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Ukraine war briefing: Long-range Atacms already hitting Russian forces

Joe Biden gave missiles to Ukraine under prior funding, after the US reportedly warned Russia against using long-range missiles in Ukraine. What we know on day 792Atacms long-ranges missiles capable of hitting targets 300km away had already arrived in Ukraine this month at the president’s direction, before the US security package was passed by Congress...

Thu Apr 25, 2024 03:56
Arizona grand jury indicts Trump allies including Rudy Giuliani over 2020 fake elector scheme

Along with 11 fake electors, seven allies of the ex-president including Mark Meadows and John Eastman were also chargedAn Arizona grand jury indicted 11 Republicans who falsely declared Trump won the state in 2020, and seven allies of former president Donald Trump.Kris Mayes, the Democratic attorney general, announced the charges Wednesday, noting that...

Thu Apr 25, 2024 03:26
Congress passed a TikTok bill. Will the US really ban the app?

A bill passed by Congress and signed by Biden requires owner ByteDance to sell or face a US ban – it’s its biggest threat yetSenate passes bill banning TikTok if parent company does not sell itThe House of Representatives passed a bill that would require TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the social media platform or face a total ban in the United States....

Thu Apr 25, 2024 01:57
Labour promises rail nationalisation within five years of coming to power

Party pledges to bring all passenger rail – but not rolling stock – into public ownership as contracts with train operators expireLabour will fully nationalise the train network within five years of coming to power, with a pledge to guarantee the cheapest fares as part of “the biggest reform of our railways for a generation”.One of Labour’s first major...

Thu Apr 25, 2024 01:29
Exclusive: US archdiocese must submit clergy-abuse documents to police

In criminal investigation, New Orleans judge demands paper trail from archbishop Gregory Aymond all the way to the VaticanThe criminal investigation into child sexual abuse in New Orleans’ Roman Catholic archdiocese has entered a major new phase, after a judge ordered the church to turn over records to Louisiana state police showing how it responded...

Thu Apr 25, 2024 00:59
US House speaker jeered at Columbia as tensions rise over campus protests

Republican Mike Johnson criticized for ‘divisive’ trip as he calls for university president to quit and condemns ‘virus of antisemitism’Student Gaza protests – live updatesMike Johnson, the Republican House speaker, was jeered by pro-Palestinian protesters at New York’s Columbia University on Wednesday afternoon as he condemned what he called a “virus...

Thu Apr 25, 2024 00:59

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