Israeli officials hit back at a scathing speech by Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) that criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and called for new elections — as news outlets and commentators there questioned what it could mean for Israel’s relationship with Washington, its strongest ally. As officials from various parties cautioned the … Read more
RIGA, Latvia — A Russian military court on Tuesday sentenced Boris Kagarlitsky, a prominent sociologist, to five years in prison for criticizing the war in Ukraine — a shocking turnabout after another court originally ordered Kagarlitsky to pay a $6,500 fine but no prison time. The brutally toughened sentence was issued after an appeal from … Read more
Claim: Donald Trump criticized pay raises for United Auto Workers (UAW) union members during a Fox News interview in 2008, saying, “They get their little five percent. They get another two percent. They get another three percent, four percent … and all of a sudden they’re making more money than the people that own the … Read more
TALLINN, Estonia — A court in Russia on Thursday overturned a fine handed to a veteran human rights advocate for speaking out against the war in Ukraine and sent Oleg Orlov’s case back to prosecutors, who have sought to imprison him for three years instead. Orlov, co-chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights group … Read more
Singer Carly Waddell — more known for her TV dating conquests — opened for Nick Carter Thursday wearing a t-shirt with Lady Gaga sitting at a piano. Interesting, since she had a huge issue with the star doing just that during their time together at college. In fact … Carly said she would be driven … Read more
Officials in a small Iowa town twice arrested a young man for criticizing the police department and saying it violates people’s civil rights. Now the town is facing a lawsuit for violating his civil rights. In a federal lawsuit filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Iowa, Noah Petersen says … Read more
TALLINN, Estonia — Human rights advocate Oleg Orlov was fined about $1,500 on Wednesday for criticizing the war in Ukraine, the latest step in a relentless crackdown on activists, independent journalists and opposition figures. Orlov, co-chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights group Memorial, was convicted of publicly “discrediting” the Russian military after a … Read more
Even in the America’s Got Talent finals, Howie Mandel isn’t shying away from speaking his mind — and that led to a particularly powerful pushback from the audience during Tuesday’s live show. The divisive moment came when Mandel shared his feedback with the second act of the night, the Mzansi Youth Choir, who delivered a beautiful … Read more
Up to date September 10, 2023 at 7:51 a.m. EDT|Printed September 10, 2023 at 3:26 a.m. EDT Ukrainian International Minister Dmytro Kuleba greets his Japanese counterpart, Yoshimasa Hayashi, throughout a joint information convention Saturday in Kyiv. (Sergey Dolzhenko/Pool/Reuters) World leaders on the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi adopted a declaration that known as … Read more
Greg Gutfeld and “The 5” couldn’t assist however discover that the phrases “Trump was proper” lately got here out of CNN anchor Jake Tapper’s mouth – and see it as half of a bigger sample. “You understand issues are unhealthy when Biden’s media minions cease overlaying up for Hunter,” Gutfeld mentioned on Monday’s primetime Fox … Read more