Alex Jones Files for Bankruptcy
The Infowars broadcaster has been ordered by courts to pay about $1.5 billion in damages to Sandy Hook families hurt by his promotion of conspiracy theories. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
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Biden Signs Legislation to Avert Nationwide Rail Strike
President Biden had called on Congress to act, saying a rail strike would “devastate our economy.” Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Iowa Democrats Question Their Identity Without First-in-the-Nation Caucuses
President Biden’s push to start the Democratic presidential nominating process in South Carolina has inspired a rush of wistful memories and soul searching in the Hawkeye State. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Ukraine war: Can we expect peace talks to begin?
Image source, ReutersImage caption, Ukrainian servicemen ride a self-propelled howitzer, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, on a frontline in Donetsk regionBy Paul AdamsBBC Diplomatic Correspondent What does it mean when US President Joe Biden says he's willing to sit down…
Hague moves ahead with military AI summit
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No hard border in Ireland, von der Leyen tells Irish lawmakers
A solution to the Northern Ireland protocol issue is possible, but there can be no hard border on the island of Ireland, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the Irish Parliament on Thursday. Speaking to the Oireachtas, von…
How Glarus gave youngsters the right to vote 15 years ago
In a surprising vote 15 years ago, the small Swiss canton of Glarus lowered the voting age to 16. Since then, it has remained the only Swiss region to implement this, which might be related to the archaic voting system…
Narrow majority of Finns ready to join NATO without waiting for Sweden
Finns are growing impatient while waiting for the ratification from Hungary and Turkey for Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership, according to a poll published by research company Taloustutkimus on Thursday. In a survey carried out by Taloustutkimus, 52% of respondents…
NGOs accuse Maltese PM, ex-PM of crimes against humanity at International Criminal Court
Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela and ex-Prime Minister Joseph Muscat have been accused of crimes against humanity over migrant pushbacks in a complaint filed by human rights NGOs at the International Criminal Court. The European Centre for Constitutional and Human…
French Les Républicains to pick new chief in bid to stay relevant
France’s former political stalwarts, Les Républicains (LR), will hold their first party congress this weekend to choose who will take over the reins of the mainstream conservative party after it suffered a string of crushing defeats in past presidential elections.…