The Supreme Court has punted a brewing debate over immigration policy until the spring with its decision to keep a Trump administration border measure in place that restricts the flow of migrants into the United States. The court ruled on Tuesday that Title 42, which for the last two years allowed the government to expel…
At least 100 people have now been sentenced to death or charged with capital offences in connection with the protests in Iran, a rights group says. Five women were among those at risk of execution, Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) reported. The real number of protesters facing the death penalty was believed to be far…
BOSTON, Dec 27 (Reuters) – A movement by financial firms and activists to challenge companies over their efforts on climate change and social inequality faced organised and growing push-back in 2022, led by Republican U.S. politicians. Focusing on environmental, social or governance-related issues, ESG in industry parlance, could hit returns to investors, critics said. A…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said nuclear war is “back within the realm of possibility” as Russia gave new orders to its nuclear forces as the war on Ukraine drags on. “Raising the alert of Russian nuclear forces is a bone-chilling development,” Guterres said while addressing media on Monday in New York. “The prospect of nuclear…
TAIPEI – Taiwan is extending its compulsory military service from the current four months to one year, as part of efforts to bolster the island’s combat readiness amid rising cross-strait tensions. China’s threat has become even more severe since Beijing’s military drills in August, President Tsai Ing-wen said at a press conference on Tuesday. “Nobody…
Multiple busloads of illegal aliens that were dropped off near Vice President Kamala Harris’s residence in Washington, D.C. on Christmas Eve were initially set to arrive in New York, according to relief agencies. Tatiana Laborde, the managing director of SAMU First Response, a relief agency working with the city of Washington to assist the aliens, told The…
MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said Russia was open to negotiations over the war in Ukraine and blamed Kyiv and its Western backers for a lack of talks, a stance Washington has previously dismissed as posturing amid persistent Russian attacks. “We are ready to negotiate with everyone involved about acceptable solutions, but that is up…
China is staging one of its biggest incursions so far in the seas and skies around Taiwan, according to data from the island’s defence ministry. It said that 71 Chinese air force planes, including fighter jets and drones, had entered Taiwan’s so-called air defence identification zone. Taiwan is self-ruled – but China sees it as…
The dead have been found in their cars, homes and in snowbanks. Some died while shoveling snow. The storm that walloped much of the country is now blamed for at least 48 deaths nationwide, with rescue and recovery efforts continuing Monday. The blizzard roared through the western New York Friday and Saturday, stranding motorists, knocking…
Westminster looking at ‘nuclear option’ to stop bill on self-identification for people wanting to change legal gender Rishi Sunak has waded into the row over Scotland’s gender recognition bill, insisting it was “perfectly reasonable” to assess its potential impact on women. The prime minister confirmed on Friday that the UK government is considering blocking the…