Nunes lists questions for whistleblower in opening statement
Print 🖨 PDF 📄UBS talks of the ‘beginning of a historic new chapter’ UBS said Monday that it has finalized its takeover of Credit Suisse, ending a months-long saga that saw the near-collapse of one of Switzerland’s biggest financial institutions. The bank announced that completion in an open letter to Swiss, German-language daily newspaper, NZZ and…
Print 🖨 PDF 📄Russia launched its largest navy drills of the post-Soviet era on Tuesday alongside Chinese warships, the latest sign of deepening military cooperation between the two global powers. The drills will continue until September 16 and will involve more than 400 warships, submarines and other maritime vessels. Russian and Chinese warships began joint drills…
Print 🖨 PDF 📄Since before Iran’s 1979 revolution, Western policy toward that country has been shaped less by realities on the ground than by what foreign policymakers found convenient to believe about them. The myths have changed over the decades. The cost of believing them has not. In late 1977, Jimmy Carter famously toasted the…
Print 🖨 PDF 📄Two similar climate cases – brought by six Portuguese youth, and a former French mayor – were thrown out by the judges. In a landmark decision, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has today ruled that climate change violates the right to respect for one’s private and family life. This is…
Print 🖨 PDF 📄The Scottish Parliament has passed a law which reforms the gender recognition process in Scotland. The Gender Recognition Reform Bill passed after lengthy debates at Holyrood, often amid divisive political rhetoric. It has been discussed for years, with strong opinions for and against changing the 2004 Gender Recognition Act. Here are some…
Print 🖨 PDF 📄Greeting from Tyler, Comey, Clapper, Brennan and a whole laundry list of bad guys are in a lot of trouble. I feel sorriest for us. We already knew. Now we’ve got to relive the whole thing in agonizing detail. If they just would plead guilty it would save us all a lot…