President Biden praises Jimmy Carter as ‘extraordinary leader’ after his death
President Joe Biden on Sunday called Jimmy Carter an “extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian” as he joined the chorus of mourners following the 39th president's death. “With compassion and moral clarity, he eradicated disease, built peace, promoted civil and human rights, promoted free and fair elections, sheltered the homeless, and always supported the most vulnerable […]
Israeli Leader Netanyahu to Undergo Prostate Removal Surgery
(UPI) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been diagnosed with a urinary tract infection and will undergo surgery to remove his prostate on Sunday, his office announced. A statement released to the press on Saturday said the 75-year-old Israeli leader underwent tests at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem on Wednesday, which detected a urinary tract […]
Farage Threatens Legal Action Against Tory Leader Badenoch
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage will have to apologize for accusing the populist party of fabricating figures showing Reform outnumbered the Conservatives in paid membership, or Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch. threatened to sue him. A war of words broke out after Reform Britain claimed on Boxing Day that it now had more members than […]
Putin Apologizes to Azerbaijani Leader for Following Crashed Plane
MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to Azerbaijan's president for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people. The Kremlin said in a statement that a Ukrainian drone attack hit an air defense system near Grozny, the capital of Russia's […]
Virginia Democrats ‘asking the wrong question’ amid outrage over DOGE federal workforce cuts, GOP leader says
A top Democrat in the Virginia House of Representatives has sounded the alarm over President-elect Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) plan to tell some federal employees, “You're fired,” on the grounds of efficiency. The state's top Senate Republican countered Thursday that the majority party is “asking the wrong questions.” Earlier this week, House […]
Any GOP Speaker Will Need Dem Leader Jeffries on ‘Speed Dial’
Former Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pennsylvania) said Friday on “MSNBC Reports” that the Republican House speaker is working with Democrats on House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) He said people should keep their phone numbers on “speed dial.” “I think the next Republican chairman has to have Hakeem Jeffries on speed dial, because they're probably going […]
South Korea’s Acting Leader Impeached Following President Being Ousted
South Korean Prime Minister Han Deok-soo attends a question-and-answer session regarding the declaration of martial law at the National Assembly in Seoul on December 11, 2024. South Korean police raided President Yun Seok-Yeol's home. He took office as president on December 11, as the investigation into his declaration of martial law was in full swing. […]
Osamu Suzuki, leader of Japan Suzuki motors, dead at 94
Osamu Suzuki, the genius penny-pincher who led Japan's Suzuki Motors for more than four decades and played a key role in turning India into a prosperous car market, has died at the age of 94. He died on Christmas Day from lymphoma, the company said, during which time he was chief executive or chairman he […]
Cambodian opposition leader jailed after conviction for inciting disorder | Cambodia
A Cambodian opposition leader has been found guilty of inciting social disorder and sentenced to two years in prison and banned from running for office in the latest case targeting government critics. People's Power Party leader Sang Chansi was found guilty in a Phnom Penh court. He was fined 4 million riel (800 pounds) and […]
Former D.C. Police Officer Guilty of Tipping Off Former Proud Boys Leader
A former Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer has been found guilty of leaking information to a former Proud Boys leader. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson Found Former Metropolitan Police Department intelligence chief Shane Lamond was found guilty of one count of obstruction of justice and three counts of lying to a “federal […]