Sri Lankan cabinet resigns en masse as crisis deepens | Political news
All 26 ministers except the president and prime minister resign as anti-government protesters defy curfews.Sri Lankan cabinet members have resigned en masse, the education minister has said, as anti-government protests escalate despite…
Column: Far-right politics is not limited to the United States | Columnists
According to Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the French National Front, the Holocaust is a “detail” of the history of the Second World War. “I don't think there were that many deaths. There weren't six million. There were…
Iran welcomes UN-brokered truce in Yemen
The ceasefire involves a halt to military operations for two months. Ships will also be allowed to carry food and fuel, and Sanaa airport will partially reopen.Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh Khatibzadeh expressed hope…
group identifies 600 alleged North Korean rights abusers | Politics News
Korea Future says evidence of widespread abuse in prison camps across the country should spur action.The future of Korea's UK based non-profit arpublished a list of almost 600 people associated with human rights abuses in the North Korean…
Ex-Wildrose leader Danielle Smith returns to Alberta politics and will vote against Kenney’s…
The machinations ravaging Jason Kenney and his party took a new turn on Friday with the return of a former leader promising to vote against Alberta's premier in his leadership review and then trying to take office.
Danielle Smith, the…
‘It Matters’: US Celebrates Arab American Heritage Month | Political news
Washington D.C.- The White House, the US State Department and other government agencies have released statements celebrating Arab-American Heritage Month, an event that promotes hope to quell the bigotry faced by Arab-American communities.…
Arizona Governor Won’t Say Transgender People Exist | Government and politics
By Bob ChristieAssociated Press
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Governor Doug Ducey declined to say Thursday whether transgender people really exist, twice dodging direct…
‘Unfounded’: Hong Kong denounces US and UK reports of declining freedoms | Politics…
The territory's government is telling countries to stop "interfering" in its internal affairs after damning assessments on freedoms.Hong Kong reacted with fury to what it described as "unfounded and ludicrous allegations" in key reports…
Family politics in Grant Ginder’s ‘Let’s Not Do That Again’
The novel revolves around Nancy Harrison and her children, Nick and Greta. Nancy inherited the congressional seat from her husband decades ago when he died in a drunk driving accident (after a bitter fight with Nancy, while clinging to her…
DOJ indicts 9 people for blocking access to abortion clinic
Pro-life activists face up to 11 years in prison, up to $350,000 in fines if found guiltyBy Michel GryboskiSenior Church Editor | Thursday, March 31, 2022Pro-life activists demonstrate outside a Planned Parenthood clinic on January 20,…
Morning Brief: Zelensky rejects Russian claims of downscaling, Pakistani politics and more, World…
Here are some of the best stories to start your day: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) loyalist Faisal Vawda has said a plot has been hatched to assassinate Prime Minister Imran Khan. Watch WION's report on why global…
Tunisian president dissolves parliament, prolonging power grab | Political news
Kais Saied said the move, eight months after parliament was suspended, was aimed at "preserving the state and its institutions".Tunisian President Kais Saied announced on state television that he was dissolving the country's parliament,…
The myth of “foreign pressure” often cited in Pakistani politics
It is a widely held myth in Pakistan that Henry Kissinger threatened Zulfikar Ali Bhutto with making a "horrible example" of him and his country. Interestingly, the creator of this myth was Benazir Bhutto, not Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.…
Reviews | Madison Cawthorn’s ‘orgies’ show how right-wing politics can boomerang
What is important is the particular history offered by Cawthorn. It shows how far-right thought systems can boomerang those who try to benefit from the political energies they unleash – while staying away from their sources to avoid…
Iranian Navy Participates in Joint Maritime Exercise in India
