Joe Biden considering executive action to increase access, funds for abortion
May 12, 2022 08:18 am UTC| Politics
US President Joe Biden joined most congressional Democrats in condemning the leaked draft opinion ruling by the Supreme Court to strike down the 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion decision. Following the public outrage that came...
South China Sea conflict: US, China, exchange pushbacks over Taiwan Strait activities
May 12, 2022 08:05 am UTC| Politics
Foreign ships that are seen passing through the Taiwan Strait have often drawn the ire of China, with the US as its constant target. Both Beijing and Washington have since exchanged pushbacks following the latest...
May 12, 2022 08:03 am UTC| Politics
Former US Defense Secretary Mark Esper wrote about his experiences serving under former President Donald Trump in his tell-all memoir. In one part of the book, Esper described now-former vice president Mike Pence and...
Kamala Harris hires White House staffer as new deputy chief of staff
May 12, 2022 07:58 am UTC| Politics
US Vice President Kamala Harriss office is going through personnel changes following the departures of several top aides. This week, a White House official said that the vice president has brought on a White House staffer...
May 11, 2022 10:42 am UTC| Politics
This week, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was officially inaugurated as the countrys new leader. In his inauguration speech, Yoon suggested that he was ready to make an economic proposal with North Korea should...
North Korea: US requests UN Security Council meeting following Pyongyang's 15th missile test
May 11, 2022 10:28 am UTC| Politics
North Korea has continued the bolstering of its military arsenal and moved forward with its weapons tests despite breaching UN resolutions. The US has requested an emergency meeting with the UN Security Council following...
May 11, 2022 10:02 am UTC| Politics
Russia continues to wage war on Ukraine as Kyiv continues its fierce resistance. The United Nations Human Monitoring Mission warned that the Ukrainian death toll might actually be higher than what was officially...
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