Month: October 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking with state television, has warned that if the deal reached in Minsk less than two weeks ago does not soon take hold in Ukraine, a war of “apocalyptic” proportions remains a possibility on the horizon. Asked about the likelihood of all-out war in Ukraine, Putin said “such an apocalyptic scenario…

An Egyptian court on Thursday ordered the release of Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed on bail. They are likely to be freed within 48 hours for the first time in 14 months, though it remains unclear whether they will be able to leave the country. Both will face a retrial on February…

Faced with a new report that charges Australia with violating the rights of asylum seekers on multiple fronts, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said the country is “sick of being lectured” by the United Nations on human rights abuses. A report presented Monday at the UN Human Rights Council finds that Australia has violated the…

Bee-friendly landscaping and gardening is both necessary and possible—and the movement is growing, according to a new report released Monday by Friends of the Earth and the Pesticide Research Institute. “A growing number of wholesale nurseries, retailers and institutions have successfully made the shift away from bee-harming pesticides, which signals that these essential changes are…

ATLANTA – Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez has defeated Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) to become the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee in a blow to Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who…

As the number-one exporter of major arms world-wide, the United States is extracting ever-increasing profits from the global rise in war and military escalation, a new study by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) finds. Between 2010 and 2014, global conventional weapons transfers jumped 16 percent as compared to 2005-2009, the researchers found. The U.S.…

Taking direct aim at likely 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and in a nod to his own presidential aspirations former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley on Sunday said that what the country needs most now is “new perspective” and “new leadership.” “Let’s be honest here,” O’Malley told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on This Week. “The presidency of…

U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro broke the ice at the historic Summit of the Americas in Panama on Saturday with a handshake, marking their first encounter since a thawing of relations in December. Talks between the two leaders are expected to begin Saturday to chart a more cooperative future between the…

In what some say is a clear rebuke of Big Oil dominance in the region, voters in Alberta, Canada on Tuesday overwhelming backed the liberal New Democratic Party, ousting the tar sands industry-friendly Progressive Conservatives led by outgoing Premier Jim Prentice. Alberta is frequently referred to as “Canada’s most conservative province,” and the Progressive Conservative…

In what environmental campaigners and the people of the small town of Denton, Texas are calling a clear example of fossil fuel interests trumping the will of local residents, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed HB 40 into law thereby undermining a local ordinance, approved overwhelmingly by voters during last year’s election, which banned…