By FARNOUSH AMIRI (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — In early 2017, freshman Rep. James Comer found himself aboard Air Force One with the country’s two most powerful Republicans, President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. As they returned to Washington from a Kentucky rally, the conversation turned to the president’s first legislative push, with McConnell encouraging Trump to […]

By JUAN A. LOZANO HOUSTON (AP) — Abdul Wasi Safi kept documents detailing his time as an Afghan soldier who worked with the U.S. military close to him as he made the monthslong, treacherous journey from Brazil to the U.S.-Mexico border. He fled Afghanistan fearing retribution from the Taliban following the August 2021 American withdrawal, and hoped the paperwork would […]

Hundreds of trans rights activists take to streets of Glasgow in protest over UK government’s decision to block Nicola Sturgeon’s gender reform bill Protesters gathered to demonstrate against the UK government intervention Campaigners held up signs reading ‘trans rights now’ and ‘God hates Tories’ Hundreds of people gathered on the streets of Glasgow today to protest the decision by the […]

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Brazil international Dani Alves will spend the night in JAIL after he was arrested over sex assault claims in Barcelona nightclub and judge refuses the World Cup star bail He was arrested Friday morning after  23-year-old accused him of sexual assault  Alves is protesting his innocence amid conflicting reports about the allegations Brazilian international Dani Alves was set to sleep […]

By Margaux Laskey, The New York Times Ten-dollar cartons of eggs. Seven-dollar gallons of milk. Two-dollar apples. Everyone — even Cardi B — is feeling the pain of jaw-droppingly high food costs driven by inflation and a flurry of other factors. It’s scary to see your grocery bill skyrocket, but while no one can predict what’s going to happen to […]

Tory chairman Nadhim Zahawi faces fresh scrutiny over tax affairs after claims he agreed to pay penalty to HMRC as part of multi-million pound settlement Conservative chairman Nadhim Zahawi facing fresh scrutiny over his tax affairs It’s claimed he agreed to pay penalty to HMRC as part of seven-figure settlement This was ‘imposed by HMRC as a result of a non-payment […]

Putin urgently ramps up Moscow’s air defences with missile launchers placed on roofs in the capital and near his official residence amid growing fears of a Ukrainian attack on the capital Pantsir-S1 defence system appeared on the roof of the Russian MoD building Placement suggest Kremlin fears Moscow could be attacked by Ukraine West has been reluctant to supply Kyiv […]