Pope says treatment of Canada’s indigenous people was genocide
Pope Francis said on Saturday that the treatment of indigenous people in Canada amounted to genocide, after a six-day trip in which he apologized to survivors of abuse in Catholic-run…
US House Passes Assault Rifle Ban, Likely Doomed in Senate
The US House of Representatives, spurred on by a series of horrific mass shootings, passed a bill on Friday that would ban assault weapons for the first time in decades.…
Scorching images of US Capitol riots revive grim memories of violence
The footage was more violent, more mind-bending than any prime-time crime show on the network. And it was real. Video footage capturing the furious anger and violence of the mob…
US Pledges $600 Million to Fight Global Environmental Threats
…Announces the 20th edition of the International Anti-Corruption Conference The United States has pledged $600.8 million over the next four years to support the eighth replenishment of the Global Environment…
Defiant Trump Defends Actions During Assault on US Capitol
Former President Donald Trump defended his conduct during the storming of the US Capitol in an incendiary interview published Thursday, saying he has no regrets about rallying his supporters in…
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, almost doubles its annual profit
Google’s parent company Alphabet on Tuesday announced quarterly profit that beat expectations and almost doubled in 2021, after a booming holiday season for the online ad giant facing antitrust scrutiny.…
IMF warns developing countries of ‘economic turmoil’
Emerging economies should prepare for potential tough times as the US Federal Reserve prepares to raise interest rates and global economic growth slows due to the Omicron variant of Covid-19,…
US Warns Iran After Regime Sanctions 50 Americans
Washington said on Sunday that it refused to be threatened by Iran sanctions over the weekend to about 50 Americans, including senior officials, and warned that Tehran would face “serious…
Biden Says Covid ‘is Not Here to Stay’ in Its Current Form
President Joe Biden said on Friday, as the United States grapples with the skyrocketing cases, that COVID-19 “as we are dealing with it now is not here to stay.” “But…
As Biden Goes On Trump, Top Republicans Are Silent On Capitol Riots
Joe Biden’s verbal attack on Donald Trump was met with almost imperceptible silence from leading Republicans on Thursday’s anniversary of the United States Capitol riots, yielding the stage to the…