NJ Mayor Denied White House Access Praised ISIS

A New Jersey mayor who made national headlines after the Secret Service denied him clearance to a May 1 dinner for American Muslim leaders at the White House praised ISIS online, spent time with a jihadist group in Aleppo during the Syrian Civil War, and worked for a…

New Zealand Prime Minister Cancels Club Dinner Hosted by Pro-China Group

Read More New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins speaks during a tree planting ceremony at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on April 26, 2023. A ceremonial tree planting was held at Parliament to mark the beginning of “He Ra Rakau Tītapu—King Charles III Coronation Plantings.” (Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images) New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins canceled […]

Pakistan’s Former Prime Minister Imran Khan Arrested, Sparking Violence

Read More ISLAMABAD—Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested and dragged from court Tuesday as he appeared to face charges in multiple graft cases, a dramatic escalation of political tensions that sparked violent demonstrations by his angry supporters across the country. The arrest of Khan, who was ousted in a no-confidence vote in April […]

Blinken Asks WHO to Invite Taiwan to Observe World Health Assembly

Read More Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit in National Harbor, Md., on May 4, 2023. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) The United States is urging the World Health Organization (WHO) to invite Taiwan to participate as an observer at its annual meeting in Geneva, stressing its importance to “the WHO’s […]

Student’s Body Found in Cave After New Zealand Hit by Floods

Read More WELLINGTON, New Zealand—New Zealand police said they have found the body of a high school student in a cave after a school group got into trouble when floodwaters hit. A group of 15 students and two adults had set out Tuesday morning on a trip to the Abbey Caves in Whangārei as part […]

Pressure on Sunak is building after the UK local elections

Read More Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. (Photo by Frank Augstein – WPA Pool/Getty Images) The recent local elections in the UK have dealt a crushing blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Conservative Party, with losses totaling over 1 000 seats. Meanwhile, Labour is feeling emboldened, with the party confidently asserting that it […]

Trump found liable for sexually abusing writer

Read More A protester holds up signs moments before writer E. Jean Carroll leaves a Manhattan court house after a jury found former President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing her in a Manhattan department store in the 1990’s. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images A New York jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually […]

De Ruyter: I told the police more than I said in TV interview

Read More Former Eskom chief executive Andre De Ruyter. Photo: Supplied The former Eskom chief executive said he relayed all privately-gathered intelligence to the police and Minister Pravin Gordhan, and so did not breach his reporting duty This article is only available to subscribers. View subscription options If you are already a subscriber, login here.