Muslim residents in India’s Jharkhand state are furious over ruling Bharatiya Janata Party calling them “Bangladeshi infiltrators.” The BJP has been using this rhetoric to lure tribal voters in the region as the state went to the polls on Wednesday to choose the provincial government. Analysts say it is part of a strategy to weake...
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof is under increasing scrutiny to address allegations of racism within his government. This is following the resignation of Nora Achahbar, the state secretary for benefits and customs. Achahbar, who is of Moroccan descent, resigned last Friday. She cited racist remarks made during cabinet meetings as the reason f...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday he picked former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to be the US ambassador to NATO. “Matt is a strong warrior and loyal Patriot, who will ensure the United States’ interests are advanced and defended,” Trump said in a statement. He said his...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Republican opposition led to the House Ethics Committee failing to release Wednesday the panel’s report on alleged sexual misconduct by former Representative Matt Gaetz, who has been chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Justice Department. The panel is comprised evenly of five Democrats and five Repu...
New York prosecutors have opposed the dismissal of President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction. However, they have expressed willingness to delay sentencing until after his second term. Trump’s legal team requested the case be dropped, citing the need for a smooth transition of executive power. The Manhattan district attorney’s...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – A Pakistani high court has granted bail to the country’s incarcerated ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan in a corruption case, and ordered his release, according to court records. Khan, along with his wife Bushra Bibi, is accused of illegally selling gifts from foreign governments. The two deny the accusations. Bushra ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Democrats in the House of Representatives voted unanimously Tuesday to reelect Hakeem Jeffries as Minority Leader. Jeffries became the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress in 2023, succeeding former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the top Democrat in the lower chamber. Democrats voted to retain Katherine Clark...
HOUSTON, US (AA) – Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk had a “massive blow-up” with one of Donald Trump’s top advisors regarding the president-elect’s Cabinet selections, according to a report by Axios. The “heated discussion” apparently took place at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida last Wednesd...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has picked former congressman and Fox Business host Sean Duffy as transportation secretary in his next administration. In a statement, Trump called Duffy a “tremendous and well-liked public servant,” saying he was “a respected voice and communicator” in the Republican...
Progressives are fiercely opposing the possibility of Rahm Emanuel becoming the next chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Reports surfaced that Emanuel, a former congressman, Chicago mayor, and President Joe Biden’s ambassador to Japan, is considering the role. Current DNC Chair Jamie Harrison is not seeking re-election. While Ema...
