Dec. 4 (UPI) — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier lacks the confidence of France’s National Assembly, which on Wednesday night voted to force his resignation while approving a “no-confidence” motion. A coalition of right- and left-leaning ministers voted 331 to 247 to approve a no-confidence motion and force Barnier, 73, to resign. Barnier’s removal comes…
The haul was the biggest seizure of fentanyl in Sinaloa, the state that shares the same name as the infamous drug cartel The Mexican military captured more than a ton of fentanyl pills, one of the biggest seizures of the synthetic opioid in the country’s history, during two raids on Tuesday, officials said. The raids…
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was one of several senior executives at the company under investigation by the Department of Justice when he was gunned down outside a Manhattan hotel on Wednesday. Thompson — who was killed in what police called a targeted shooting outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown — exercised stock options and sold…
The White House has defended President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter, after repeatedly insisting he had no plans to grant such executive clemency. The press secretary said Biden had pardoned his son, who was facing sentencing later this month in two federal cases, to shield him from potential persecution by the outgoing president’s…
Dec. 2 (UPI) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Monday where he was set to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky and announce new funding for Ukraine. Scholze said he would announce $684 million in new military aid for Ukraine to be delivered this month as he declared that “Germany…
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier used the controversial Article 49.3 of the French Constitution to force the adoption of next year’s social security budget plan. In retaliation, opposition parties from the left and far right are threatening his government with a no-confidence vote. French Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government is hanging on by a thread….
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The recent rapid advance by opposition fighters in Syria shows that Syrian President Bashar Assad must reconcile with his own people and hold dialogue with the opposition, the Turkish foreign minister said Monday. At a joint news conference in Ankara with his Iranian counterpart, Hakan Fidan said Turkey and Iran, which…
Greetings from Tyler, We can hardly believe what has happened. The snow-globe has been turned upside down and it’s raining blessings. Putin says Trump is in danger of assassination. But they missed their opportunity, and maybe it’s too late. Trump’s picks to head agencies have already been announced. Sometimes the ones who will head the…
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced Wednesday that transgender women are not permitted to use bathrooms in the Capitol that match their gender identity, taking a stance on the hot-button issue that has overtaken the Capitol in recent days. The policy — which Johnson announced in a public statement, a draft of which was first reported by The…
Nov. 22 (UPI) — A draft finance deal Friday at the U.N. COP29 climate and environment talks proposed wealthy nations give $250 billion a year to poorer nations in climate funding. Developing countries, however, called for more money with negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan, and expected to push talks into the weekend. “A new draft finance deal…