The Hague to ban fossil fuel ads from January
City council in third largest city in Netherlands approves the new rules, which will apply from January. The Hague will ban street advertising for fossil fuels, according to a notice published on the Dutch city’s website, as a number of cities worldwide crack down on publicity for fossil fuels and high-emissions sectors. The Municipal Council Read More
US accuses RT of ‘covert’ intelligence activities, issues fresh sanctions
The US State Department says Russia’s RT network has ‘moved beyond being a media outlet’ and has cyber-capabilities. The United States has issued new sanctions against Russia’s state media outlet RT, accusing the television network of taking part in covert “influence and intelligence operations” around the world and weapons procurement for the Russian military. In Read More
Kim Jong Un shows off his nuclear facility and calls for ‘exponential’ increase in warheads
North Korea released first-ever photos of a uranium enrichment site on Thursday. Supreme leader Kim Jong Un has been known to show off his nuclear bombs, but this week he revealed the facilities that create the key material that powers them. Kim released photos of himself touring the facility as he called for his military Read More
Jon Tester casts doubt on unfavorable poll in Montana Senate race: ‘Give me a break’
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., expressed skepticism about a recent poll that showed him losing his Senate seat in Montana, which prompted two prominent political handicappers to shift their race ratings to give Republicans an advantage. “If you look at the AARP poll, there’s absolute inconsistency with reality,” he told reporters on Thursday. In particular, Tester Read More
‘Paisans for Kamala’ event features De Niro, Pelosi blasting Trump on immigration
“Buonasera Tutti,” former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio toasted as he opened a three-hour “Paisans for Kamala” virtual dinner this week in support of Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid headlined by staunch Trump critic Robert De Niro. De Blasio co-hosted the event with Paul Mercurio, a comedian who works on Stephen Colbert’s CBS Read More
DNA TV Show: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal walks out of Tihar jail after 6 months
Delhi CM and AAP Convenor, Arvind Kejriwal, was released from Tihar jail on Friday evening, hours after the SC granted him bail in a corruption case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.
Vulnerable Dem senator touts border wall in new ad despite previously dismissing it: ‘Waste of money’
Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., is facing criticism from his Republican opponent for images in a campaign ad that show the border wall as his campaign touts his efforts to secure the southern border despite his past opposition to wall construction, which Casey has called “a waste of money.” A recent ad by Casey says he Read More
Top senators briefed on ‘major errors’ leading up to Trump assassination attempt
A handful of leading senators on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) were briefed Thursday by Acting U.S. Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe on the investigation into the July assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. “I think the American people are going to be shocked, astonished and appalled by what we will Read More
Trump, in California, rips Harris for giving ‘one of the dumbest answers’ at the presidential debate
Former President Trump told reporters in California on Friday that Vice President Kamala Harris gave “one of the dumbest answers” at this week’s presidential debate when she was asked at the beginning to speak about the impact of inflation. “The first question she was given at the debate. Gave one of the dumbest answers. They Read More
Putin threatens war with NATO as Russian military aircraft spotted off Alaska
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that his country will be “at war” with NATO if the West lifts restrictions on its missiles in Ukraine. His announcement comes on the heels of Russian military aircraft being spotted flying off the coast of Alaska. President Biden – among other western nations’ leaders – has come under intense Read More