Commonwealth summit in Samoa: Why won’t the UK discuss slavery? | Human Rights News

Commonwealth summit in Samoa: Why won’t the UK discuss slavery? | Human Rights News

Commonwealth leaders have gathered in Samoa for the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this week. This is the first time the summit has taken place on a Pacific Small Island Developing State (PSIDS). At the summit, a demand that the United Kingdom pay reparations for its role in…

A nation torn between Russia, the West: Your simple guide to Georgia’s vote | Politics News

A nation torn between Russia, the West: Your simple guide to Georgia’s vote | Politics News

Georgians will vote in parliamentary elections on Saturday that look set to define whether the mountainous nation that straddles Eastern Europe and West Asia will pivot towards Moscow or Brussels. The geopolitical bifurcation of the country’s politics has been gradually building for years but came to the fore in April,…

Trump reveals his scar to Joe Rogan from when bullet ‘zicked’ his ear during first assassination attempt
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Trump reveals his scar to Joe Rogan from when bullet ‘zicked’ his ear during first assassination attempt

Former President Donald Trump flashed the scar he received from a would-be assassin’s bullet to comedian Joe Rogan during his highly anticipated interview that was released Friday night. Trump, 78, said being shot made him a “tougher guy” as he showed off the bullet wound during his nearly three-hour appearance…

Biden suggests former Rep. Gabby Giffords is dead after bizarre remark
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Biden suggests former Rep. Gabby Giffords is dead after bizarre remark

President Biden appeared to suggest Friday that former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.) is either dead or divorced— and no longer his friend — in an apparent gaffe shortly after he told members of a Native American community that there is “nothing wrong with me.”  “Thank you to Sen. Mark Kelly,…

US presidential candidates join global shift rightward on immigration | US Election 2024 News

US presidential candidates join global shift rightward on immigration | US Election 2024 News

The trend extends beyond the US to European nations such as France, Germany and the United Kingdom. In July, for instance, the nativist Reform UK Party secured the third-largest share of votes in the British election following a campaign in which party leader Nigel Farage promised a “freeze” on immigration….

Biden apologises for ‘sin’ of Indigenous boarding school abuses | Indigenous Rights News

Biden apologises for ‘sin’ of Indigenous boarding school abuses | Indigenous Rights News

United States President Joe Biden has issued a formal apology to Native Americans for the government’s role in separating Indigenous children from their parents and forcing them into abusive boarding schools. Biden gave the apology, long-sought by Tribal nations, on Friday during his first-ever visit to Native country, calling the…

Americans left vulnerable while tax money funds military aid abroad | Weather

Americans left vulnerable while tax money funds military aid abroad | Weather

With US taxpayer money flowing abroad for military aid, why are Americans left vulnerable at home? After Hurricanes Milton and Helene, a lack of coordination in the US government’s disaster response left thousands stranded and in need of aid. This has prompted an online backlash, with many questioning why billions…

Trump lawyers invoke Biden’s ‘lock him up’ remark in motion to dismiss 2020 election interference case 
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Trump lawyers invoke Biden’s ‘lock him up’ remark in motion to dismiss 2020 election interference case 

Donald Trump’s legal team on Thursday cited President Biden’s call for the former president to be locked up in a motion demanding the dismissal of the federal 2020 election interference case.  “The proposed motion establishes that this unjust case was dead on arrival — unconstitutional even before its inception,” Trump…

Hurricane Helene damage estimated at bn, as US relief bill passes | Weather News

Hurricane Helene damage estimated at $53bn, as US relief bill passes | Weather News

North Carolina lawmakers have passed almost $900m in disaster relief, but that’s still way short of the likely cost. Lawmakers in the state of North Carolina have passed almost $900m in aid spending for Hurricane Helene disaster relief, but they say that is only a preliminary figure as the final…

At BRICS summit, Putin welcomes Trump’s comments on ending Ukraine war | Russia-Ukraine war News

At BRICS summit, Putin welcomes Trump’s comments on ending Ukraine war | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russian president welcomes US presidential candidate’s comments to end fighting in Ukraine as ‘sincere’. Russian President Vladimir Putin has welcomed comments by US presidential candidate Donald Trump on his desire to end the Ukraine conflict as “sincere”, as he concluded a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies in…