Month: December 2020
Brazilian Bank Heists Put President on Firing Line
Gunmen armed with explosives sowed terror overnight in a small city in northern Brazil, the latest in a spate of violent bank heists that have challenged President Jair Bolsonaro’s promise to restore law and order.
Read MoreTrump teases 2024 presidential run at White House Christmas party
‘We’re trying to do another four years. Otherwise, I’ll see you in four years,’ US president says, while repeating baseless fraud allegations
Read MoreWhy tens of thousands of farmers are blocking roads into India’s capital city
Farmers sit at the Singhu border in New Delhi on December 1, 2020, to protest against agriculture reform laws. | Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images India says its new laws will modernize agriculture. Farmers say it will cause their
Read MoreTrump’s odd new attack on Section 230 is probably doomed
Trump’s crusade against a key internet law known as Section 230 tends to pop up in unlikely places. His Twitter feed on Thanksgiving, for one. Or at times you’d think the nation would be hearing from its leader on the
Read MoreSecond stimulus check updates: Joe Biden, top Democrats swing behind bipartisan COVID aid bill in hopes of breaking monthslong logjam – Chicago Tribune
Second stimulus check updates: Joe Biden, top Democrats swing behind bipartisan COVID aid bill in hopes of breaking monthslong logjam Chicago Tribune Pelosi and Schumer back $900 billion coronavirus stimulus plan as basis for negotiations CNBC Mitch McConnell Draws Lawmaker Scorn After
Read MoreMasked Robbers Launch Coordinated Attack On A 2nd Brazilian Bank, Killing 1 Hostage
Just a day after a band of armed gangsters robbed a bank in Criciúma, another in the city of Cametá was targeted. The cities are separated by 2,000 miles. (Image credit: Guilherme Hahn/AP)
Read MoreThe challenges Biden will face on immigration reform
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to sign executive orders on immigration that would represent a clear break from the Trump administration, and could have an immediate impact on the way migrants are treated at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Read MoreIranian Arms, Fighters Bolster Venezuela’s Maduro, U.S. Says
Iran has sent arms and dispatched paramilitary operatives to help Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro maintain his hold on power, the top U.S. military commander for Central and South America said.
Read MorePoll finds party led by ex-IDF chief Eisenkot would snag 15 seats
TV survey predicts list headed by the former general and including Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai and Tzipi Livni would dent support for nearly every faction, from Shas to Joint List
Read MoreChina and Australia are in a nasty diplomatic spat over a fake tweet — and real war crimes
Prime Minister Scott Morrison holds a news conference in the Blue Room at Parliament House on November 12, 2020, in Canberra, Australia. | Sam Mooy/Getty Images Australia released a report on alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. China trolled Australia on
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