US President Joe Biden has said only the “Lord Almighty” could convince him to end his bid for re-election. He said this during a rare primetime interview in an effort to calm Democratic concern over his candidacy. Speaking to ABC News on Friday, Mr Biden also declined to take a cognitive test and make […]
America’s most influential newspaper, The New York Times, called in an editorial Friday for President Joe Biden to step aside and allow another Democrat to challenge Donald Trump for the White House in November. Describing Biden as “the shadow of a great public servant,” the newspaper’s editorial board — which is separate from its […]
The Texas Supreme Court has backed a law that stops doctors from giving medical treatment to children who feel their gender is different from the one they were born with. This treatment includes puberty blockers, hormones and other medicines that help transgender children feel more comfortable in their bodies, Reuters reported on Friday. The […]
President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Donald Trump squared off Thursday in a debate watched by millions, and what voters saw may have sparked more questions than answers. Here are five takeaways from the Atlanta showdown. 1. Dems, we have a problem – Biden — diagnosed with a cold, according to his campaign — […]
Thailand’s Senate has given final approval to a bill legalising same-s3x marriage, making it the first country in Southeast Asia to do so. The vote was overwhelmingly in favor with 130 senators supporting the bill, four opposing it, and 18 abstaining. The legislation will now go to King Maha Vajiralongkorn for royal assent, after […]
The UK economy saw no growth in April, according to early official figures from the Office for National Statistics. This comes after a 0.4 per cent increase in March. A Reuters poll of economists had anticipated this stagnation, attributing it to wet weather negatively impacting retail sales and construction output. The ONS report, the […]
A jury found Hunter Biden guilty on Tuesday of federal gun charges in a historic first criminal prosecution of the child of a sitting US president. The 54-year-old son of President Joe Biden was convicted on all three of the felony counts stemming from his 2018 purchase of a handgun while addicted to […]
A New York jury convicted Donald Trump on all charges in his hush-money case on Thursday in a seismic development barely five months ahead of the election where he seeks to recapture the White House. The verdict makes Trump the first criminally convicted former US president but does not prevent him from campaigning for […]
Pope Francis has denied giving approval for the blessing of same-sex couples. The Pope clarified that he permitted the blessing of individuals, but not same-sex unions. Fox News reports that during a conversation with CBS’ ’60 Minutes’, the Pope was asked about a perceived change in Vatican policy when he approved blessings for Catholics […]
One person died and multiple people were injured on a Singapore Airlines flight that experienced “severe turbulence” while heading from London to Singapore before it was diverted to Bangkok on Tuesday, the company said. “We can confirm that there are injuries and one fatality on board the Boeing 777-300ER. There were a total of […]
