an abortion ban and other matters that could play a role in the 2024 presidential election. Protasiewicz defeated…
Trump Attorney Tacopina Says Charges Are ‘Relief’
Joe Tacopina, an attorney representing former President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the 34 federal charges against his client are “a relief,” saying, “There’s no crime at all” in an interview.