DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s new prime minister, who was freed from jail weeks before the presidential election earlier this year and propelled his party to victory, has criticized the French military presence in the West African country. Ousmane Sonko also criticized efforts by France and the West to promote values that he said didn’t […]
The Ukraine peace summit planned next month in Switzerland is a bid to impose conditions on Russia to end the conflict, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at the close of his two-day trip to China. He said he had spoken with China’s President Xi Jinping about the operations in Ukraine. Putin has consistently upheld […]
The US electric car manufacturer Tesla has criticized the protests by environmental activists in Germany and accused them of misinformation. From Wednesday to Sunday, hundreds of activists protested in front of Tesla’s factory near Berlin against the company’s planned expansion. They warned of environmental hazards and criticized water consumption. “From our point of view, it […]
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — As his office continues to be bombarded by fake tip line complaints, Utah Auditor John Dougall said that he didn’t sign up to be the state’s “bathroom monitor.” In a strongly-worded statement this week, Dougall criticized lawmakers for rushing House Bill 275 through the legislature this past session, noting that […]
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has again criticized Russia following cyberattacks on the governing Social Democratic Party (SPD) and German companies. “We see that the Russian war is being waged at all levels,” Baerbock said on Tuesday during her visit to the Pacific state of Fiji. This included the blockade of Ukrainian grain exports, but […]
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – A Chinese fighter jet endangered those aboard an Australian military helicopter during an “unsafe” and “unacceptable” confrontation over the Yellow Sea last week, Australia said on Monday. The incident occurred on Saturday, when a Chinese air force J-10 jet dropped flares above and several hundred meters ahead of an […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has criticized blockades at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at French universities, saying that the tactics went beyond legitimate means of debate and protest. Macron said he understands that the events in the Gaza Strip in particular are upsetting people, “but preventing a debate has never helped resolve the conflict,” according to an interview […]
In a pair of interviews that aired Sunday on Face the Nation (CBS) and Meet the Press (NBC), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell expressed his views on federal abortion bans, a potential Trump endorsement, the ongoing pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. The longest-serving Senate leader in history, McConnell, […]
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham criticized Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ response to cannabis seizures by border patrol agents in the state during a recent phone call. The Democratic governor further complained that she feels “boxed in” by the federal government’s crackdown on New Mexico’s state-legal cannabis industry. Lujan Grisham’s comments came […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accused the West of turning a blind eye to the suffering of the civilian population in the Gaza Strip during a visit to Ankara by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Gaza had been razed, he said. “Our German friends must see this tragic situation,” Erdoğan said on Wednesday in Ankara after […]
(Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s former finance minister said he rejected the idea of hiking the capital gains tax while in office due to concerns it would stunt Canada’s economic growth, and called the move “very troubling for many investors.” Most Read from Bloomberg Bill Morneau was Trudeau’s first finance minister from 2015 to […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned the renewed effort by Georgia’s ruling party to pass a potentially Russian-style “foreign agent” law during a visit to Berlin by the ex-Soviet country’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. Scholz said he opposed the legislation in its current form and hoped it would not get the approval of lawmakers. “We believe […]