The Indian Ocean Naval Symposium organized the first edition of the IONS maritime exercise (IMEX 2022) in Indian waters near Goa.Iranian naval forces aboard the local destroyer "Dena" took part in the joint exercise.Nine naval vessels from…
Influential children’s center Pen Green faces closure due to council cuts | Politics
IIt's been called the world's most famous children's centre, a globally influential family project for early years that grew out of one of the UK's most deprived communities and inspired Sure Start. Now this great British success story…
Peruvian President Castillo braces for imminent impeachment vote | Political news
Pedro Castillo denies allegations of corruption, accusing economic groups of staging a "coup" against his government.Peruvian President Pedro Castillo faces an impeachment vote in Congress that could see the newly elected leader ousted just…
ELDER: Ukraine and the politics behind Biden’s reluctance to ‘do more’
Breadcrumb Links Columnists US President Joe Biden delivers a speech on the Russian war in Ukraine at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, March 26, 2022. Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI /AFP via Getty Images Content…
Employers ‘breaking the law’ on maternity rights, attorney general says | Politics News
The Attorney General has called for a culture change around maternity rights, saying too many employers are breaking employment rules.Suella Braverman, who last year became the first cabinet minister to take maternity…
Outstanding issues in Vienna talks require decision by US (Iranian FM) – Reuters
In a telephone conversation on Saturday, Amirabdollahian and his Belgian counterpart Sophie Wilmes discussed issues of common interest, with the two urging stronger economic and trade ties between Tehran and Brussels.Underlining the…
Avoid monetary policy, Aboderin advises Nigerians – The Sun Nigeria
By Christy Anyanwu
Chief Abimbola Aboderin loves politicians who grew up on the closeness of his father, Olola Moyosore Aboderin, with politicians like the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Sir Kashim Ibrahim, Chief…
Greyhound racing ban reaches parliamentary debate | Politics | News
The debate was given the green light after a petition calling for a ban received nearly 105,000 signatures. Opponents of the sport say greyhounds endure 'inevitable suffering' and are forced to race for 'global betting markets'. The…
Iran breaches ‘illegal’ Saudi-Kuwait deal over Arash gas field – Reuters
In a statement released on Saturday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh commented on the recently declared agreement between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait on the joint Arash gas field."Arash/al-Durra is a joint gas field between…
EU’s Mora to visit Iran for talks on JCPOA revival – Reuters
In a post on his Twitter account on Friday, Mora said he would meet with Iran's chief negotiator Ali Baqeri in Tehran on Saturday as part of efforts to "fill the remaining gaps" in the talks in the Austrian capital.“I am traveling to Tehran…
Loudoun’s growth outpaces his political representation in Richmond | Government and politics
BRAMBLETON - Del. Suhas Subramanyam stands on a street corner in this teeming suburban community at the dawn of three of the most politically underrepresented House of Delegates districts in Virginia, based on the…
FRC Action sues Biden over plane mask warrant
By Michel GryboskiSenior Church Editor | Friday, March 25, 2022Belo Horizonte International Airport, Confins, Brazil, March 12, 2021. | Unsplash/Lukas SouzaFamily Research Center Action on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the Biden…
Provocative essay calls Australian politics ‘political paralysis’
Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeBook reviewers Steven Carroll and Cameron Woodhead have recently set their sights on fiction and non-fiction titles. Here are their reviews.Non-fiction pick of the week Credit: Burn down…
A lawsuit seeks to prevent the re-election of Marjorie Taylor Greene | Politics News
The legal tender says the Republican should be disqualified from running for Congress because of her support for the Capitol riot.A group of Georgia voters on Thursday called on state officials to bar Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from…
Iran renews call for political settlement of Yemen crisis
