Month: December 2024

Belgium becomes first country to give sex workers robust labor rights and protections  NPR Belgium’s sex workers win maternity pay and pension rights in world first  The Guardian Sex workers in Belgium granted employment rights including maternity pay and pensions  Sky News A new Belgium law gives sex workers contracts, benefits and safety protection  The Associated Press Social Media […]

Georgia: Mass protests grow entering fourth night  DW (English) Georgia is being rocked by days of violent protests. Here’s what you need to know  CNN Police and Protesters Clash in Georgian Capital  The New York Times Georgia protests spread as prime minister dismisses call for new elections  Al Jazeera English Protests in Georgia spread as PM defies US condemnation  Reuters

Statement from President Joe Biden  The White House President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden  CNN Joe Biden Pardons Son Hunter on Gun and Tax Charges, Says He Was ‘Singled Out’ and ‘Unfairly Prosecuted’  PEOPLE President Joe Biden issues pardon for son Hunter Biden  ABC News Biden pardons son Hunter Biden ahead of exit from Oval Office  Fox News

President Biden set to issue a pardon of his son Hunter Biden  NBC News Biden pardons son Hunter Biden ahead of exit from Oval Office  Fox News Joe Biden pardons his son Hunter  The Washington Post Hunter Biden’s lawyers launch apparent 11th-hour bid to land pardon from Dad  New York Post President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden  CNN

Kash Patel Would Bring Bravado and Baggage to F.B.I. Role  The New York Times A Constitutional Crisis Greater Than Watergate  The Atlantic John Bolton compares Kash Patel to Stalin’s right-hand man after Trump’s FBI nomination  Fox News Lawmakers express doubt over Trump’s plan to replace FBI’s Christopher Wray  The Washington Post GOP senator praises current FBI Director Christopher Wray, […]

Trump picks Massad Boulos to serve as adviser on Arab, Middle Eastern affairs  Reuters Who is Massad Boulos? Donald Trump’s pick for adviser on Arab, Middle Eastern affairs  The Times of India Trump taps Lebanon-born Massad Boulos as Arab and Middle East adviser  Al Jazeera English Trump picks daughter Tiffany’s father-in-law Massad Boulos as senior Mideast adviser  ABC News […]

What happens next after Trump chooses FBI critic Kash Patel to remake the agency  PBS NewsHour Hear Kash Patel’s plans for the FBI  CNN Former US National Security Advisor compares Trump’s pick of Kash Patel for FBI head to a Stalin-era appo  The Times of India Lawmakers express doubt over Trump’s plan to replace FBI’s Christopher Wray  The Washington […]

Morning Bid: Trump’s BRICS warning shines light on emerging FX  Reuters Trump threatens 100% tariff on BRICS countries if they pursue creating new currency  CNN Gold Slips as Trump’s BRICS Currency Warning Boosts US Dollar  Bloomberg What are the BRIC nations? Why did Donald Trump threaten them with tariffs? What to know  USA TODAY Trump Threatens Putin’s Russia And […]

Syrian and Russian jets step up strikes on rebels after opposition seizes much of Aleppo  CNN What Tulsi Gabbard Has Said About Syria’s Assad as Insurgents Seize Aleppo  Newsweek Syria launches counterattacks in an attempt to halt insurgency, as Iran’s top diplomat meets Assad  The Associated Press Russian, Syrian jets intensify bombing of Syria’s rebel-held northwest  Reuters Syria’s Rebels […]

French government hangs by a thread as far right threatens to pull the trigger  POLITICO Europe France’s prime minister to push through contested budget despite risk of no-confidence vote  CNBC France’s far-right RN: to vote against PM Michel Barnier in no-confidence vote  Deccan Herald France government updates: Le Pen says her party will vote to oust Barnier in […]