Nelson Mandela’s grandson deemed a threat to UK for supporting Hamas, hence denied visa
“Your presence in the UK has been assessed as not conducive for the public good on the grounds that you have engaged in unacceptable behaviour. You have made multiple statements which explicitly support Hamas and their terrorist violence, including glorifying the October 7 attack on Israel and their recently deceased leader Ismail Haniyeh,” states the letter.
Iranian hackers accused of pouncing on GOP campaign secrets are now peddling stolen Trump emails
The website of the Democratic Political Action Committee (PAC) American Muckrakers is seen in this photograph taken in Bethesda, Maryland, US, on October 22, 2024. Credit: Reuters
Sex pest: Is ICC prosecutor being blackmailed for charging Israeli PM with war crimes in Gaza?
ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan also broadened the court’s focus, bringing criminal charges for the first time against individuals outside Africa. He charged Russian President Vladimir Putin for kidnapping children in Ukraine and opened an investigation into Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro for his crackdown on protesters.
Investigative journalists expose how, why group behind ‘Disinformation Dozen’ plotted to ‘kill Musk’s Twitter’
Investigative journalists Paul D. Thacker and Matt Taibbi on Tuesday released the documents on The Disinformation Chronicle and X. Thacker told The Defender he spoke with “several CCDH insiders” who provided minutes from internal CCDH staff meetings that took place between January and early this month.
Democratic lawmakers Trump’s Trump son-in-law over report that accuses of him influencing US-Saudi diplomacy
Saudi Arabia has invested $2 billion into a private equity fund, Affinity Partners, that Kushner, who was a top adviser on the Middle East during Trump’s administration, founded in 2021 after leaving government, according to congressional investigators.
Harris and Obama push early voting in tight race at Georgia rally graced by music and film stars
Kamala Harris’ whirlwind campaign started with a big jump in polls after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race in late July, but her lead has narrowed in national polls and evaporated in the battleground states that will decide the US election.
Hitler syndrome: Why Trump brags his illicit sexual exploits are greater conquests than US Army war in Vietnam
Donald Trump’s angry response the cost of a fallen military officer: “It doesn’t cost 60,000 bucks to bury a fucking Mexican!” He turned to his chief of staff, Mark Meadows, and issued an order: “Don’t pay it!” Later that day, he was still agitated. “Can you believe it?” he said, according to a witness. “Fucking people, trying to rip me off.”
‘Trump rebuild of legal team is early warning shot to Americans to brace for violence if he loses election’
As Republicans and Democrats fight in court over election rules, the Trump team finds itself under a particularly intense microscope given the aftermath of the 2020 race when meritless legal efforts challenging the results were repeatedly rejected by judges appointed by presidents of both political parties. Scrambling to undo the results, Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in a violent clash with law enforcement.
Georgia and North Carolina set early voting pace as nearly 25m cast ballots in battleground states
Nearly 25 million voters have already cast ballots, either through in-person early voting or mail-in ballots, according to tracking data from the Election Lab at the University of Florida.
LA Times editor resigns after newspaper withholds endorsement for Kamala Harris in ‘dangerous times’
In a post on the social media platform X that did not directly mention the resignation, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong said the board was asked to do a factual analysis of the policies of Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump during their time at the White House.
