Hillary Clinton accuses US lawmakers of distracting attention from Trump’s criminal trail in Epstein sex-trafficking probe
The statement came before she was due to deliver a closed-door deposition before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in Chappaqua, New York. Her husband, former US President Bill Clinton, will appear for a similar deposition on Friday, which will be the first time for a former president to testify before Congress since 1983.
Media investigations detail how regimes in US retain ‘digital goons’ to do dirty jobs
Hours after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, the Trump administration was already working to shape the narrative. Official White House accounts flooded social media with clips of burning flags and clashes between locals and federal immigration agents, casting protesters – not the killing – as...
US rules out ‘sunset provision’ in nuclear talks with Iran as latter warns Washington against military build in Middle East
US Special Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff, a billionaire real estate developer and friend of US President Donald Trump, arrived for the talks. However, tensions between the United States and Iran date back decades, and a single round of talks cannot address all the concerns.
Covid justice: US civil societies seek to prevent repeat of ‘most awful period of our lives’
Jeffrey Tucker, president and founder of the Brownstone Institute, helped spearhead and draft the Covid Justice Resolution. He told The Defender the idea for the resolution “came from a burning desire for some accountability, some statement, some restitution, some conclusion to the most awful period of our lives.”
Dehumanisation: How desperate Brazilian slave owner picked seven Black men to share his wife with to get children
The promise of freedom was both a motivation and a form of control. The Colonel knew it would create competition among the slaves, decreasing the chances of rebellion or conspiracy. João Crisóstomo was assigned to Mondays, Miguel to Tuesdays, Antônio to Wednesdays, Pedro to Thursdays, Francisco to Fridays, José Maria to Saturdays, and Luís Carlos to Sundays.
State responds to plight of Kenyan trapped in foreign lands with repatriation pledge
Latest statistics indicate 89 are actively deployed in combat zones, 39 are hospitalised, 28 are missing in action, and at least one has been confirmed dead. The government has already successfully repatriated some 30 individuals in recent months, providing them with psychological support and reintegration assistance upon return.
Audacity of hope: Barack Obama’s mom’s believed in ‘radical act of choosing hope when the world expects you to give up’
Instead of shrinking under criticism, Stanley Ann Dunham leaned into independence. She worked as a waitress. She stayed in school. She refused to let anyone else define the narrative of her life. The son she was raising – Barack Obama – would later describe her as the most formative influence in his life, not because she was famous, but because she was fearless.
UN Security Council raises concerns over ongoing violence in Sudan’s Kordofan, Darfur states
Council members welcomed the agreement on a humanitarian truce, which should lead to an immediate ceasefire, de-escalate the situation, mitigate regional impacts and support an inclusive, civilian-led transitional period to realize the aspirations of the Sudanese people for a peaceful, stable and prosperous future in accordance with the principles of national ownership.
Succession: Why childless Brazilian slave owner and military colonel shared his wife with 7 slaves, destroyed family
For 15 years, they tried to have children. Dona Esperança became pregnant four times but lost all the babies in the first months. The doctors of the time could not explain the successive losses, attributing them to the woman’s delicate constitutio
‘Talking About Revolution’ songs: Black folk music icon Trace Chapman waited 35 years to top music charts in US
Fast Car didn’t immediately explode. It climbed slowly, building through word-of-mouth and college radio. Then Tracy performed at a concert tribute to Nelson Mandela (still imprisoned at the time) at Wembley Stadium, broadcast to millions worldwide.