Iran's Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Thursday on the 7th anniversary of Saudi Arabia's military aggression against Yemen.Saudi Arabia and a number of its regional allies, backed by the United States and European powers, launched…
India wants a different policy – and a leader to implement it
In a deepening of India's electoral democracy, voters in the recently held parliamentary elections scripted a new political narrative, catapulting Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as a challenger to a Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP)…
Orthodox group calls for sanctions against Russian Orthodox clerics
By Ryan FoleyChristian Post reporter | Wednesday, March 23, 2022Russian President Vladmir Putin (L) visits the Trinity Lavra monastery with Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, in Sergeiv Posad in the Moscow Region July 18, 2014. |…
Indiana bill banning biological men from participating in women’s sports vetoed
By Michel GryboskiSenior Church Editor | Tuesday, March 22, 2022Inidana Governor Eric Holcomb speaks during a press conference on April 6, 2021. | Flicker/Gov. Eric Holcomb/Public DomainIndiana's Republican governor has vetoed a bill…
‘Truth in Politics’ group targets SPS board in political ads
A political attack ad targeting Springfield School Board incumbent Charles Taylor began airing Monday on KY3.The 30-second ad paid for by Truth In Politics alleges the school district is 'paralyzed by politics' and falsely claims Taylor -…
Final stage of Vienna deal in sight: Amirabdollahian
In a telephone conversation on Monday evening, Amirabdollahian and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hossein discussed various issues, from the Vienna talks to developments in Ukraine.Congratulating the head of Iraqi diplomacy on the occasion of…
High history and low politics on day one of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing
A confirmation hearing Monday for Ketanji Brown Jackson — the 51-year-old federal judge whom President Biden appointed last month to replace Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer — began with a history lesson. One hundred and fifteen…
Supreme Court rejects Christian charity’s appeal in lawsuit
By Michel GryboskiSenior Church Editor | Monday, March 21, 2022The headquarters of the Union Gospel Mission in Seattle, Washington. | Seattle Union Gospel Mission The US Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a Christian charity…
Aitchison says Conservatives and Liberals are both guilty of ‘using divisiveness’ in…
Conservative leadership hopeful Scott Aitchison says his party and the governing Liberals have been guilty of trying to divide Canadians for personal gain. And if his long-running bid to lead the party in the next election is successful,…
Can the Dayton peace agreement in Bosnia be reformed? | Political news
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, home to one of the most complicated systems of governance in the world and deeply divided between ethnic groups, Azra Zornic is convinced that the country will sooner or later adopt a civic constitution with equal…
Grassroots groups help save Holocaust survivors in Ukraine
Since the bombing began to intensify in Kyiv and Kharkiv about a week ago, Julia Entin has been working feverishly – thousands of miles away in Los Angeles – to evacuate Holocaust survivors in Ukraine who are find themselves trapped in…
Tennessee Guard members safe despite Russian information | Politics
Three current and former members of the Tennessee National Guard are safe, despite a Russian newspaper's…
US and China discuss Russia as Biden and Xi hold call | Political news
US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, began their first direct talks since November, amid growing US concerns about Beijing's relationship with Russia and its stance on the war. increasingly brutal in Ukraine.…
Andy Stanley says divisive politicians are ‘terrible leaders’
By Ryan FoleyChristian Post reporter | Thursday, March 17, 2022Pastor Andy Stanley speaks during Catalyst Atlanta at Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth, Georgia on October 6, 2016. | (Photo: Catalyst)Megachurch pastor Andy Stanley delivered…
“Nixon, Watergate and Presidential Politics”: Historian Douglas Brinkley to Speak to Rowan | rowan…
CNN Presidential Historian Douglas Brinkley will discuss the 50and anniversary of Watergate and the presidency of Richard Nixon during a lecture at Rowan University on Monday, March 28.
