US’ Blinken condemns Hong Kong authorities over bounties for activists | Human Rights News

US’ Blinken condemns Hong Kong authorities over bounties for activists | Human Rights News

Top US diplomat calls on international community to oppose ‘transnational repression.’ United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has condemned Hong Kong authorities for placing bounties on five pro-democracy activists based overseas, including a US citizen, calling on the international community to oppose “transnational repression.” Blinked said on Friday that…

Trump’s ex-lawyer Giuliani told to pay $148m for defaming election workers | News

Trump’s ex-lawyer Giuliani told to pay $148m for defaming election workers | News

Ruby Freeman and Wandrea ‘Shaye’ Moss faced outpouring of racist and sexist threats after Giuliani’s false claims. Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor who served as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, has been ordered to pay $148m in damages to two former election workers he defamed with false claims about…

Friends star Matthew Perry died of ketamine overdose, autopsy finds | Entertainment News

Friends star Matthew Perry died of ketamine overdose, autopsy finds | Entertainment News

Los Angeles medical examiner says drowning and heart disease were contributing factors in actor’s accidental death. “Friends” actor Matthew Perry, who was found dead in a jacuzzi at his Los Angeles home in October, died from an accidental ketamine overdose, an autopsy has found. Perry, who played the wise-cracking Chandler…

Watching the watchdogs: Media, law and Gaza genocide | Israel-Palestine conflict

Watching the watchdogs: Media, law and Gaza genocide | Israel-Palestine conflict

The United States media, bar just a few exceptions, are refusing to engage seriously with one of the most important questions about Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza: Is Israel committing genocide against the Palestinians in the besieged enclave, and is the US complicit in this worst of all human crimes?…

Labour leaders push President Biden for a Gaza ceasefire at US Capitol | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Labour leaders push President Biden for a Gaza ceasefire at US Capitol | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Washington, DC – Influential labour leaders have joined progressive legislators in the United States Capitol to push the administration of President Joe Biden to support a ceasefire in war-torn Gaza. In a news conference on Thursday, representatives from United Auto Workers (UAW), United Electrical Workers and the American Postal Workers…

What’s an impeachment inquiry and what’s next for President Joe Biden? | News

What’s an impeachment inquiry and what’s next for President Joe Biden? | News

The Republican-led United States House of Representatives has voted to formally authorise its impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Up until this point, the House had not had enough votes to legitimise the ongoing inquiry, but on Wednesday, lawmakers voted 221-212 in favour, with every Republican voting for it and every…

Russian court rejects appeal to release WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich | Freedom of the Press News

Russian court rejects appeal to release WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich | Freedom of the Press News

President Vladimir Putin says he hopes for agreement with US on prisoner swap but admits ‘it’s not simple’. An American reporter jailed in Russia must stay behind bars into the new year as he awaits trial on espionage charges, a Russian court has ruled. Evan Gershkovich, a Moscow correspondent for…

US official and Saudi’s MBS discuss sustainable Israel-Palestine peace | Israel-Palestine conflict News

US official and Saudi’s MBS discuss sustainable Israel-Palestine peace | Israel-Palestine conflict News

White House national security adviser tours Middle East after Biden warned Israel about ‘indiscriminate’ bombing of Gaza. White House national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, has met the crown prince of Saudi Arabia to discuss the war in Gaza and efforts towards creating sustainable peace between Israel and Palestine. Crown Prince…

No evidence but US Republicans approve Biden impeachment inquiry | Joe Biden News

No evidence but US Republicans approve Biden impeachment inquiry | Joe Biden News

Vote means investigation is likely to extend well into 2024 when Biden will be running for reelection, probably against Donald Trump. The United States House of Representatives has voted to launch a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, despite an ongoing investigation finding no evidence of wrongdoing by the…

Letter accuses US security agency of turning ‘blind eye’ to Gaza suffering | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Letter accuses US security agency of turning ‘blind eye’ to Gaza suffering | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Washington, DC – More than a hundred staff members from the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have signed an open letter to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas denouncing the department’s handling of the war in Gaza. The letter, exclusively obtained by Al Jazeera, expresses frustration with the “palpable, glaring absence…