Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden admitted on Monday that he did not expect Democrats to have enough votes in the next Congress to codify abortion rights. “I don’t think there’s enough votes to codify, unless something happens unusual in the House,” Biden told reporters in Bali, Indonesia. …
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Research shows content rules on Twitter help preserve free speech from bots and other manipulation | FILIPPO MENCZER | Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter on Oct. 27, 2022 has triggered renewed debate about what it means for the future of the social media platform, which plays an important role in …
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump’s request to intervene in documents controversy
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected former President Donald Trump’s request to get involved in the dispute over documents taken from his Florida home this summer. Trump requested the justices reverse a decision from a lower court and allow a special master to examine around 100 …
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The key recent events that matter NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent visit to Africa appears to have cemented the growing perception of a diminished geo-political stature for President Yoweri Museveni. On his second visit to Africa, Blinken from August 7 to 12 …
Read More »Iran slams U.S. addiction to sanctions as feature of hegemonic system
Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that the U.S. addiction to sanctions and using them as leverage against others is a characteristic of the U.S. hegemonic system. Nasser Kanaani, the ministry’s spokesman, made the remarks on Tuesday in reaction to new U.S. sanctions imposed on …
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court in recess following series of consequential rulings
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. Supreme Court entered a summer recess on Thursday after concluding a term filled with consequential rulings and a sworn-in ceremony for its first African American female justice. The Supreme Court — where conservatives have a 6-3 advantage over the liberal bloc — on Thursday …
Read More »First African American woman sworn in as U.S. Supreme Court justice
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in at noon on Thursday to formally become an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, making her the nation’s first African American woman to serve in that role. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the constitutional oath for Jackson while Associate …
Read More »Supreme Court ruling on gun rights divides U.S.
Supreme Court upheld Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York state law that places restrictions on carrying a concealed handgun outside the home, a move likely to divide the nation further on the polarizing …
Read More »Iran, Russia vow boost to comprehensive ties
Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iran and Russia called for a boost to their comprehensive ties to benefit both countries, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said in a Thursday statement on his meeting with the visiting Russian foreign minister. Raisi told Sergei Lavrov that continuous meetings and talks between the officials of …
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