Brinkley (right), Katherine…
NY undercounted COVID-19 nursing home deaths under Gov. Cuomo
By Michael GryboskiMainline Church Editor | Thursday, March 17, 2022Governor Andrew M. Cuomo provides a coronavirus update from the Red Room at the State Capitol on January 29, 2021. | Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. CuomoTrain…
Cambodia convicts opposition politicians in ‘unfair’ mass trial | Political news
Trial involving exiled leaders Sam Rainsy and Mu Sochua among several members targeting the forcibly disbanded Cambodian National Rescue Party.A Cambodian court has convicted 19 opposition politicians - including two prominent exiled…
Ex-Marine Colonel Tears Army’s Attention On Gender Ideology
By Ryan FoleyChristian Post reporter | Wednesday, March 16, 2022Retired Navy Col. Mitchell Swan, a Republican running to represent Georgia's 10th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, speaks during the 2022 ad…
Bitter confrontational politics in Pakistan
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's government's threat of a million-strong march in Islamabad on the day of the vote for the no-confidence motion is prompting a similar response from opposition parties to undertake the long march of…
Iran hails China’s constructive role in Vienna talks
During a telephone conversation on Tuesday evening, the head of Iranian diplomacy and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi exchanged views on bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues of common concern.The Iranian Foreign…
Peru’s Castillo fights back after impeachment vote, denounces ‘institutional…
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday dismissed corruption allegations and told Congress, which passed a motion to impeach him earlier this week https://www.Reuters.com/world/americas/peru-congress-approves-…
DC nun’s medical license restored in vax warrant lawsuit
By Ryan FoleyChristian Post reporter | Tuesday, March 15, 2022Sister Deirdre Byrne, a Catholic nun, speaks at the 2020 Republican National Convention in support of President Donald Trump's pro-life policies. | YouTube/PBS News TimeA Roman…
British politics: More than 50 oligarchs and their family members targeted by new British sanctions…
Oligarchs:
Mikhail Fridman, founder of Alfa Bank, the largest private bank in Russia. He also owns shares in LetterOne. His net worth is estimated at £11.9 billion.
khan german, a business partner of Aven and Fridman in Alfa Bank…
Disney CEO apologizes for not taking a stand against LGBT bill
By Ryan FoleyChristian Post reporter | Monday, March 14, 2022Public domain/Wikimedia CommonsDisney CEO apologized for not taking a stronger stance against Florida education bill opposed by LGBT activists as state governor voices…
EU imposes fourth round of sanctions on Russia for war | National policy
By RAF CASERT - Associated Press
BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union announced late Monday that the 27-nation bloc had approved a new round of sanctions to punish…
Russia not obstructing a good deal in Vienna: Iranian spokesperson
Speaking to reporters at a weekly press conference on Monday, Saeed Khatibzadeh dismissed a Wall Street Journal report that the relaunch of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was threatened by Russian demands over sanctions…
Nigeria: Southeast Women’s Group Seeks Inclusiveness in Party Politics
An assemblage of outstanding and forward-looking women from the All Progressives Congress (APC) South East under the umbrella of Hope 4 Women Development Initiative (H4WDI) in Abuja yesterday sought to build a strong women's network that…
Niagara Falls Special Council Meetings irk Donta Myles | Govt. & Political News
"Either he's doing it as a power flex or it's mismanagement of time between him and the administration," Myles said.The remaining items on the agenda were the awarding of a contract for the installation of a new gate to the public works…
Batman’s Catwoman Is ‘Woke’, But Her Politics Has Limits
Batman's Catwoman may be too political for some viewers, but her worldview makes sense and isn't as black and white as some might expect.
