Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Alyssa Milano was among a number of actors pledging not to film in Georgia if the law passed A new abortion law in the US state of Georgia has fuelled calls for a Hollywood boycott from actors and production companies.A number of actors had signed an open letter in…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe hidden victims of the Yemen war Yemen’s Houthi rebels have reportedly begun withdrawing from a key strategic port, in the first major step since a ceasefire agreement signed in December.Both the Houthis and government forces agreed to withdraw from Hudaydah port to allow in vital humanitarian…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTensions flare up with lawmakers jumping over tables Fighting erupted in Hong Kong’s legislature on Saturday over planned changes to the law allowing suspects to be sent to mainland China for trial.Several lawmakers were injured and one was taken to hospital as politicians clashed in the chamber.Critics…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal said he did not “take this step lightly” The chairman of a US Congressional committee has issued subpoenas for President Donald Trump’s tax returns. Richard Neal said in a statement he did not “take this step lightly”, but believed it gave the committee…
Image copyright Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Image caption A statue amid debris at St Sebastian’s Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka, following the Easter Sunday bombing For many Sri Lankans, it was a horrific shock to learn that local Muslims could have been behind the suicide attacks that killed more than 250 people last month. How could…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The USS Arlington will join the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf The US is sending a Patriot missile-defence system to the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran.A warship, USS Arlington, with amphibious vehicles and aircraft on board, will also join the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group in…
Tensions between the legislative and executive branch have been simmering for weeks, but they reached a nadir Wednesday. House Democrats on the Judiciary Committee voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for failing to provide the full version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election,…
(WASHINGTON) — The White House invoked executive privilege Wednesday, claiming the right to block lawmakers from the full report from special counsel Robert Mueller on his Trump-Russia probe and escalating the battle between President Donald Trump and Congress. The administration’s decision was announced just as the House Judiciary Committee was gaveling in to consider holding…
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday a New York Times report that his businesses lost more than $1 billion from 1985 to 1994 was “highly inaccurate.” He contended the reported losses were “non monetary,” and that real estate developers like him during that period were entitled to take “massive write offs and depreciation” for…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren will unveil a ten-year, $100 billion plan aimed at curbing the abuse of extremely addictive opioid drugs such as oxycodone, hydrocodone and fentanyl. The Massachusetts Democrat, who is seeking the party’s presidential nomination, will introduce a revamped and updated Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act, or CARE Act for short, on Wednesday, sources…