U.S. President Donald Trump fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as the administration makes sweeping changes to the top military ranks. Brown’s public support of Black Lives Matter had made him fodder for the administration’s wars against ‘wokeism’ in the military. ...
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Former Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell won’t run for re-election in 2026
Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader who helped Republicans remake the U.S. Supreme Court and also influenced how political campaigns are financed, announced Thursday that he would not seek an eighth term in office. CBC | World News
Read More »‘Dark MAGA’ Elon Musk waves huge chainsaw at CPAC given to him by Argentina leader
The Tesla billionaire was a surprise guest at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Florida where he was hailed as a ‘hero’ by Nigel Farage Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Police arrest apparent leader of Zizian group tied to killing of U.S. border agent near Canada
The Zizians have been tied to the killing of U.S. Border Patrol agent David Maland near the Canadian border in January, and five other homicides in Vermont, Pennsylvania and California. CBC | World News
Read More »J.D. Vance meets leader of far-right German party after claiming free speech in Europe ‘in retreat’
U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance met the leader of a German far-right party during a visit to Munich on Friday, nine days before a German election and after lecturing European leaders about the state of democracy. CBC | World News
Read More »King Charles snubbed as Northern Ireland leader refuses to join Windsor stay
Michelle O’Neill was asked to attend a private dinner hosted by the Monarch at Windsor Castle. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »As Netanyahu and Trump meet in Washington, doubts remain about how much Israel’s leader wants to end the war
Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday, to chart a strategy to “remake” the Middle East, on the day negotiations are meant to resume to prolong the ceasefire in Gaza. But in Israel and far beyond, doubts persist about the Israeli leader’s motives. CBC | World News
Read More »Rebel leader who toppled Syria’s Assad regime named interim president
The leader of Syria’s rebels who toppled President Bashar al-Assad last month was named the country’s interim president on Wednesday as former insurgents cancelled the existing constitution, saying a new charter would be drafted soon. CBC | World News
Read More »Oath Keepers leader leaves prison as Trump’s sweeping pardons of Jan. 6 defendants begin
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Read More »3 lawyers for the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny jailed by Russian court
Three lawyers who once represented the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were jailed Friday in Russia as part of the Kremlin’s crackdown on dissent that has reached levels unseen since Soviet times. CBC | World News
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