Month: November,2024

Trump cabinet picks delight Taiwan, send strong signal to China

Trump cabinet picks delight Taiwan, send strong signal to China


November 13, 2024
– President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees to serve as United Nations ambassador, national security adviser, and most importantly, secretary of state are regarded by many as ‘China Hawks.’  Their appointments are being mostly welcomed in Taiwan, even by some who did not support the former and future president. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., likely to be tapped […]
Arkansas Gov Sarah Sanders will not join the Trump administration

Arkansas Gov Sarah Sanders will not join the Trump administration


November 13, 2024
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday that she will not leave the governor’s mansion to join President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration in Washington, D.C.  ‘I’ve already announced my bid for re-election and I look forward to serving in this position for the next six years,’ Sanders told reporters when asked if she might re-join […]
Republicans 2 seats away from House majority, giving Trump leeway to implement agenda

Republicans 2 seats away from House majority, giving Trump leeway to implement agenda


November 13, 2024
Control of the House of Representatives remains undecided, with Republicans sitting just two seats away from a majority as of Wednesday morning. The Associated Press has yet to call 12 House races across the country. In one of those 12 races, California’s 47th Congressional District, Republican candidate Scott Baugh has conceded in the open race […]
Special Counsel Jack Smith plans to resign, file report before Trump can fire him: report

Special Counsel Jack Smith plans to resign, file report before Trump can fire him: report


November 13, 2024
Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith is expected to resign before President-elect Trump is inaugurated in January, the New York Times reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.  Smith is aiming to bring to an end his cases against Trump and step down before the new president takes office as a way to get ahead […]
Democratic committee chair pours cold water on replacing Sotomayor before Trump takes office

Democratic committee chair pours cold water on replacing Sotomayor before Trump takes office


November 13, 2024
Talk of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor retiring and having her seat filled before President-elect Donald Trump takes office is ‘idle speculation’ and not ‘realistic,’ a top Democrat says.  Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin, D-Ill., made the comments to Politico following reports that Democrats are discussing whether to call on the 70-year-old to vacate her […]
Trump’s next move on the election’s biggest loser

Trump’s next move on the election’s biggest loser


November 13, 2024
The biggest loser on election night was the supreme leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei. The Tehran regime has spent years plotting Donald Trump’s assassination, only to see him return to the Oval Office with greater popular support than ever. Trump knows that he had Khamenei on the ropes when his first term ended. ‘Iran was […]
Republicans to huddle behind closed doors to elect McConnell’s successor Wednesday

Republicans to huddle behind closed doors to elect McConnell’s successor Wednesday


November 13, 2024
The incoming Senate Republican Conference will meet to hold secret ballot elections for several leadership positions on Wednesday morning, including the successor of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who will lead the Republican majority next year. At 9:30 a.m., the conference for the 119th Congress will select a new leader, Republican whip, conference chair, […]
Archbishop of Canterbury faces calls to resign over church child abuse failings

Archbishop of Canterbury faces calls to resign over church child abuse failings


November 12, 2024
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the most senior cleric in the Church of England, is under mounting pressure to resign after a damning report accused him of failing to take sufficient action against a sadistic child abuser. A review of the church’s handling of “horrific” abuse perpetrated by John Smyth has put Archbishop Justin Welby’s position […]
Eyeing Trump support, Israeli minister pushes for West Bank settlement annexation

Eyeing Trump support, Israeli minister pushes for West Bank settlement annexation


November 12, 2024
Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has ordered preparations for the annexation of settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Smotrich, who is in charge of the settlements, said on Monday that he had instructed his department to “prepare the necessary infrastructure for applying sovereignty.” It is unclear whether his long-standing desire to apply full Israeli […]
Airlines cancel flights to Haiti after gunfire hits Spirit airplane over Port-au-Prince

Airlines cancel flights to Haiti after gunfire hits Spirit airplane over Port-au-Prince


November 12, 2024
A Spirit Airlines plane was hit by gunfire Monday over Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, according to diplomatic source in the country, resulting in what the airline described as “minor injuries” to one of its crew members. Spirit said Monday that its flight 951 from Fort Lauderdale in Florida to Port-au-Prince was diverted and landed in Santiago […]
Research reveals China has built prototype nuclear reactor to power aircraft carrier

Research reveals China has built prototype nuclear reactor to power aircraft carrier


November 12, 2024
China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet Beijing is advancing toward producing the country’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery and Chinese government documents provided to The Associated Press. China’s navy is already the world’s largest numerically, and […]
New Zealand’s leaders formally apologize to survivors of abuse in state and church care

New Zealand’s leaders formally apologize to survivors of abuse in state and church care


November 12, 2024
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament on Tuesday for the widespread abuse, torture and neglect of hundreds of thousands of children and vulnerable adults in care, many of them Indigenous. “It was horrific. It was heartbreaking. It was wrong. And it should never have happened,” Luxon said, […]
Driver detained after car plows into people exercising in Chinese city

Driver detained after car plows into people exercising in Chinese city


November 12, 2024
Police in southern China have detained the driver of a car that plowed into people exercising in the grounds of an outdoor sports center on Monday evening, leaving scores injured. A car “hit multiple pedestrians and then fled the scene” at the Zhuhai Sports Center in the southern city of Zhuhai at around 8 p.m. […]
South Korean president takes up golf again to prepare for Trump’s second term

South Korean president takes up golf again to prepare for Trump’s second term


November 12, 2024
As countries around the globe prepare for a second Trump presidency, one world leader is teeing up a carefully calibrated diplomatic strategy. It said Yoon had done so “following the advice of those around him,” but declined to say when the president practiced golf. Since Donald Trump reclaimed the White House last week, he has […]
Saudi crown prince accuses Israel of committing ‘collective genocide’ in Gaza

Saudi crown prince accuses Israel of committing ‘collective genocide’ in Gaza


November 12, 2024
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has accused Israel of carrying out “collective genocide” in Gaza, in some of his strongest criticism of the country since the war began last year. During a gathering of leaders of Islamic nations hosted by Saudi Arabia in Riyadh on Monday, the country’s de facto leader said: “The […]