United State President-elect Donald Trump picked Harmeet Dhillon, a Republican lawyer known for championing conservative causes and the Republican national committeewoman for California, to lead the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. Trump announced Dhillon’s nomination as assistant attorney general, writing on social media that she has “stood up consistently to protect our cherished Civil...
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South Korean Impeached President Yoon Over Martial Law Declaration, Prime Minister Han to Act as President
South Korean lawmakers voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to impose martial law, which plunged the East Asian democracy and key U.S. ally into chaos.The vote was 204 in favor and 85 against, with three abstentions and eight votes ruled invalid. All 300 lawmakers in the unicameral National Assembly voted on the...
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Video: “I’m not that kind of person you think you can go on television and say
Video: “I’m not that kind of person you think you can go on television and say, ‘You’re living there 20 years ago.’ So what? You’re a squatter.” – Wike replied Rita Lori Ogbebor on demolition of Paul OSA Ogbeboh Estate in Abuja.
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French President Names Centrist Ally François Bayrou as France’s New Prime Minister
French President Emmanuel Macron named centrist ally François Bayrou as France’s new prime minister on Friday as he sought to steer the country out of political chaos following a no-confidence vote that toppled former Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government earlier this month.Bayrou, 73, the founder of the Democratic Movement party, will now face the task of trying to bring...
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Putin’s Deputy Foreign Minister Confirms Syria’s Assad Is In Russia
Russia is providing sanctuary to Bashar al-Assad, having transported the former Syrian leader there “in the most secure way possible” after the swift collapse of his regime, Russia’s deputy foreign minister told NBC News in an exclusive interview Tuesday. “He is secured, and it shows that Russia acts as required in such an extraordinary situation,” Sergei Ryabkov...
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French President to Name France New Prime Minister on Friday
The office of the French President Emmanuel Macron, on Thursday disclosed that he will name a new prime minister on Friday morning, as pressure mounted to fill the post a week after MPs toppled the government.“The statement naming the prime minister will be published tomorrow morning,” the Elysée presidential palace said.Former Prime Minister Michel Barnier, whose...
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China’s President May Decline Trump’s Inauguration Invitation, Expert Says.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping would likely see President-elect Donald Trump’s invitation to attend his inauguration as too risky to accept, and the gesture from Trump may have little bearing on the increasingly competitive ties between the two nations as the White House changes hands, experts say.Trump’s incoming press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, confirmed on Thursday that Trump extended...
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President Yoon Apologizes Again “For Causing Surprise and Anxiety” With Martial Law Declaration, Vows to ‘Fight to the End.’
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Thursday to “fight to the end” as he faces calls to step down over his failed attempt to impose martial law, defending his actions and lashing out at his political opponents in a defiant speech.In a lengthy national address, Yoon accused “anti-state forces” in the opposition-controlled parliament of paralyzing the government...