A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a bid by former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to move his Georgia election case to federal court, upholding a September ruling that determined Meadows’ reported actions in the racketeering case were not connected to his official government duties. In August, an Atlanta grand jury indicted […]
Public anger over conscription notices being served publicly should be channelled into supporting Ukraine’s frontline troops, Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman Ilarion Pavliuk said on Dec. 19. Read also: General Zaluzhnyi warns of rushing to early conclusions on conscription reform Russian propaganda spreading lies about female conscription in Ukraine, says disinfo center “If society negatively perceives […]
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) on Monday tried to spin former President Donald Trump’s recent claim that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country” and CNN’s Abby Phillip wasn’t having it. “Well, I don’t think that’s what he was saying,” Malliotakis told Phillip. “When he said they are poisoning, I think he was talking with […]
By Phil Stewart TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Israel will gradually transition to the next phase of operations in Gaza, the country’s defence minister said on Monday following talks with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about lower intensity combat and ways to reduce harm to civilians. Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said the local population would likely be […]
Germany has handed over a Patriot air defense system, Patriot missiles, and more ammunition to Ukraine, the German government announced on Dec. 14. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Dec. 13 that the Patriot system previously pledged by Berlin would be deployed in Ukraine and operational by the end of 2023. It is the second […]
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, under the new leadership of Rustem Umerov, has won five international arbitration cases against foreign contractors, clawing back UAH 900 million ($24.3 million), the ministry announced on Dec. 14. The ministry announced a court ruling that resulted in awards of $6.9 million and €16.47 million to Ukraine’s state fund. The disputes arose […]
Congress, in a draft version of the annual defense bill, has directed the Pentagon to review the reinstatement of U.S. troops who were discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. The provision is included in the compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), reached by negotiators in the Democratic-controlled Senate and Republican-controlled House and […]
In an eleventh-hour reversal, former President Donald Trump announced Sunday he will not go back on the witness stand in the $250 million civil fraud trial against him and his company. “I have already testified to everything & have nothing more to say other than this is a complete & total election interference (Biden campaign!) […]
TACOMA, Wash. — One of the three police officers charged with killing Manuel Ellis, a Black man whose death in 2020 as he pleaded for air became a touchstone for racial justice protesters in the Pacific Northwest, took the witness stand in his own defense Monday, saying he lamented Ellis’ passing but wouldn’t have done […]
Former President Donald Trump substantially lost his civil fraud trial in New York before it even began. Prior to the start of testimony, Judge Arthur Engoron ruled that evidence showed Mr. Trump and other defendants were guilty of the core charge in the case: fraudulently overvaluing real estate assets. But with punishment yet to be […]