World leaders are speaking for a third day at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The leaders of South Africa, Iraq and Libya’s national unity government are among those slated to address the gathering in New York on Thursday. During opening […]
Day: September 23, 2021
‘Here to stay’: Indo-Pacific Quad leaders to meet at White House
The leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia will meet on Friday for their first in-person person summit of the Indo-Pacific Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or so-called “Quad” grouping. The informal arrangement, with the countries first working together in response to the 2004 Indian […]
‘Here to stay’: Indo-Pacific Quad leaders to meet at White House
The leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia will meet on Friday for their first in-person person summit of the Indo-Pacific Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or so-called “Quad” grouping. The informal arrangement, with the countries first working together in response to the 2004 Indian […]
Abortion providers ask US top court to review Texas abortion ban
Abortion providers in Texas have asked the United States Supreme Court to urgently intervene in their case challenging a law that imposed a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy – effectively outlawing the procedure in the state. In a legal filing on Thursday, […]
Abortion providers ask US top court to review Texas abortion ban
Abortion providers in Texas have asked the United States Supreme Court to urgently intervene in their case challenging a law that imposed a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy – effectively outlawing the procedure in the state. In a legal filing on Thursday, […]
US Democrats introduce bill backing ‘end to Israel’s occupation’
Washington, DC – Democratic Party lawmakers in the United States have introduced a bill affirming support for the two-state solution and calling for “robust oversight” on US aid to Israel to ensure it is not used in human rights violations. The proposed legislation, introduced by […]
US Democrats introduce bill backing ‘end to Israel’s occupation’
Washington, DC – Democratic Party lawmakers in the United States have introduced a bill affirming support for the two-state solution and calling for “robust oversight” on US aid to Israel to ensure it is not used in human rights violations. The proposed legislation, introduced by […]
US House approves $1bn for Israel’s Iron Dome after uproar
Washington, DC – The US House of Representatives has approved $1bn in additional funding for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system after days of controversy around the push. Legislators passed the bill in a 420 to nine vote on Thursday, paving the way for a […]
Starbucks pushes back against US workers’ cafe-by-cafe union vote
Starbucks Corp. workers shouldn’t have the right to vote for a union on a cafe-by-cafe basis, the coffee chain told the U.S. labor board amid efforts by workers in Buffalo, New York, to organize. “The facts and the law do not support holding individual and […]
Russia: Navalny slams Apple, Google over voting app removal
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny has accused Google and Apple of showing “cowardice” and acting as accomplices of Russian President Vladimir Putin by removing a voting app before a parliamentary election last week, according to messages posted on the social media accounts. Navalny’s supporters earlier […]