Joe Biden condemns "abhorrent" Buffalo mass shooting
May 16, 2022 09:49 am UTC| Politics
US President Joe Biden condemned the racially motivated mass shooting that occurred in Buffalo, New York. Biden issued a statement describing the act as abhorrent to the very fabric of this nation. The US leader issued...
US VP Kamala Harris to lead US delegation to UAE this week
May 16, 2022 09:27 am UTC| Politics
This week, US Vice President Kamala Harris will be traveling to the United Arab Emirates. Harris will be leading a US delegation to personally pay respects to the nations late president. Harris and the US delegation...
Mike Pence adviser warns political polarization may make fixing democracy impossible
May 16, 2022 09:15 am UTC| Politics
\The country is still feeling the aftershocks of the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol, as well as the threat of stripped voting rights, among other key issues. A former judge who served as an adviser to...
North Korea reports more deaths from COVID-19 outbreak amidst nationwide lockdown
May 16, 2022 09:12 am UTC| Politics
North Korea has suffered an outbreak of COVID-19 over the weekend for the first time in two years since the pandemic started. Pyongyang has reported more deaths from the coronavirus amidst a nationwide lockdown to prevent...
May 13, 2022 10:40 am UTC| Politics
Former US President Donald Trump is already at the center of several investigations taking place in different states. Democratic Rep. Katie Porter has recently raised awareness of a possible bribery scheme involving the...
Russia-Ukraine conflict: UN launches probe into Russia's alleged rights abuses
May 13, 2022 09:51 am UTC| Politics
The United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution this week that would launch a probe into the allegations of human rights abuses committed by Russia in its war with Ukraine. The alleged abuses came from parts of...
Joe Biden waives executive privilege for eighth set of Trump White House records to Jan. 6 committee
May 13, 2022 09:36 am UTC| Politics
US President Joe Biden has assisted the January 6 congressional committee in its probe into the Capitol insurrection. Biden has again waived executive privilege over the next set of documents from the Trump White House to...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight