Taiwanese foreign minister claims China repeating ‘origin of the second World War’
Taiwanese officials are concerned that aggression from the People’s Republic of China could spark a third World War. In an interview with MSNCB, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu expressed concern that China is repeating mistakes seen in the lead-up to the world’s last all-out conflict. “I think China might be repeating what we saw as the […]
Thousands of protesters rally across Iraq for a 2nd day to condemn the burning of a Quran in Sweden
Thousands of followers of a firebrand Iraqi Shiite cleric rallied in major cities in Iraq on Friday, condemning the burning of a Quran during a protest in Sweden earlier this week. Some of the demonstrators called for expulsion of the Swedish ambassador from Iraq. At the rallies in the capital of Baghdad and the southern […]
Bolsonaro banned from running for office for 8 years
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will not be allowed to run for office again until 2030. Electoral judges voted on Friday to ban the former leader from public leadership for eight years. The court determined that Bolsonaro attacked public confidence in the country’s democratic institutions and deemed the former leader a threat to political tensions. […]
Madeleine McCann witness claims suspect in her kidnapping drunkenly confessed to crime
A German man who was reportedly friends with the only suspect in missing British toddler Madeleine McCann’s disappearance spoke out for the first time this week to a German newspaper. The man identified only as Helge B. told BILD in an interview that Christian Brueckner, 45, had accidentally confessed to kidnapping Madeleine years ago while […]
Rep. Murphy to Newsmax: Hunter Probe Implicates WH, President
The more light shed on the Hunter Biden probe further implicates the “White House and the occupant in it right now,” Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., told Newsmax on Friday.
Designer’s Lawyer: Court Win ‘for Every American’
Matt Sharp, the lawyer for Colorado web designer Lorie Smith, told Newsmax Friday that the Supreme Court’s ruling that his client can refuse to design wedding websites for same-sex couples is a win “for every American.”
Dershowitz to Newsmax: Gay Rights Decision ‘Extremely Dangerous’
Harvard University Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz appeared on Newsmax and criticized the Supreme Court’s decision Friday in favor of a web designer who refused to create websites for same-sex marriages due to her religious beliefs.
Oversight Board Asks Meta to Suspend Cambodia PM’s Accounts Over Post Inciting Violence
Read More Meta’s oversight board has recommended a six-month suspension of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Facebook and Instagram accounts after he threatened to use violence against his opponents in a video. The oversight board, a quasi-independent body in charge of reviewing content moderation decisions, overturned Meta’s ruling on June 30 to leave up Hun […]
Japan Will Restore South Korea’s Preferred Trade Country Status: Minister
Read More Japan will reinstate South Korea to its list of preferred trading partners on July 21—the first time in four years since they downgraded each other’s trading status over historical disputes. Japanese Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on June 27 that the two countries have agreed to establish a follow-up framework for […]
Lawmaker, US Government Panel Call Attention to Chinese Citizens Sentenced for Their Faith
Read More A Republican lawmaker and U.S. government panel call attention to two Chinese citizens sentenced to prison as part of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of the spiritual practice Falun Gong. Zhou Deyong and Liu Aihua, both relatives of U.S. residents and victims of the regime’s suppression of freedom of belief, are now part […]