President who led U.S. as Cold War ended dies at 94
George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States and the father of the 43rd, was a steadfast and masterful force on the international stage who appr...

As 41st president, George H.W. Bush was steadfast on the ...
The last veteran of World War II to serve in the Oval Office, he came to be seen as a consummate public servant and a statesman.

Bush was steadfast on the international stage
The last World War II veteran to serve in the Oval Office, he came to be seen as a consummate public servant and statesman. As the U.S. economy faltered, he ...

Apple may not be able to escape political peril anymore
The smartphone giant largely managed to stay above the fray as rivals like Google and Facebook took a political beating. But it is no longer immune to “techl...

King is slain in Memphis; troops ordered into city
Read the original story in The Washington Post about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. 50 years ago today.

Russia’s War Forces Ukrainians From Their Homes in Histor...
More than 6.27 million people are estimated to be displaced inside Ukraine, posing a challenge that will loom long after the war. Most are from the east, as ...

UK's Johnson defiant even as opponents tell him time is up
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected clamors for his resignation from the Cabinet and from across the Conservative Party

UK Treasury chief calls on Boris Johnson to resign, 36 ho...
UK Treasury chief calls on Boris Johnson to resign, 36 hours after Johnson appointed him, as pressure piles on UK leader

Pakistani policeman killed, 4 wounded in hand grenade attack
Pakistani police say assailants have thrown a hand grenade at a police post in the country's northwest, killing an officer and wounding four people

1st bull run in Pamplona in 3 years takes place; no gorings
The first bull run at Pamplona’s San Fermín festival held in three years due to the pandemic has taken place

UK Government Makes Single Sex Toilets Mandatory In All P...
UK Government Makes Single Sex Toilets Mandatory In All Public Buildings Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News, The British government has made it mandato...

Boris Johnson Vows to Go On Amid Wave of Cabinet Resignat...
A wave of resignations — more than 50 by Thursday — and calls for him to step down showed the prime minister’s support within his Conservative Party melting ...

Ukrainians cling to life at front line: 'We are patriots'
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine grinds into its fifth month, some residents close to the front lines remain in shattered and nearly abandoned neighborhoods

Singapore hangs 2 drug traffickers despite opposition
Two drug traffickers have been hanged in Singapore, bringing the number of executions this year in the city-state to four

Reduced Testing and Reporting Blur Covid Picture in U.S.
As states report less frequently, changes in the trajectory of the virus are slower to reveal themselves.

Most Americans Say Life Is Starting to Return to Pre-Covi...
In the survey, 54 percent of adults said their lives are somewhat the same.

Boris Johnson clings to his premiership after dozens of B...
Boris Johnson's scandal-ravaged premiership appeared on the brink of collapse Wednesday, after numerous ministers and former allies pulled their support for ...

A hajj closer to normal: 1 million Muslims begin pilgrimage
One million pilgrims from across the globe are gathering in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform the initial rites of the hajj

Tory Ministers Tell Boris Johnson to Resign
The British prime minister is under increasing pressure to step down. More than two dozen officials in his government resigned on Wednesday, and he received ...

Australia drops charge against lawyer over spying claim
Australia’s new government has dropped the 4-year-old prosecution of a lawyer over his alleged attempt to help East Timor prove Australia spied on it d...

Belarus Threatens To Strike Poland If Cross-Border "Provo...
Belarus Threatens To Strike Poland If Cross-Border "Provocations" Launched On Wednesday the Belarusian military issued a stern warning and statement threate...

Iran's outdoor painters seek to capture, preserve old Tehran
Tehran residents accustomed to seething at slow-moving traffic, sweltering in summer heat and suffocating in smog may be surprised to find a growing number o...

Grief associated with increased risk of death among heart...
Swedish researchers found that heart failure patients who had been struck by the grief that comes with losing a loved one faced a 5% to 20% spike in their ri...

Escobar: The Empire Is Not Done Torturing Afghanistan
Escobar: The Empire Is Not Done Torturing Afghanistan Authored by Pepe Escobar via The Cradle, Despite its resounding defeat, NATO is not quite done with inf...

Detroit police officer, gunman killed in shooting
A Detroit police officer and a suspect were killed in a gunfight that erupted in the city's west side as law enforcement were responding to reports of a gunm...

Beijing imposes mainland China's first Covid vaccine mand...
Beijing on Wednesday announced a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for residents to enter public venues, becoming the first city in mainland China to do so as it atte...

France Will Renationalize EDF
The state already has a majority stake in France’s main electricity and nuclear company. The move reflected President Emmanuel Macron’s desire to champion ec...

Your Thursday Briefing
Boris Johnson’s crumbling support.

A Year After President’s Murder, Haitians Keep Waiting to...
In the year since President Jovenel Moïse was killed, the country’s despair has deepened. Gangs now vie with the government for control.

'Hopeless': Japan's weak opposition no match for ruling LDP
More than a dozen opposition parties are running in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, but they are no match for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida&r...

Ukraine’s Herculean Task: Helping Millions Whose Homes Ar...
Millions of Ukrainians have fled their homes as Russia has slowly advanced in the east. Many may not have a home to go back to when the war is over.

Haiti's struggle worsened in year since slaying of president
A year has passed since President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated at his private home

U.S. sanctions international network aiding Iran in selli...
The Biden administration imposed sanctions Wednesday against an international network accused of aiding in the sale of hundreds of millions of dollars' worth...

Georgia Guidestones: 'America's Stonehenge' demolished af...
The granite monument in the US state of Georgia was seen as satanic by some people.

Flood threat moves north as Sydney area emergency eases
Floodwaters are receding in Sydney and its surrounding area as heavy rain threatens to inundate towns north of Australia’s largest city

Ukrainian medic released in prisoner exchange accuses cap...
A well-known Ukrainian paramedic who was held prisoner by Russian and separatist forces for three months after being captured in the southeastern city of Mar...

Sri Lanka president asks Russia's Vladimir Putin for help...
The country says it is close to running out of petrol amid its worst economic crisis since 1948.

For Foreign Fighters in Ukraine, a War Unlike Any They’ve...
Small groups of Western combat veterans are on the front lines, but many more with fewer skills are left trying to find a role to play.

FBI, MI5 warn business leaders of threat posed by Chinese...
The heads of U.S. and British domestic intelligence warned business leaders on Wednesday of the threat the Chinese Communist Party poses to their interests.

Attorneys Claim Government Manufacturing Evidence To Char...
Attorneys Claim Government Manufacturing Evidence To Charge, Incarcerate Jan. 6 Prisoners Authored by Patricia Tolson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), As...

Cairo's historic Nile River houseboats removed in govt push
An Egyptian government push to remove the string of houseboats that dot Cairo’s Nile River banks has seen their numbers dwindle from several dozen to j...

South Korea Is Revamping A Push For Nuclear Energy To Mee...
South Korea Is Revamping A Push For Nuclear Energy To Meet Its Emission Targets In energy, it looks like common sense is starting to win out at least somewhe...

Is The Chinese Yuan Beginning To Chip Away At Dollar Domi...
Is The Chinese Yuan Beginning To Chip Away At Dollar Dominance? Via SchiffGold.com, China appears to be chipping away at dollar dominance. While there is no ...