Edinburgh, United Kingdom — AFP Humza Yousaf always faced an uphill battle to revive his beleaguered Scottish National Party’s fortunes and its quest for independence but few thought he would last little more than a year as Scotland’s leader. The 39-year-old, who announced on Monday he was resigning as first minister, quit be...
Edinburgh, United Kingdom – AFP Humza Yousaf announced his resignation as Scotland’s first minister on Monday, before he was due to face two confidence votes this week sparked by his ditching of junior coalition partners in a row over climate policy. The 39-year-old quit following a turbulent year as head of the devolved administra...
Washington, United States – AFP President Joe Biden poked fun at himself but took sharp aim at his election rival Donald Trump Saturday at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, as protesters outside demonstrated against the conflict in Gaza. A long list of VIP guests, including journalists and celebrities from ...
In Arizona, a grand jury has indicted seven aides to Donald Trump and 11 Republican officials over a scheme dubbed “fake electors.” It aimed to overturn the 2020 election results in favor of Trump. The 58-page indictment, announced by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, implicates Trump as unindicted co-conspirator 1. Among those indicted are...
Summer Lee, a prominent member of progressive lawmakers dubbed the “Squad”, overwhelmingly won the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District. Defeating opponent Bhavini Patel, who was supported by Republican megadonor Jeffrey Yass, Lee reiterated her call for a Gaza cease-fire. Patel was seen as allied with Israeli Prim...
Malé, Maldives — AFP Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu is a strong advocate of Chinese investment and his party’s landslide parliamentary election victory will help him deliver on a promise to return the atoll nation to Beijing’s orbit. The 45-year-old’s People’s National Congress decimated its pro-Indian rival to...
New York, United States – AFP Donald Trump engaged in a multi-layered conspiracy of fraud, lies and cover-ups, prosecutors said on Monday during opening arguments in the first ever criminal trial of a former US president. Assistant District Attorney Matthew Colangelo said Trump falsified business records to buy the silence of porn star S...
Wilmington, United States – AFP Donald Trump called off a rally on Saturday, the Republican candidate’s first campaign event since his criminal trial in New York began this week, due to bad weather threatening the outdoor gathering. Thousands of supporters had gathered for the event at the airport in the North Carolina city of Wilm...
Public confidence in key U.S. institutions, including the government, judiciary, and military, has sharply declined. That’s according to a recent analysis by Gallup. Only 32% of Americans expressed confidence in their national government. Faith in the judiciary stands at only 42%. The U.S. military also witnessed a drop in confidence, from 90...
United Nations, United States — AFP The UN’s special envoy for Libya has resigned, saying the world body could not successfully support the country’s political transition as its leaders had put their own interests above finding a solution. “I tendered my resignation to the Secretary General,” Senegalese diplomat A...