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The…
Russia strikes near Ukrainian capital; besieged port city | National policy
By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and YURAS KARMANAU - Associated Press
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces pounded the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Saturday,…
Iran opposes US and NATO that swallows the world: spokesperson
Speaking at a meeting of Iranian university students and professors, held in Mashhad on Saturday, Saeed Khatibzadeh said the international system had undergone changes since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and that the ground for the…
Azerbaijan mulls closer ties with Iran – Politics News
“I appreciate the regular political talks between Baku and Tehran and cooperation in a number of areas. I believe that there are many prospects for further development of our mutually beneficial cooperation,” Aliyev wrote in a message to…
Ukraine says Russia bombed mosque in besieged Mariupol | United States government and politics
By Yuras Karmanau - Associated Press
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian government said the Russian military shelled a mosque housing more than 80 people in the…
Sophia Nguyen named deputy editor of the Washington Post’s National Policy Office
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Texas Supreme Court strikes blow to heartbeat abortion ban lawsuit
By Michel GryboskiSenior Church Editor | Friday, March 11, 2022Pro-life activists demonstrate outside a Planned Parenthood clinic on January 20, 2022 in Washington, DC The protest was organized by the Purple Sash Revolution and Priests…
Iran Violates OPCW Political Exploitation
Iranian UN envoy Majid Takht Ravanchi made the remarks in an address to a Thursday meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, with particular emphasis on the implementation work of the CAC in Syria.Here is the…
The army has nothing to do with politics: ISPR
ISLAMABAD:
The military once again made it clear on Thursday that it had nothing to do with politics and urged everyone not to speculate further as Prime Minister Imran Khan's government clashes with common opposition , who is seeking…
British Politics Live: Boris Johnson says government will continue to tighten ‘economic noose…
Roman Abramovich holds stakes in steel giant Evraz, Norilsk Nickel and owns Chelsea FC. He sold a 73% stake in Russian oil company Sibneft to gas titan Gazprom for £9.87billion in 2005. His net worth is estimated at £9.4billion. He is…
Foreign Ministry rejects Arab League’s ‘absurd’ allegations against Iran
In a statement on Thursday, Saeed Khatibzadeh lamented the continuation of the vicious cycle of spreading anti-Iranian allegations and the tenacity of the Arab League to maintain such a strategy.Khatibzadeh said such unnecessary steps run…
Iranian Foreign Minister calls for development of Tehran-Sofia relations
Hossein Amirabdollahian in a message on Wednesday warmly congratulated his Bulgarian counterpart Teodora Genchovska on the European country's national day.His message indicates that the long-standing historical ties between the Islamic…
Schapiro: Photog Brown’s career marked change | Government and politics
BY JEFF E. SCHAPIRO Richmond Times-Dispatch
There was a time when reporters and photographers could sneak onto the floor of the Virginia Senate by rushing down a…
Iran asks the Taliban to respect human rights – Politics News
Iran's Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Zahra Ershadi, delivered a speech at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday on the theme "Women, Peace and Security: Inclusion and the…
Newsom wants tax refund, touts ‘California Way’ of governing | National Policy
By ADAM BEAM and DON THOMPSON - Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Governor Gavin Newsom has offered to send money back to taxpayers to offset…
,Virginia. city drops plan for ‘abortion provider appreciation day’
By Ryan FoleyChristian Post reporter | Tuesday 08 March 2022The City Hall of Alexandria, Virginia, located just outside of Washington, D.C. | Wikimedia Commons/Hermann LuykenThe Washington, DC suburb of Alexandria, Virginia backed out of…
As South Korea Votes, Mall Bid Highlights Regional Split | Political news
Seoul, South Korea - When Yoon Seok-yeol visited the southwestern city of Gwangju as he campaigned to be South Korea's next president last month, the conservative frontrunner's speech made headlines. newspapers for days.
In a country facing…
Andrew Cuomo tells church ‘God isn’t done with me yet’
By Leonard Blairsenior reporter | Monday 07 March 2022Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at God's Battalion of Prayer Church in Brooklyn, NY on Sunday, March 6, 2022. | YouTube / Church of God's Prayer BattalionCiting copious…
Military jets, voter harassment, WHA and town-county reunion
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Port City Politics is a collaborative podcast between WECT and WHQR. Every two weeks, WECT investigative reporter Michael Praats and WHQR news director Ben Schachtman will break down the latest happenings in local…
Ukrainians victimized by bad US policy: Iran’s president
"The Islamic Republic of Iran is against war and every day the war ends earlier, it is in the interests of nations, and the dangers, injuries and problems of the people are reduced," said the Iranian President at a press conference.…
History is abused to support Putin’s Russia policy
Russia's war in Ukraine is as much about the past as it is about the future. Three days before the start of the massive military invasion of Ukraine, Russian state television broadcast an hour-long…
Iran, IAEA develop plan to resolve outstanding issues – Politics News
"Today we came to the conclusion that what needs to be exchanged between the (International) Atomic Energy Agency and the Atomic Energy Organization (of Iran) should be done by the end of (Iranian month of) Khordad (June 21),” Mohammad…