A member of the right-wing Oath Keepers militia group on Wednesday became the first to plead guilty to a charge of conspiracy related to the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump. The man, Graydon Young, a 54-year-old […]
Day: June 23, 2021
Libya gov’t hopeful mercenaries will withdraw ‘within days’
Libya’s interim government has expressed hope that foreign mercenaries will be withdrawn from the North African country after peace talks with world powers in Berlin. The UN-sponsored conference on Wednesday renewed commitments to holding elections on December 24, a watershed for the country where armed groups […]
Greek bishops attacked with caustic liquid at meeting, 10 wounded
Seven senior members of Greece’s Orthodox Church and three other people have been hospitalised with burns after being attacked with a caustic liquid, allegedly by a priest facing a disciplinary hearing, authorities said. The incident took place on Wednesday at the Petraki Monastery in Greece’s […]
Ortega allies threaten, as opponents are arrested, flee Nicaragua
For the second time in two years, one of Nicaragua’s most influential journalists, Carlos Fernando Chamorro – a former ally of President Daniel Ortega – has gone into exile. The director of the independent media outlet Confidential managed to slip out just before his home […]
Calls grow to evacuate Afghans who helped US troops to Guam
In the chaotic, final hours of the Vietnam War, the US evacuated thousands of South Vietnamese who supported the American mission and were at risk under the communist government. With US and NATO forces facing a September 11 deadline to leave Afghanistan, many are recalling […]
US sanctions Chinese solar firms for Uighur human rights abuses
The United States on Wednesday restricted exports to five Chinese companies that it said were implicated in Chinese human rights violations, including large producers of polysilicon for the solar panel industry. The companies were listed over human rights violations and abuses of Uighurs and other […]
Leaked UN draft report warns of accelerating climate devastation
A leaked draft report from the United Nations has painted a distressing picture of how climate change will fundamentally reshape life on Earth in the coming decades, even if humans can tame planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. In what is by far considered the most comprehensive […]
Euro 2020: Spain thrash Slovakia, Sweden beat Poland to top group
Spain have thrashed Slovakia 5-0 to set up a last-16 Euro 2020 clash against Croatia, while Sweden scored in stoppage time to beat Poland and finish top of the group. Slovak goalkeeper Martin Dubravka made a stunning save to keep out an Alvaro Morata penalty […]
Under pressure from critics, Harris to visit US-Mexico border
Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the US-Mexico border this week for the first time since taking a lead role in immigration issues, officials said on Wednesday, amid continued pressure on the Biden administration to address the growing number of migrants coming from Central America. […]
McAfee found dead in cell after Spanish court allows extradition
Anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee was found dead in his prison cell near Barcelona on Wednesday, according to press reports, hours after Spain’s High Court ruled he could be extradited to the United States where he faced tax evasion charges that carried a sentence of […]