As early as 2018, the former president had liked Milley’s “bluntness and banter,” and praised the general for being “good at pricing” bombs as well “throwing them.” (1) Trump quickly offered Milley the job of NATO Commander, hoping the general would share the same dislike for the trans-Atlantic military pact....
A source told the news portal, that the Pences are staying at a cabin that Indiana governor, Eric Holcomb, uses as a retreat, while two republicans close to the former vice-president said that Mr Pence and his wife were staying at Pence’s brother’s place in Columbus....
In a similar shocking incident in the Burari area of New Delhi, 11 members of a family committed suicide out of superstition in 2018 ...The fatherV. P ...The mother, said police, remained in a state of trance during her arrest and refused to undergo a mandatory COVID test as she claimed it couldn't harm her ... ....
By a vote of 55-45, the Senate narrowly killed a Republican effort to dismiss the proceeding as unconstitutional because Trump is no longer in office ... 6 asCongress met to finalise the election ... In 1876, as the House was preparing to impeach him on corruption charges, William Belknap, Ulysses S....
Malian and French forces have killed around 100 jihadists and took another 20 captive in a joint operation this January in central Mali, the West African nation's army has said in a statement ... ....
The protests demanding the repeal of new agricultural laws have grown into a rebellion that is rattling Prime MinisterNarendra Modi’s government ... The farmers, some carrying ceremonial swords, ropes and sticks, overwhelmed police ... “If the farmers are agitated overall India, you can’t dismiss the protests as some opposition inciting the farmers.”....
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced that the US will restore aid to the Palestiniansas part of a UN programme and re-open its diplomatic mission, reversing key foreign policies of the Trump administration ... The position is in contrast to Donald Trump’s policy towards the region, which had been seen as favouring the Israeli government....
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His comments came asRussia ramps up pressure on the activities of foreign internet companies, which are not subject to state censorship unlike the majority of the country's media outlets ... Piskaryov was cited by the TASS news agency as saying that "questions had piled up" about the China-based video-sharing service....
The EU was estimated to be responsible for more than three-quarters of that total. ... It said it wants to, “shift from live transport to a trade in meat and carcasses as well as genetic material.” The FAO argues that it does not make sense to aggregate all transported animals in the same way. “Some are very small and other large ... ....
Russian police are searching the apartment of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, another apartment where his wife is living and two offices of his organization ... ....
New Delhi. Chinese social media firm Bytedance, which owns Tiktok and Helo apps, has announced the closure of its India business following continued restrictions on its services in the country ... The executives expressed uncertainty on the company’s comeback to India but expressed hope to do so in times to come ... ....
It limits the number of strategic nuclear warheads deployed by the United States and Russia to 1,550 each as well as the number of land – and submarine-based missiles and bombers that deliver them....
Despite the pandemic, almost two thirds of people around the world now view climate change as a global emergency ... Conserving forests and land emerged as the most popular solution for tackling the issue ... Across all countries, 64% of participants saw climate change as an emergency, requiring urgent responses from countries....
The 17-page report also calls for possible targeted sanctions "such as asset freezes and travel bans against credibly alleged perpetrators" of rights violations. Bachelet expressed concern at GeneralShavendra Silva's elevation as army chief and General Kamal Gunaratne's appointment as defence secretary....