Democrat bill overhauling U.S. election law blocked by GOP in Senate vote
The bill, known as the For the People Act, would touch on virtually every aspect of how elections are conducted.
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US Senate's War Powers Vote Now Delayed Until July
The US Senate will not vote until at least July on a closely watched effort to repeal the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force that allowed the war in Iraq, after Republican senators...
Democrats to investigate Jan. 6 Capitol attack after bipartisan effort fails
The new select committee to be formed would put majority Democrats in charge of the investigation.
White House Signals Joe Biden's Support For Law Concerning Big Tech.
US President Joe Biden believes steps are needed to safeguard privacy, bolster innovation and deal with other problems created by big technology platforms, the White House said on Tuesday, signaling...
Amazon Bans 3 More Chinese Brands Amid Fake Reviews Crackdown.
Amid e-commerce giant Amazon's ongoing crackdown on attempts by sellers to solicit positive consumer reviews, three more Chinese consumer brands have been banned from selling on the platform.
U.S. to investigate Indigenous boarding school burial sites after Canada’s discovery
Officials said the investigation is inspired by the discovery of 215 unmarked children graves at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in B.C.
Canadian Lawmakers Pass Bill Criminalizing LGBT Conversion Therapy.
Canada's House of Commons on Tuesday passed a bill criminalizing LGBT conversion therapy 263 to 63, handing a win to the minority ruling Liberal party which promised to ban the practice during an...
Officials count ballots after Ethiopia’s election, new fighting reported in Tigray.
Vote marred by opposition boycott, war and reports of irregularities in some areas
U.S. seizes dozens of Iran-linked websites accused of ‘disinformation’
Iranian state-run news agency IRNA announced the U.S. government seizures of the websites, without providing further information.
Egypt Student Sentenced To 4 Years In Jail For «Spreading False News».
An Egyptian court Tuesday convicted a university student to four years in prison for "spreading false news", rights groups said, in a sentence Amnesty International labelled "outrageous".
UN Afghanistan envoy warns of Taliban offensive
US starts to withdraw its remaining 2,500 troops in Afghanistan after 20 years presence
White House urges young adults to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
‘Few extra weeks’ needed to hit goal of administering one shot to 70% of adults by July 4th
Vatican urges Italy to stop proposed anti-homophobia law.
Law calls into question church’s ‘freedom of organisation’ and threatens ‘freedom of thought’, letter claims
«Urge Serious Negotiations» : US Calls For End To Afghanistan Violence.
The United States called Tuesday for an end to violence in Afghanistan, blaming Taliban insurgents for much of the bloodshed, three days ahead of a visit by President Ashraf Ghani to the White House.
US Seizes Control Of 2 Iranian State News Websites
US law enforcement seized control of the websites of two Iranian state-controlled news groups, Press TV and Al-Alam, and of the Al-Masirah TV channel of Yemen's Huthis, statements posted on the...
‘Delta plus’: India declares new COVID-19 variant to be of concern.
India's federal health ministry said Delta plus showed increased transmissibility and advised states to increase testing.
Iranian President-Elect Pledges To Ramp Up COVID-19 Vaccination Program.
Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi has said the rapid expansion of the COVID-19 vaccination program will be among his government's top priorities in order to get the country's economy moving again.
Delta Variant Greatest Threat To US Pandemic Response: Top Expert Fauci.
The Delta variant of the novel coronavirus that was first found in India is the greatest threat to the United States' effort to eradicate COVID-19 in its borders, said US infectious disease expert Dr...
Ireland among 13 EU states to condemn Hungarian anti-LGBT law.
Law presented by hard-right government of Viktor Orban as measure to combat child abuse
Moscow Court Delays Hearing Navalny's 'Flight-Risk' Case.
A Moscow district court has postponed until June 25 the hearing of a suit by imprisoned opposition leader Aleksei Navalny asking the court to rescind a decision by prison officials designating him as a "flight risk."