A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Monday urged top Democrats and Republicans in the House to swiftly bring legislation banning Congress from owning or trading stock to the floor. The call came in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat who has faced criticism for defending her husband’s trades and existing […...
An Atlanta-area district attorney investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia, will be allowed to seat a special grand jury starting May 2. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis made the request last week. It was approved on Monday. While the special grand jury does not have th...
As the trials of J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao opened, prosecutors said none of the three intervened to prevent the murder of George Floyd in May 2020. The three Minneapolis police officers are charged with depriving Floyd of his civil rights and failing to provide or access any medical intervention as he […]
The president of Burkina Faso was arrested on Monday and detained by soldiers along with members of his cabinet, security sources said. This was one day after troops staged a mutiny. Soldiers rose up at several army bases across the West African country on Sunday. They demanded the sacking of the military top brass and […]
A Taliban delegation on Sunday began three days of talks in Norway’s capital Oslo with Afghan civil society representatives, Norwegian authorities, and officials from the international community. The talks come amid a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. On the first day, the Taliban delegation, led by acting Foreign Minister ...
Nusrat Ghani, the UK’s leading Conservative Party MP and former minister said Saturday she was sacked from her ministerial position because of her faith. Ghani’s accusation came in a special interview with The Sunday Times. She is Britain’s first female Muslim minister The 49-year-old MP was sacked as transport minister in February of 2020 in ...
The U.S. State Department on Sunday warned Americans not to travel to Russia, due to mounting tensions along the border with Ukraine. The statement added Americans could also face “harassment” and said the embassy would have “limited ability to assist U.S. citizens.” It also ordered the families of diplomats in the capital Kyiv to leave [&hel...
Israel’s national intelligence agency Mossad is suspected of detonating bombs and issuing threats to German and Swiss companies in the 1980s for aiding Pakistan in its nascent nuclear weapons program. Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung first reported on the findings Saturday. The newspaper wrote that Israel felt the prospect of an Islamic state...
Iran, Russia and China will begin joint naval drills Friday for three days in the Indian Ocean. The war games seek to reinforce “common security,” an Iranian naval official said Thursday. The announcement of the maneuvers coincides with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s official visit to Moscow. The drills also come during talks in Vienna aime...
A 35-page pamphlet on the beliefs, values, and lifestyles of “Muslims and Latter-day Saints” was posted Wednesday on websites and apps of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Leaders of both faith communities have worked together worldwide because of their shared values. Latter-day Saints leaders have said they want church members...
