During an interview with The New York Times, Nancy Pelosi claimed other candidates could have taken part in a more competitive Democratic Party presidential primary had President Joe Biden “gotten out sooner.”. The former House speaker said Biden’s swift endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, after dropping out of the race in July, “made it […]
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Russia drops charges against mercenary leader
Russian authorities said Tuesday they have closed a criminal investigation into the armed rebellion led by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, with no charges against him or any of the other participants. The Federal Security Service, or FSB, said its investigation found that those involved in the mutiny “ceased activities directed at committing the crime.” Over […]
After attempted coup, what’s next for Putin?
“It is a stab in the back of our country and our people,” Russian President Vladimir Putin told his nation Saturday as he faced an unprecedented challenge from his former ally, Yevgeny Prighozin, head of the Wagner mercenary group. “This was the same kind of blow that Russia felt in 1917, when the country entered […]
25 arrested & accused of coup plot in Germany
Twenty-five people have been arrested in raids across Germany on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. The group of far-right and ex-military figures are said to have prepared for a “Day X” to storm the Reichstag parliament building and seize power. A minor aristocrat named as Prince Heinrich XIII, 71, is alleged to have […]