Jack Taylor 
Russia’s Vladimir Putin looks set to remain in power until at least 2030; India’s Narendra Modi seems certain to extend his rule to 2029; and Donald Trump could return to the White House despite charges of subverting U.S. democracy. For those who worry that authoritarian rulers are firmly in the ascendant over more liberal democrats, there is likely to be much … Read more
Queensland will legislate a 75 per cent emissions reduction target by 2035, the state’s new premier says. Steven Miles used his first speech as premier to outline his priorities, including an ambitious climate action plan. “We are making a very clear statement to the world that Queensland is the place to do business if you’re … Read more
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Clarence Thomas, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, listens during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is facing fresh pressure on multiple fronts, following new reporting about his financial … Read more
(NewsNation) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s rise is raising concerns among some former President Donald Trump’s supporters that she might emerge as a formidable contender for the vice-presidential slot. “New Hampshire can’t afford Nikki ‘High Tax’ Haley,” a narrator says in a Super PAC-backed ad campaign accusing Haley of flip-flopping on her stance against raising … Read more
Alberta’s premier is laying the decision of rescinding a job offer to the embattled former chief medical officer of health at the feet of the man who was at the head of Alberta Health Services for one year. At an unrelated press conference on Monday morning, Smith didn’t directly address allegations that she directed AHS … Read more
Families and medical experts are calling on the Federal Government to commit more funding to find treatments for a rare and aggressive childhood cancer that kills about 20 Australian kids every year. Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a tumour that develops in a part of the brain that controls important body functions such as … Read more
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his comments about migrants crossing the southern border “poisoning the blood” of America, and he reinforced the message while denying any similarities to fascist writings others had noted. “I never read ‘Mein Kampf,’” Trump said at a campaign rally in Waterloo, Iowa, referencing Adolf … Read more
Mark Meadows, former White House chief of staff, center, exits the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a bid by former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to move his criminal … Read more
Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson said he would oppose former President Trump in the 2024 election if he were to choose Nikki Haley, Trump’s former Ambassador to the United Nations, as a vice presidential running mate. “I would not only not vote for that ticket, I would advocate against it as strongly as I could,” Carlson … Read more
