Ahead of a planned trip to China this week, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is reported to have alleged that Beijing is still committing genocide against Uyghur Muslim minorities. The comments in the State Department’s annual report on human rights around the world echoed language in previous years concerning China’s treatment of Uyghurs and […]
The State Department’s annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices highlighted Israel prominently, featuring concerns over the country’s precautions to minimize the civilian toll of Palestinians on the first page, which is normally reserved for the most egregious of human rights abusers. In the report’s preface, President Biden’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed the human […]
The Supreme Court appeared deeply at odds on Monday over a small city’s ban on homeless people sleeping in public places, with emotional statements from the bench over society’s competing civic responsibilities. It comes as jurisdictions across the nation – but especially in the West – struggle with a record double-digit surge in the homeless population. […]
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said Monday that he was offended by President Biden’s recent comments suggesting his uncle was eaten by cannibals in the Oceanic nation during World War II. Marape expressed disappointment in a statement Monday that Biden would suggest his nation was rife with cannibals, noting also that Papua New […]
Frustrated House Republicans are trading barbs with their own colleagues after the passage of a $95 billion foreign aid bill with funding for Ukraine and Israel. Different factions of the House Republican Conference feuded over the weekend after the House passed four foreign aid bills via a simple majority vote, while a separate border security […]
A group that’s backing leftist candidates for Congress who want to place conditions on U.S. aid to Israel is hosting a Monday night event aimed at bashing the pro-Israel lobby and ‘building progressive power in Congress.’ Our Revolution, an organizing group founded by self-described ‘democratic socialist’ Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is hosting a town hall […]
North Korea ran simulated nuclear counterstrikes against unspecified foreign enemies on Monday, according to state media. The rocket launches were conducted under the supervision of supreme leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location within the small region surrounding the capital city of Pyongyang. Missiles fired Monday traveled over 300 kilometers and successfully struck a […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is looking to quickly pass a $95 billion package with aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan roughly six months after President Biden made his request for additional aid in October 2023. ‘Now it’s the Senate’s turn, and the finish line is now in sight,’ Schumer said in a statement […]
Leaders in Israel criticized potential sanctions that are expected to be imposed by the U.S. as early as this week against an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) military battalion accused of violating human rights back in 2022. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken could announce sanctions against IDF battalion ‘Netzah Yehuda’ within days, marking the first […]
Thousands of Colombians took to the streets Sunday in the latest rebuke of leftist President Gustavo Petro’s reform agenda. The demonstrations took place in several cities, including the capital. Protesters filled Bolivar Plaza outside the presidential palace in Bogotá. While protests have been constant since the former leftist guerrilla took office in 2022, they’ve gained […]