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Former United States Special Counsel Jack Smith has defended his prosecution of President Donald Trump, rejecting Republican claims that the cases were politically motivated.Testifying before lawmakers at the House Judiciary Committee, Smith said the two federal cases, one over Trump’s handling of classified documents and the other over efforts to overturn the 2020 election, were based on evidence, not politics.Both cases were dropped after Trump was re-elected in November 2024, in line with longstanding Department of Justice policy barring the investigation or prosecution of a sitting president. Smith resigned shortly before Trump’s inauguration in January 2025.The hearing marked the first…
US president says ‘big force going towards Iran’, but he would ‘rather not see anything happen’ as tension with Tehran ratchets up.United States President Donald Trump said a US naval “armada” was heading towards the Gulf region, with Iran being the focus, as officials said an aircraft carrier strike group and other assets would arrive in the Middle East in the coming days.“We’re watching Iran,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Thursday as he flew back from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.- list of 4 itemsend of list“We have a big force going towards Iran,” Trump…
Mayor Zohran Mamdani says pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil ‘deserves to stay’ in New York City. Source link
A teacher and his students in rural Argentina use music to raise the alarm about the dangers of pesticide spraying.In rural Argentina, a passionate music teacher discovers that planes and tractors are spraying toxic pesticides next to local schools, threatening the children’s health. Refusing to stay silent, he joins forces with his students to write songs to raise awareness.Their music quickly becomes a voice of resistance, culminating in an environmental concert, where the children and renowned Argentinian musicians unite to sing for justice, hope, and the right to a safe environment.A Song for My Land is a documentary film by…
For decades, the World Economic Forum in Davos was a symbol of global cooperation. Today, its relevance is questioned.The annual pilgrimage of the world’s political and corporate elite to the World Economic Forum in Davos has come at a critical point.Geopolitical tensions are at fever pitch.The US is led by a president openly sceptical of multi-lateral cooperation and open trade.Donald Trump is using tariffs as a tool for economic and political leverage, threatening to dismantle the global order.Critics say the summit is long on talk and short on action.But supporters say keeping rivals talking may help contain some of the…
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun blasts Israel’s ‘policy of systematic aggression’ that directly targets civilians in Lebanon.Published On 22 Jan 202622 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareIsrael said it attacked four crossing points on the Syria-Lebanon border, saying they were used by Hezbollah to smuggle weapons, following earlier attacks on southern Lebanon that killed at least two people and injured almost 20.The latest Israeli violence on Wednesday comes despite a US-brokered ceasefire, which ended more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon in 2024 and which Israel has repeatedly violated.“Once again, Israel is pursuing…
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has revealed that, next month, his country will start to impose a 30 percent “security tariff” on its neighbour Colombia for failing to contain illegal mining and the trafficking of cocaine.Wednesday’s announcement echoes similar measures taken by United States President Donald Trump, who has criticised Colombia’s left-wing government for not pursuing a more aggressive approach to drug trafficking.- list of 3 itemsend of listIn a social media post, Noboa unveiled the new tariff on Colombian imports. He warned that the new tax would remain in place until the country showed “a real commitment to jointly confronting…
US President Donald Trump is in Davos, Switzerland, to attend the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum (WEF), where the issue of Greenland will be front and centre.Trump’s long-running fixation on acquiring Greenland, an autonomous territory of NATO member Denmark, has escalated into a transatlantic imbroglio, with threats of sweeping new tariffs and even taking Greenland by military force rattling stock markets.Speaking at a White House media briefing on Tuesday to mark one year since his second-term inauguration, he said Greenland was “imperative for national and world security”.He warned the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands,…
Ex-Prime Minister Han Duck-soo accused of failing to hold a lawful cabinet meeting following martial law declaration.A South Korean court has sentenced former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to 23 years in prison after finding him guilty on insurrection charges related to disgraced ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol’s short-lived declaration of martial law.Han was found guilty on Wednesday of abetting Yoon’s brief imposition of martial law and for failing to hold a lawful cabinet meeting, as required by South Korean law, after the decree to mobilise the military was ordered by the then-president in December 2024.- list of 3 itemsend of listHan”disregarded his…
US has moved to assert strict control over the production and sale of Venezuelan oil since attacking the country this month.The United States military announced that it has seized a seventh Venezuela-linked oil tanker, as the US tightens its control over the production and sale of the country’s considerable oil resources.US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), which oversees military operations in Latin America, said on Tuesday that it captured the Motor Vessel Sagitta as part of its blockade on oil vessels leaving and entering the country.- list of 3 itemsend of list“The apprehension of another tanker operating in defiance of President Trump’s…
