Source link The former US president has claimed that he didn’t want to boost Facebook, which he considers an “enemy of the people” Former President Donald Trump has claimed that he backed down from trying to get TikTok banned in the US because of the video-sharing platform’s popularity among young Americans and his reluctance to […]
Source link The ‘V-J Day in Times Square’ image was seen as depicting a “non-consensual act” The legendary photo of a sailor kissing an unsuspecting nurse in Times Square in NYC during celebrations of Japan’s surrender in World War II will continue to decorate the facilities of the US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), the […]
Source link The measure has been proposed in a funding bill unveiled by lawmakers in Washington China could be banned from buying oil from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) under new provisions in budget legislation unveiled by Congress on Sunday, Bloomberg has reported. Lawmakers in Washington are seeking to prevent China from purchasing crude […]
Source link The US says it is “deeply troubled” by the West African nation’s anti-gay legislation Lawmakers in Ghana have unanimously approved a bill criminalizing homosexual activity, despite warnings from Western governments including the US and France. The Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, also known as the Anti-Gay Bill, was passed by […]
Source link Zimbabwe’s government has warned that any such “un-African and unchristian” offers will be regarded as unlawful and criminal Zimbabwe will not tolerate attempts by foreign agents to entice and recruit students into homosexual activities through educational scholarships, the government of the southern African nation has warned. In a statement late Thursday, Zimbabwean Vice […]
Source link The restrictions were imposed after a dangerous pest that carries cholera was found in shipments of the fruit Russia has lifted its partial ban on imports of bananas from Ecuador, the Russian food safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor announced on Friday. “We authorize these five Ecuadorian companies to supply [bananas] under guarantees of Ecuadorian services, […]
Source link Pyotr Poroshenko has been blocked from leaving the country to attend the Munich Security Conference this week Former Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko has slammed the government’s decision to block him from attending the high-profile Munich Security Conference (MSC) over alleged threats to his life, calling the ban an attack on democracy, Euractiv reported […]
Source link Israel has taken a step closer to banning Al Jazeera, after accusing a reporter for the Qatar-based network of working for Hamas. The Israeli parliament voted 25-4 on Monday to advance a bill that would let West Jerusalem temporarily outlaw foreign media outlets the defense ministry designates as harmful to state security. It […]
Source link The Royal Air Force is easing restrictions on hand tattoos amid a historic slump in recruitment The UK Royal Air Force dropped a ban on hand tattoos for new recruits and current personnel, Forces News reported on Thursday, citing an internal briefing addressed to senior RAF commanders and recruiters. “A number of potential […]
Source link The US president last month paused approvals for gas export terminals, citing climate-change reasons Charities controlled by members of the Rockefeller family and billionaire donors were behind a successful campaign to pressure US President Joe Biden into suspending new approvals of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, the Wall Street Journal reported this week, […]
Source link A group of Middle Eastern soccer associations has reportedly demanded that FIFA bar Israeli teams from competition Football federations from a dozen Middle Eastern countries, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, have written to global governing body FIFA to demand that Israel be banned over its offensive in Gaza, Sky […]
Source link The US Justice Department has long warned that the controversial restraint method leads to deaths of suspects in custody The Washington state Senate has unanimously approved a bill that would prohibit law enforcement from hog-tying suspects, with some lawmakers suggesting the technique led to the death of a Tacoma man in 2020. The […]
Source link Britain has bought over $700 million worth of petroleum products derived from sanctioned oil since 2022, a report has found The UK has been bypassing its own ban on Russian oil by using a “refinery loophole” to import millions of barrels of the sanctioned commodity in the form of fuels processed in third […]
Source link The sanctioned country is reportedly still responsible for 9% of the bloc’s imports of the metal The EU is unlikely to introduce a complete ban on imports of aluminum from Russia as part of its upcoming sanctions package marking two years since the beginning of Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine, Politico reported on […]
Source link Washington paused approvals for new gas export terminals for what it called climate-change reasons The temporary halt of approvals for new LNG export terminals by the administration of US President Joe Biden will undermine trust in the industry, Shell CEO Wael Sawan told the Financial Times in an interview on Sunday. “I don’t […]